COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14825, 31 October 1911, Page 5

COUNTRY NEWS.

HLTNTLY. j [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Huntly, Monday. The Huntly Town Board met on Thursday evening. Present-: Messrs, J. P. Bailey (chairman), L. B. Harris, jun., Rob v. Grcenwell. The Public Works Department notified the Board that a vote of £100 on account of £1000 (10s per £1) on metalling the Great South Road had been placed on the Estimates. A petition forwarded by some 17 residents of Hakanoa-street asked that footpath formation be continud to the Kimihia Road, '..id that a lamp be placed on the Hakanoa bridge. The Board decided to fort- the footpath, and favourably to consider the request for a lamp when the next lamps came to hand. The Huntly Road. Board has been informed that £2550, being a £1 for £1 suosidv. has been granted on the loan for metalling the roads in the .Matahura special rating district. At a crowded meeting held in the Masonic Hall, under the auspices of the local anti-militarist council, a number of speeches were made. In response to the invitation of the committee, Mr. Banks, member of the Board ! of Education, visited the district school on ! Thursday. : The first picnic held under the auspices ; of the Presbyterian Young People's Guild, ' took place on Saturday, when Captain I Wragg's Freetrader took between 90 and 100 of the members and their friends up the Waipa, as far as Mr. Raines's farm, where a most enjoyable day was spent, games and races forming the most popular part of the programme. The weather was somewhat cold with a high wind blowing. _____

HAMILTON. [BY TELEGRAPH.- CORRESPONDENT.] Hamilton*, Monday. After service at the Wesley Church last night Mr. Hy. Lindsay was presented with a gold watch by the Rev. J. Wrigley, on behalf of the trustees, in recognition oi the work he had done for the Church. ; At the morning service at Sr.. Andrew's Presbyterian Church yesterday an announcement that the plans of the new church would be ready this week to? Jceived with satiefart'-- as ; -.e p?<sf'oi cliis-<tl> is altogefc?"-? • - *1; ■ " ,:e ~ q'-ir;-cv>.Jtß -St' ir .• . •

[i'i.OM 01 Ml OW.JS oouEsSPorDExr, ] Cambridge, Monday. The Boron Council iret on Friday evenit he jv (Mr. G. Uicki: E-n/ P-""-«Vrr "'i.'he h- ..<':ial statem'-'it y-Jod a- •uraffc at daw £2599. A. puasidy of £10 was voted to the Cambridge Brass Band. It was decided to try experiments with cru<Jfi oil and tar sprinkling on the streets, in an endeavour to abate the dust nuisance. Mr. Lewi3 introduced the matter of the railway service to Cambridge. _ He moved that the attention of the Minister bo drawn to the inadequate and imperfect service, with a view to its improvement. The motion was carried, other councillors speaking in strong terms of dissatisfaction with the service. An amendment of the bylaws in the direction of limiting residential areas within the borough to quarter-acre sections was agreed to. It was agreed to purchase two acres of land adjoining the present waterworks, so as to secure an extra source of supply. T'ae price agreed upon i* £250. Mr. H. Munro Wilson, C.E., submitted a report on the proposed gravitation scheme from a source on the Maungakawa ranges, near Cambridge. The estimate of cost of connection with the existing riucuiation, and exclusive of cost of acquiring 3000 acres of catchment area, was set down i t £11,130. The elevation at the headwc rks was 270ffc, giving a general pressure in the township of 100 to 1201b to the square inch. The flow of water at the site at the present time is 900,000 gallons per 2/ r hours. It was proposed that the present water tower be utilised as a break pressure tank. The relative merits of the present pumping scheme and the proposed gravitation scheme were dealt with. Members discussed the report at considerable length, but it was decided that no definite decision could be arrived at until the amount of land required for a catchment area could be definitely stated, together with the cost, i In order that this informai tion might be obtained, the report was rej ferred back to a special committee, to report at a later date. Councillors generally favoured the scheme, which presents nc engineering difficulties, and agreed that the whole question should be thoroughly threshed out, and the onus of carrying it through thrown on the ratepayers. Members of the Baptist Church assembled at a social gathering on Thursday evening the Rev. J. Spottiswoode presiding. Th< following programme was presented: — Pianoforte selection, Miss F. McFarlane; vocal solo, Mrs. Hunt; solo, Mr.. P. T Glanville; vocal duet, Misses Broad ant Guest (with piccolo obligate by Mr. F. F Broad); violin selection, Miss Thomas; vocal quartette, Mrs. Spottiswoode, Mi SI Guest, Messrs. Dennison and F. Broad recitations, Miss F. Chambers and Maste Y. Reeves ; chorus numbers, Church choir The chairman announced that tenders woul< shortly be called for the erection of th new church. It was hoped that the build ing would be well advanced, hy the end o the year. •

PUKEKAWA. [FROM our own CORRESPONDENT.] Ptts.ek.wA; Monday. Mr. E. H. Buckingham, a prohibition lecturer, visited the district recently, and gave some interesting addresses. Mr. M- G. Orr has decided to oppose Mr. Alex. Keyes for the representation of Pukekawa" in the Raglan County Council. The election will be held on November 8. Considerable interest is being taken in the contest by the ratepayers, as a large amount of money will be expended in the Pukekawa Riding duririg the next three years, The issue is expected to be very close.

PAEROA. [FROM OUR OWN CORESPONDENTS.] The anniversary services in connection with St. Andrew's Presbyterian Sundayschool., held in the church yesterday were well ait mded. Special addresses suitable to the occasion were delivered, the preachers in the morning being the Rev. Jas. Lov-ery, and in the afternoon and evening Factor Clark. Children's hymns were rendered under the conductorship of Mi*. R. T. Bush, the children having been trained by Miss Keller. At the afternoon and evening services a duet was pleasingly rendered by Mavis McWat"fcr.?. and . Rer.s Fewell.

TE AROHA. C.FROW ovn OWN COKEEarONIONT.] Te Aroha, Monday. There was a very targe attendance a' the new green on the Domain, r-rj Satur day afternoon to witness trie forn?;d opening of Te Aroha "80-ndiiig Club's season. The .. thering includ-' > many players from the -roldfields and other centres, and a cons/Id ?.able numb?'" of kdiss. The preside Mr. B. Gaha^ov, o.ntior .1 'that the clii! Nad "now bet "• r.> king ■> :My progress. From 20 . *03, M " 'mbership had increased ! • «.-U. He alimented the Tourist Department en the fact that the Domain no.v contains two splendid greens, second to none in tbo Dominion. He then asked Mrs. Signers to throw the first jock. Te Aroha Band was in attendance, and played a number of i selections: A similar ceremony 'subsej quently took pltce on the _ edge of I fine grass tennis courts adjoining, when I the Mayor, in the absence of Mr. R. A. I Larney, the president, formally opened the season of the Tennis Club, specnlly conj gratnlating members on the healthy con-

dition of the club, and the adequate provision made by the Domain authorities foe their convenience and comfort. Members of both clubs, and their friends, subsequently rat took of afternoon tea in a .largo m owe erected on the promenade lawn under the willow?. The weather was delightfully fine, and a very pleasant afternoon was spent. Mahuta, the Maori "King," has been on a visit to the Tui pa during the week. The winner of the Empire essay competition, promoted by the British and Foreign Sailors' Society this year, was Miss Ella Maher, a pupil of the Waihou public school, the subject being, "King Alfred the Great, the Founder of the British Navy." Two prizes are given annually, one for each island, consisting of plaques made from the timber of kelson's ship, the Victory.