NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12834, 6 April 1905, Page 7

NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

D'lLOil ODE OWN COEEESPOKDENTSJ j PAPAKUEA. I rjOD funeral of the late Mrs. W Walker, an I yiri Jtier, who arrived here in the ship Viola I in Ujo's" t< place at the Presbyterian Cemetery Clt?v«4oi, ua the 2nd hist. There was •i large -UtLi'iiJaiee of relatives and friends. The burial servW was re * d »- v . Mr. A. H. Nome, who also heW h meet ins? in the house. The following old iis* pensions have been granted:— Robert and J arc- strong. John Rippev. Mary Hamilton, Elizabeth jJeEeod. (iMh £18; James ilayter, £l'i. PUKEKOHE WEST. A MBETLKW of members of the Pakekohe Mounted Rift** was hea.> in the Puieliohe j Hotel on Saturday evening'. Lieutenant a. J, Glasson occupied the chair. Lieutenant j If R. Martin was also in attendance, .there . Mgtti about %-> non-coms, and troopers presenu. j The meeting! was called for the purpose ot review'iagf the work of the past year, aim also to consider the position of the corps j for the cotninar year. The bala-nce-siwst £>' the past year showed a credit balance a!,**-* 4s 6d Several men who have served their full time (three yearn) made application for their discharge. It was decided to continue, and some promised to go to the Laster en- l campinent at Takapuna. It has been decided to hold a camp about July, for the three mounted corps—Pukekohe, aiuku, aim : Franklin. This will greatly assist the cor™ | mentioned to earn capitation, as most of the trooo*a are too busy to g.ve the necessary time at Vaster. It was decided to lire for ; th? bolt w ill the members of the old com- | panj also for a sold medal presented by . Mr. W. Reid, sum® time in May, the date to b A m£tmS'of the committee in connection with the"church of England bazaar and sale of work V,™ "eld on Monday evening the Rev P. B OoSsou presiding. It has been decided to hold the bazaar on May 10. 12. ami 13. Tho ladies have been parting great nrenarkions, and haw a good assortment ta y of both useful and •mrl h'dcin" bv the enthusiasm uispiajui at present! the tWtar should bo a financial BU The SS distriet » badly in need of yam It is feared unless wo get rain * rto * will be a vorv severe Winter for cattle. the dry Everybody is taking advantage shipped. weather toget the chaff cut and shipped. PAEROA. THE Paeroa Domain Board has decided to erect on the Recreation Ground a Dana ro tunda similar to the one at the Ihainte,. l ™ Board has some lands in hand lor the 10 tunda. and will hold a social to raise lui tiler funds. . ~ f ,,.,,i. of one of the sons of Mr. P. GaaUon, < l Netherton, had the misfortune to bieak ms arm the other day by IftUmg lrom a tit*. CAMBRIDGE". THERE was a large attendance at the' Alexandra Hall,. Cambridge, on Tuesday evening last, when Mr. W. F. Buckiand, WOO JUS announced his intention ol contesting "i" Mayoralty with Mr. Thomas Webs, addressed the burgesses. Mr. John Ferguson was votec j to the chair. Mr. BucWand said every bur-» gess nad a right to stand for the Mayoralty. 1 This was the nrst time in Cambridge that a public meeting had been called to discuss municipal matters. The time had arrivedi in the municipal history of Camundge when men possessing independent opinions suouia be elected to the Council. Air. BucKlanu traced tho -events following bis coming to Cambridge and his previous occupancy oi tno , Mayoral chair. During the three years ol his Mayoralty the total expenses of the council were HJ.IU, an average ot £106 per annum, while the income for the three years amounted to £1957. The expenditure thus exceeded the income by £155. The administration in his time paid every single account before tlie end of the financial year, the bank overdraft standing at £342 Is Bd. against which were a number of assets in the shape of rates, etc. The succeeding Council had the beneht ol £61 subsidy from the Government as a Coronation grant, so that his Council came out with about £15 indebtedness. The rate was | . only Is in the £, the borough was not want- j ing anything, and thay made just as many roads as they did now, without destroying them, either. (Laughter.) He believed they would agree with him that the time had ar- , rived when a live body of men should be , elected as councillors and do away with tlie ; present unsatisfactory condition of things. Ho deplored the increase of the rate.from , is to is 6d, and explained how that the Government subsidy only applied to the rate. as though it were Is. the sixpence being a dead horse, paid by the burgesses Mr. Wells Council ran up expenses during its first year of office amounting to £1174 15s 4d. „d in the second year £1814 9s 6d a total of £289 4s lOd. or an average of £1494, moie than double the avers- i during his term ot office. Mr. Wells' receipts the first veal mounted to £1217 9s lOd andthe second year to £1:67 6s Id, a total of £2574 lbs lid or an excess of expenditure oyer income, o £414 8s lid Although receiving £13*7 odd per year, it was quite inadequate lor the present extravagant administration. He condemned the delay over the bridge the.altering of the plans and love's. He l.t\otueu he cstaWishmcnt of gasworks in town, •i reduction, when practicable, of the Kite, and generally reversion to a more businesslike conduct of borough all airs.