COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16656, 28 September 1917, Page 8

COUNTRY NEWS.

[FBOy OUR OWN COJIRfSPONnEIfTS.] TE AROTIA.

A share-milking dispute occupied Mr. E. Page. S.M., on Tuesday afternoon. This was a charge of fraudulent misrepresentation alleged by Timothy Donovan against ,£■ former employer, Ernest W Wagstaff dairy farmer, To Aroha West, A written agreement had been entered into, providing thai defendant should receive M W » butter-fat from Wasetaff's factory cheques, aid Plaintiff claimed that the verbal agreemeat I 'K a, third of the cheQuea, he signing tI IH aCTeement on that understanding. The ™Lu?r*il .held that the w Men agreement SStt. S the eforo«ave ftdtWM for , <fi*hfife the secretary of a dairy comnany stated that the practice o engaging share-milkers on ft ii«d Tate of Payment was becoming mnio general, owmg to the high prices ruling for produce. When fiitter-faf was being paid for at the rata o SIS 14d per lb. ."thirds" *««»«««{ basis, but now prices hau. soared bo higli that fixed rates were becoming tile vogue, At the annual meeting of the congregation of St. David's B»«W?n.«».Sß*' it was decided to extend a call to tieH*Y. G. W. Blair of .Wanganui East, to tod™ of of the local church. Messrs. W-. None H. Hill and H. Rowland wore apppffiwl to the vacancies on the board of management. , . The settlers m various parts of we jf&ffi County are to be invited to attend .publio meetings with » view to evolving some w of raising the necessary money to enable tp bo .done 0n« croposal favoured by a majority of the councillors, seeing that money cannot be obtained horn the Government or the mail lendiw institutions, is for the settlers themselves to' ls,lu> up debentqret. CAMBRIDGE,, The Cambridge Road Board met on Saturday morning, Mr..Geflrge BmA P"«A deputation., consisting of Messrs. Bartlett, Brindle. and Lansdowne, waited on the board with a request that the French Pass Read be put into order, arm wet weather it became impassable.. It was pointed out that the rates received from properly m the vicinity were small, but the settlers said tlieV would gladly assist in parrying out the work. The matter, was left in the hands of the chairman and Mr. Harputt, with power s Mis«v<3asfe.v Kv«»?>\ , »4a- !^<,^ &*&S S iik cvgrthmhuk( (Si local past a&ce, >m >**? J?rp-> Sznoieb "to %e T»W^ s ( V <«. < <&« Se.- ( VWrafe4 §014\««.' A4sflcia.(«itt was Md this I U«efc, mtfmt; vwmf\ (was eggaiated to act is ftf J«?>«). delesal*) let tie cmeißiacß to i» Bern »i Awswn) } neat ooflft- 3d prder- to W> %* nnmte*) -\V;*Wi A«#S<M (to 6igani&6>:ieturn€({ soraiefs' conrtrd for . PAERO.4. 'A plain awl .fancy dress half, for children anil adults, was held last w«ea for the mm of the.Wounded Pollers' Fun* The function proved highly successful. The large theatre was packed to .its. utmost capacity, and it is anticipated thaA a very lubataritw sum will be realJß.ed.rl ■ ~ , S 'At the HlHutai* sal* some high prices were paid for stock. Choice dairy cows brought from £12 10s to £15 ss; backward sorts, £9 5s to £11 10s ; choice heifers, £10 10s to £13 ■(*; backward sorts, £.8 to £9 16s; fat steers, ill 10s to 41f> ss; tat oowa, £1? to £15 16b; '{at heifers, £9 15» to £18 Ws. BUOKLAND. ■ A branch of the Second Division leaguehas been formed at Bucyand, At th« initial meeting Mrs. H. H..D. Wily,, president of the Buckland Women's Patriotic League, promised the whole-hearted support of her league towards the objects- in view. The following officers were elected:— Mr. A. J. Melville; vice-presidents, Messrs. A Guminer, E. Piegotl, and B. Allen: searetary and treasurer, Mr.,o. G. Avery committee, Messrs. A. Hewitt, A. P. Home, J, K. Hamilton. H. H./D. Wily. 8. Civil, Greenway, Peters, E. Cooke, C. Porter, and E. Neal. . ' WAIHI. At the annual meeting, of members of the Waihi Rifle Club the following (Officers weie elected:—President, Mr. J. G. Comes; vicepresident, Mr. A. Sleep; hon secre ary, Mr. H. B. Dale; treasurer, Mr. T. Clarke; committee, Messrs. A. Edwards. C. Dunslan. J. Brown, W. Selling,'J. Wotherspoon and AAt 8 a meeting of the. Finance Committee of tho.Waihi Fire Board, the Mayor, Mr D. Donaldson, waa appointed chairman of ,the committee. The secretary was authorised to obtain an estimate of the cost of altering and improving the existing firo alarm olrAt'the annus.l meetins! of members of the Waihi Lawn Tennis Club, officers for the ensuing year were elected as _ under:—President, B«v. G. Loharc, vioe-preniaents. Drs. Brown and Fraser, Messrs. Konrick. King, and McArthnr; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. E. Taylor; hon.' vice-presi-dent. Mr. H. D. Morpeth: committee. Mesdames Coutts and Bedpath, Miss Darby, Messrs. Hicks. J Quintal, Westlake, Radford, Burt, and Morgan.