COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13727, 18 April 1908, Page 3

COUNTRY NEWS.

HAMILTON. * ' . • v [fM.« Oft OWN* CORRI»K!**t>EST,X - r . In* reapers to * numerously .signed requisition Mr.' C. J. W. Barton few consent- * ed. to stand for the Mayoralty of.HaaaiSUas* ' Mr. Bond, ths present Mayor, is a* yet the only eaadM*t«i in the field.' At the Baptist. Church, on Wednesday ■■ morning Alfrsrt August,!?.-.;, only »<m of ! Mr. A. Prtrtidlock. of Mount Pleasant. | Ruknhk, was- married to Mi.** Annie • i Cathertae, the youngest daughter of Mr. jK. Dfflicar, if Hamilton. "' Mint Grs«* ' | Proudiock acfrti as bridesmaid mid th* | best roan wets Mr. W. W. Dtllkar. Tftc I Undo wore a cream atlk toito drfcw tarim- ! rmd with lac*! and chiffon, and wtyre the i customary veil and wreath, and carried * I shower/ bosquet. The church was hand* I someiy decorated for tho occasion. Ttua being the tir«t marriage celebrated there. Pastor .1. i». Mills, who fMmMM, in «e cordan<;.» with an old custom prweat&l the happy costple with ,i- hand->»->mK! iamiiy Bible waihi j [lit Tfl.<!>:u'H,-!iR-\ CORRF.spoSOiSJt.) j W.um. Friday, Albert Roouey, a lad employed in lb« Waihi Company's fitting shop, a No, 3 shaft, received an injury to his kitee from a piece i.f steel necessitating an operation. He is under treatment at the hospital. The supplementary roll, in cotmociion with the borough election.*, has dosed with 380 names. This makes a total of 2948 names, an imitvwo on la*% year of 370, on lost- year of 370. Mr. Lomas, chief inspector of factories (Wolhngton),, and Mr. Shaaaghan, inspector of factories (Auckland}, are on ~ visit {.. Waihi. in connection with Departmental ' duties, At tin first meeting for the season of I the Wesley Young I Voders' Band ..( t Hope Mr. EaatAoe presided.. A musical i programme was gone through, the contri- » butora including Misses C. Hands, ITorrw, , P. Marks, and Messrs. Horno and N.iJiker'yillo. Tbe> dialogue, "The Pawnbroker'» Sop,' was then given, the following taking • part:—Misses Hales," Hawk?, EuaUee, and Jenkins, and Messrs*. Coutt«, Forsyth, Blackwood, Bustece ami Markn. fniOM Otft OWN COKA£BK>NO£KTd.] TK A BOH A. :*» Mi*. R. L. Sornprs, who for the pa*t tw<» years hu.t satisfactorily dtecharged th« anttes ol Mayor, baa. in rc»jmnw to th« wishes of the Borongh Cooncil and the r.itizena, consented to bo nominated for another term of offline.

( A Chamber of Commerce ha* been formed in fie Aroha. with the following officers.--President, Mr. Thou. Mclndoe; vj«'o-pn6*N dent. Mr.: D. Uch. Wallace; secretary and treasurer. Mr. [fannaj committee, Mown*. Bergbofer, Pilling. Homer's, Donovan, Win. Edwards, and Spooner. Dr. (J. 0. Kenny, medical officer in chaigw of le Aroha Domain am) Hot Spring*, ha* been install no W.M. of Lodge T© A rob*, the retiring W.M., Hro. V. M. Strange, twins presented with a past master's Jewel. The long defunct Band of Bone ha* been resuscitated, and a meeting wat held on Wednesday evening, the Rev. W. 0, Blah* presiding. Miss Spence. a member of the Anglican choir, was presented by rwr fellow- member* with a case of silver serviette ring*, on tho occasion of her leaving To Arena, to'- Jxt married. The batfclo over the site of tho To Art»ha. traffic bridge has ended in favour of Ken* rick-street, and the Boroojrb. Council baa enters) upon the formalities ant cedent t» obtaining (com (ho Colonial Treasurer loan of X3OQO for 41 years at Si. per vani.., t*t provide To A rob a' share of the cost, which in being borne In equal parts by the Plata Comity Council and the Te Araha Borough ' Council. In connection with the additions to th» ■ electric light plant, the tender of Messrs. John Chambers and Hon to supply an no hj»« i Tangye gas engine and auction gran plant, for.: ' : . £115, and that, of Mr. K. ,«. Pcnu. to f«i«i>Rly. > and erect si generator of a type to bo »rtproved by the Borough Council for £408, hav* been accepted by the Council. , i» TK AWAMIITO. - Mm. Bowden. rvtiel of tins late Mr. C. A. . Rowaen. died on Monday forenoon, arm* TO * years, The funeral veil] take, place, on Thar*« !..- day afternoon. .. At. ''•■. PARK HURST. f ; A representative gathering of tho inhabitants of I'arkluvrst assembled on Monday afternoon to witness the unfurling of th<i national Hag in the school-ground. Tha whole of the. cipeiiM bun been defrayed by -•*..> the teacher, Mias Vialoni, who organised!,social musical evenings in the district. Mr-* ' Robert Ferro'l spread the ensign to tie breewj, with three ringing cheers from th« assemblage, and "God Save the King" was ..■-. sung. Mr. Pen-ell. chairman of the School. • ■ Committee, addressed the children, and Mr. Cameron, of Helensvilio, gave a short description of the Dan-. Mr. U. B. Craven, an old Niger veteran, also spoke. Afternoon tea. was provided, and cheers were given for the workers at the function. CAMBRIDGE. ' f t A social meeting: of the Borough Council .'.* wan held on Monday evening, th» Mayor (Mr. "W. P. Bncktand) presiding. The Mayor, -i with 7tfef>«rs. Ferguson and MeVeagh. was authorised to Sign the supplementary dis- | .- trict electors' Hat. A letter was wad frontMr. Richard ' Reynolds, covering the resolutions passed at a public, meeting held at Cambridge West, also two petition*, asking •■''.■ the Council to acquire control of the o»d bridge over the Walkato. and keep it open cither as a footbridge or for stock and horse- i men to crofts in single file The Council con- * sidered it was not justified in saddling itself with the responsibility of upkeep, and a resolution v.-as passed stating that the' Conn* • cil could not entertain the request. It was agreed to notify the Wnipa County Council of the st»p» that had been taken, and to ask that l/>dy to postpone the removal of the bridge, so as to give the Cambridge West people :>,tt opportunity of making arrangements with the controlling body for the re- . tent-ion of the structure.

RAGLAN. About this time of year frosts u»na.l!f stop the growth, of grass and crops, but, ad present the weather in beautifully mild, will* ja.st rain sufficient falling to keep everything moving. As u matter of fact, the country has never looked better, and from the fanners' standpoint a promising state of affairs exist*, which would, a few weeks afro, have been thought impossible. The present condition* are idea! for autumn, KATIKATI. I had an opportunity during the weak of inspecting the plans of the new Wairoa. Bridge, prepared by the county engineer. Captain Turner, CB. He propose* to con-. struct the piles, arches, and side walls entirely of concrete, at an estimated cost of £4000. The present, bridge crowing the Wairoa liiver on the Ta.nranga-Katikati-Waihi twain road is at, present in a. most dangerous and dilapidated, condition. Captain, Turner, in Lis report on the present. struc-; ture, apprehends some catastrophe as" likely to occur unless prompt measures are adopted. The report tarn, however, been forwarded by the County Council to the Government. and the matter was brought under the personal notice of Sir J. Q. Ward, upon the occasion of his recent visit tfc Tanranga. * As an example of the progressive spirit of «Katikati settlers, I may mention that a delivery of I*s tons of artificial manure has been made this sea-ton. - » TATJRANGA. • The monthly meeting of the TauranKsfc Borough Council was held on Monday evening. Mr. J. Keid. 'Wellington, wrote that he will defer choice of it site for gasworks until his return to Wellington, from England. The, Wharves Committee's report,, embodying a recommendation that one of the Government Department!-! be approached with ;'» view to a loon for wharf extension, wu4 adopted.' A lengthy discussion on sanitation took place, and the inspector was instructed to pa.v particular attention to sanitary matters A motion that, the sanitary service, being in an unsatisfactory condition, ii should be pkvH-d under borough control, wa*. referred to the Sanitary Committee. A re* port and estimate of cost for a water supply was received from Mr. if. Monro Wilson, of Auckland. Allowing, say, SO lions pes! head for a population of *500 to 4000 people, the coat would be: Kstimate No. 1, £i2jX6: estimate No. 2, £12,636. The Waiorohi Stream was recommended a* being gooifc water, only affected in u moderate degree* by floods, and sufficient in volume for tu population of 40,000. The Council formed .* committee to K" into the matterMr. C. Hanson, manager of Lite Northern ..S. Co., arrived in Tuuranpic on Tuesday forenoon, and was waited on by a deputation with a request that the data of sailing of the steamer tor Auckland be'altered from Saturday to Friday, in the interest of those shipping periebaole produce, which could b» better dealt with arriving in Auckland on Saturday than on Sunday. Mr. Sanson promised that it it were possible to reorganise the nntniiiic he would do so, but it would be some months before a change could be made. It in announced that Dr. Frazer Hurst, of this town, has disposed of hi* practice tot Dr. T- Stuart, late of Yorkshire, England, who with his ' brother will settle in Tauantra. The departure of Dr. I'razer Hurst, who intends *rdlßff to Ensiand for the purpose of study-in? some modern hospital methods, will he much regretted by hw* many friends.