COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14930, 1 March 1912, Page 3

COUNTRY NEWS.

■ ■*> ■'- te ktjiti. [FROM OtJB. OWN- CORRESPONDENT.] / T» KiJrn, Thursday. At ■ a meetinc of the To ' Kuiti Borough' •[ Council, held last, 'evening, there were , present: The Mayer (Mr. J. Boddie), and Messrs. Lusk, Julian, Tammadge, Hardy, ' '■■';, Finlay, Young, Sims, and Forsyth. ' With; ■ - regard to the proposed hospital funds at-, • 5 v tention was called by the clerk to the fact that a sum of money was lodged in. the : bank ■by the Council, ■ and it was ! necessary to' appoint truiitees to deal with ■'■', ';<',. the fund. Messrs. Young and Forsyth were appointed trustees. Dealing with •;, the electric light ■ Mr. Forsyth said he - would like to see progress made in the direction of providing the town with the light, The electric light proposals had been carried, and ho proposed that Mr. S. J. Crooks be written to as to the cost of a report on the scheme. The motion was carried, It was decided to rescind ' a motion limiting the Council to- contract work only. Two tenders were received;- j' for the reticulation scheme,'and as both tenders were in excess of the estimate it v; was decided to hold the matter over. Applications to the number of 48 were re- , '.■' ceived for y the position of foreman, and! a committee was appointed to reduce the * number to not lees than three and . refer.. tho same to the Works ;■ Commjtt<9e for Ma final: choice. , ''.'''".'■;•'-'■'■ '■-'•i- : . ! - The Borough Council >at last night " for : \•••,','.' the, first time in their new Municipal >> Chambers. Tho question hi an official opening was discussed, j and the Mayor - stated that Sir Joseph Ward had promised to come and open tho chamber and, : library. Tho matter was deferred for the ' present.';' '-' •"> '• " "' ■ .■' ~:>■"'' •,"■":,' Tho weather continues to be very- erratic* .'. Letters; from the outlying districts report that- strong .; undergrowth ---u is coming; ; ; through the felled bush, ''-.-They state that '~ unless the weather improves at an early,' date there will be many serious: losses io the King Country. '': "' •". For the ; first time in the history of the King Country 'residents; are nominating'' two members, for . a seat on the Taumarunui licensing bench, which !■ sits at Wai- ;, tara. ; Mr. A. -Scholes (chairman of . the '. Waitomo County Council) has been nomi-; '-'.;. nated from .To Kuiti, : and Mr. Mackrow;,;. .■'■:■■> (Mayor of Taumarunui), from Taumaruhut. It is understood : that arrangements will 'be made at the Waitara ! end to ' prevent, a f poll if possible. Hitherto all the members jof the licensing bench have been Waitara nominees. CAMBRIDGEr .."■;.. [FROM OUR OWN ■ CORR.ESrONDENT.] The Bishop of Bendigo gave, an address on Tuesday evening to the members of the Church of England Men's Society. He '. spoke of tho remarkable change that has 4 taken place in England during the' past four years in the attitude of men. to- '{ wards the Church. The Bishop will be ■ the;preacher at St. Andrew's Church next i Sunday evening. ' , ;..; : ..; v ., .'j.'n 'iiiiißii.n 'i '; i in "n n i;"" ;:■:..;;• ;>,;'-•: ! / : '• "f% f :.■/]•■■ MAUKU. ; ;"•■;■'•■ ■.'••','-|: : r [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] A pleasant evening was spent'in the hall on Tuesday, the occasion being a"' farewell smoke social tend°;;ed to Mr. T. i Hart, who recently'sold his business hero, I and is shortly leaving ' for Ireland. On. behalf of the Mauku Athletic Club, Mr. J, B. Goldsworthy (president of the club) , "' presented Mr.' - Hart with a handsome 'tra- ; veiling bag, suitably inscribed. > Mr. Hart :responded. During the evening i items were, rendered by Messrs. Pleydell, Cuff, and Finlay. „.'.■■' ,■: '■■'■■■V ■'.[■ '' 'U— : . '•''-;. ''•