COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15767, 16 November 1914, Page 11

COUNTRY NEWS.

(from orn own roTtRESPOKDENTS.] te awamutf. NATIVE LEASE QUESTION. | Tit meeting of Northern King Country owners of native leases, convened by Mr. It. S. McDonald, of Otorohanpa, and hold ,i! To Awamutu, was very well attended. '1 hose present discussed the question of the l»>!"t means of rem.'dying the evils and iiandjcaps winch becet those who had leased native lands. It was then decided to form an association, to be known as the King C'-o'intry Native Leaseholders' Association. I'h» fiil'.owiiij; otlicers were elected: — President. Mr. U. Briseo; vice-presidents, Messrs I'. 11. Hargreaves and W. Kay; ■ •uiiiinitt-ee, Messrs. F. S. Parian©, S. Houston, P. O'Sulltran, L. Dunn. R. li>.on, J. Walker, and R. Voting; m unary and treasurer, Mr. R. S. McDon.i! I. Annual subscriptions were fixed as f,,|!,, w --Holders of 3000 acres and over, i\', .>■: MOO acres down to 500 acres, £1 '.-; under 5"0 aires, IDs fxl. Tho comii.'tc dec ideu to meet today to Irani" rules and to arrange for a largo inert:n b ' to be held at Otorohanga. (CAMBRIDGE. ST. MARY'S HOMES. M'", ( 'alder, organising secretary for St. Mary's Homes, paid the annual visit to Cambridge this week, and addressed a woll attended meeting of ladies on TJiurs<hy afternoon, with the object of arousing interest in tho work of the institution she rcpri'sents.