COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14853, 2 December 1911, Page 5

COUNTRY NEWS.

♦ ' ■—— ■ : ' HUNTLY. * "//, f :; : [BY TELEGEAPH.—OWN COBBESPONDJSNT.I • -'. HtrioxY, Friday. .. A meeting of the Huntly Town Board was held on Thursday evening, Mr. J. P. Bailey presiding. The district engineer of railways wrote, accepting, the Board's proposal in regard to an exchange of land near the Kimihia cemetery for increasing the width of the road, the Board to defray all the expenses. ■ It was decided to approach the Taupiri Coal Company for the land required. The proposed new bylaws which were discussed and approved will be dealt with at a special meeting 'to held on January 11. Accounts ' totalling £66 on the general, and £290. on the loan account were passed for payment. 'It was decided to hold the next; meeting on December 21. "' ; -*'■-*>'?•> _' • ' - '■■* ■ Mr. James Lamont, assistant . surveyor* at ; the Taupiri; mines, has been appointed assistant-manager of the Knitangata coal mines, near Dunedin. The first parade of the territorials held in Huntly under the new TMence,Act was not a success, as only eight out of the 30 eligiblcs turned .".rat./Captain _ Burgess, who was in command, explained the scheme, and also addressed those i who had assembled outside • the,- hall. * 1 .. :";' .'.. ,t, Nurse Jakeman, one of the earliest pioneer settlers of Huntly, passed quietly away on Tuesday evening, after a- somewhat protracted illness. Her kindness and self-sacrifice endeared her to the residents, while her geniality and readiness to help all and sundry. will be greatly missed. Her husband, an Indian mutiny veteran who was present at Lucknow, three daughters, and four sons, survive ! her. . ... , ;./ • . ■ ■' ' _ - - ■'■ •

HAMILTON. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] ;..-..-. Hamilton, Friday. i i ; At a. meeting- of the executive of ; the Waikato'Agricultural and -Pastoral, Association yesterday J' I it., was . decided '_ to allow the "stand to ■'.be.' \ used "as' ! a polling both; also, to' join with the Manawatu arid West Coast A. and P. Associations in urging the " Railway Department to ( run special trains on. show days , between the North and South. ■'• It ; was ; decided to give the use of the show grounds for a military camp, provided that it is not held between March 2 and 9. >>» It was left in , the hands of the president-to appoint a _ delegate to discuss th& question of a ? stud book with Southern representatives of the breeders of Clydesdales and Shire horses. ,'. The matter of ploughing 100 acres of the grounds for the'purpose of making' a polo ground was" left in .the'hands of : the Ground Committee to carry out. T ! It was decided to inform an ;. inquirer that it was allowable to enter a pair of ponies, not the property of. one owner, but that it was contemplated to alter the rule. The | secretary of the South Auckland Racing Club wrote stating that he trusted that the association would r remove the minor stand. He ; said that his club would undertake the work of taking it down, and the question 'of re-erecting it could be dealt with afterwards. The i matter was deferred till next meeting. " Eleven members were elected. " ( - *:/* ' ■■' •« * , At the meeting" of the "Board ■■:• of Governors of- the, Hamilton High School to-day, thq. Board of Education certified the granting, of £98 oil' furniture and fittings. " " The" headmaster submitted particulars of expenditure in connection with the purchase ( . of, furniture ; and fittings, totalling £90 13s 3d* Sums.of,£l7, Is '6d • from revenue derived !' from reserves ~' and endowments, and £55 capitation, were received from the Education , Board. The, headmaster forwarded suggestions as to a protpectiis for : the school,;which was referred to a. committee.. He asked for £17 towards the v school library, whieh- was I "granfcd. ' '*-".;- i.j.vi"; ~ . -*'

,y .PAPATOETOE. ■ - [yROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] I

Under an Act just passed, the.Manukau County has been divided into. two parts. : There is a movement ■ on foot to amalgamate one. or more road boards, ;, and thus form these into several' ridings. No definite action has yet l been taken by -any i of the boards interested,;but it is generally admitted , that any Vstep:,taken by Papa- . toctoe should be ;in the direction (oEOtahuhu or Mangere, our interests; being more in that direction. .•' •. „ ... ■«.t.. - - 1"""» ~ The Road Board has decided to form a footpath on the west side of Kolmau Road. During the past week several acres on this road have changed hands at £00 per acre. The Road Board has ; granted Mr. Johnston permission to road Papatoetoe town j estate; and tlie new : road will be known as Wnllace Road. : , t;,,- : -' " . Despite the unfavourable, weather several settlers have started haymaking, and the crop is a good one. , f l'' ■> !^^ o >: ' Mr J. Watson has disposed of 53 acres, part of his Station Road property,' to a syndicated £142 per acre. ,

'. HENDERSON.',. ' - ' [FHOlk OUB, OWN MBBEMPttbENT.] ' "Henderson, Friday. " The ladies of the guild of tbe-new Presbyterian Church, assisted .by others, held a very successful bazaar in the local PubHe Hall, on Wednesday afternoon, and evening, the attendance, especially in the evening, - being up to. expectations. ■ Ihe takings were substantial. ;,' ; , A prevailing westerly wind is d* cidedlv unwelcome to orchard ists, and is doing • an incalculable • amount of damage ■ to young and tendev fruit trees, strawberry growers in particular are haying a very anxious time, the last hailstorm severely damaging' their, crops. \ _. - Messrs. : ■ Woodward Bros, of The : Vallev were again successful, at the recent Auckland Agricultural Show, . gaming a first and champion : . with ; : , the pedigree Shorthorn bull, Duke of Bolinda; : also, a first and champion with! a pen tof:ewes, the v fleece of same averaging • 151b. They also gained several other first prizes withi cows, etc. r'v. '~•;:,',.■<■;;. . ;,»'.>::>[■ .-j^i^.v\i';'---.' ; '';':-.'.'

■"■;. v ..-■, ' PUHOI. , r i•' '■:.-' [FROM OTJR own correspondent.] -, • •.'; Pchoi, Friday. • Miss Anderson Hughes, prohibition le& turer, -appeared before a Puhoi audience last evening, 'and was • given an attentive hearing. At the conclusion of her address Mr. Johns, in proposing a* vote of thanKs, remarked that Puhoi residents ■';_ were_ a striking example of a community where wcU-conducted license was more beneficial than harmful, and that the peep of this locality were judged <by their own suiounaings, and" on election day would support thf present law by striking out .the ! bottom line These remarks met a I round of applause, after which Mr. Scholium seconded the vote of- thanks, which was carried with acclamation. ;-■-■; ' ,

; howick;;..,;';:' [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] The annual soiree and concert Jin connection ' with AllV Saints' Church j was - held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday. The evening's ; entertainment was an unqualified success, there being a large number .of workers : and a f crowded audience. The' programme- was well received, • encores being numerous. The 'V proceeds amounted to about \ £17,' '• and '-' are to be devoted to the vicarage repair fund. r ' ;l ' ~,