COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14486, 28 September 1910, Page 10

COUNTRY NEWS.

PAEROA. [lIY TELEGBATH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] . Paeroa, Tuesday. At a meeting of the General Committee of the Ohinemuri Agricultural and Horticultural Society it' was decided to ' raise £150 by'" debentures amongst members to enable new yards to be erected. The resignation by Mr. W. McWaiters of the posi- : tion of secretary to the society was ac- " cepted with regret. The members of the No. 1 Ohinemuri Rifles fired the final match for Sir. Purdie's trophy "at the Karangahake range last Saturday. The ranges were 200 yds, 500 yds, and 600vds, with seven shots at each range. The highest score was 91, made by Sergeant Redpath (scratch). The trophy was won by Sergeant Redpath, with an aggregate of 178 for two matches, Private Ryan being second, with a similar aggregate, and Private Hunt third, with 174. WAIHI. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDED!.] . . Waijii, Tuesday. The VVaihi Liedertafel gave the second concert of the season in the Miners' Union, Hall last evening, before a large and appreciative audience. An excellent' programme was presented, the part singing' being most effective and highly creditable to both members and the conductor of the society (Mr. T. Tracey Knight). The flute and piccolo selections by Miss Lillian Levens, of Auckland, were among the features of the evening. The soloists were Miss McAnulty and Messrs. P. W. Powell and H. W. Jessop. Mrs. Budd and the Misses Morgan and T. Levens were the accompanists, and the general arrangements were most satisfactorily carried out by the hon. secretary, Mr. A. W. Lakeoian,

TE AROHA.

[FROM our. OWN correspondent]

The social held in the Public Hall, under the auspices of the Piako Mounted Rifles, on Monday night, was very largely attended, and the proceedings passed off most pleasantly. Lieutenant-Colonel Bell was amongst the visitors present. The music was supplied by the* Te Aroha orchestra.

At a special meeting of the Hungahunga Drainage Board, Mr. P. Hanna, who has been chairman of tho Board since its inauguration, resigned that position owing to his early departure from the district, having sold his farm at Ngarua, which is at the north-west coiner of the Hunga. Mr, Magill, who was appointed to the vacancy, paid Mr. Hanna some high but well-deserved . compliments, and subsequently, on behalf of the members of' the Board and the clerk, presented him with % handsome silver-mounted pipe, as a small memento of the pleasant relationships that had always subsisted between them all.