KAKARAMEA.

Patea Mail, 17 August 1880, Page 3

KAKARAMEA.

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SroKTiNO. —The forthcoming meet on Wednesday or Thursday is looked forward to with great interest in our neighbourhood by lovers of the old British sports which do good to all classes of life. I hope that on the auspicious day the weather will ho all that can be desired. In the Old Country the prayer is for “ a southerly wind and a cloudy sky,” but as to whether that applies to our particular locality I am rather in doubt. One or two hints to those who intend participating in this manly sport may perhaps prove serviceable. Well then, as to the horse: it should le from 15 to 10 hands high, have a light mouth, and legs short enough to double up well under him in the leap. A compact horse will always beat a leggy one among hills on heavy ground. The speed of the chase is increased in proportion to improvement of the agriculture of the country. The scent lies belter on enclosed than on open barren ground, and there is more running breast high than when the hound has to pick out the scent, carrying his nose almost close to the ground and consequently going more slowly. In some places whore there arc heavy ground and stiff fences, a half-bred horse may get on well enough ; but in other districts not so situated a sportsman should be mounted on a very nearly thorough-bred horse.

PATEA WEST ROAD BOARD. This Board met on Thursday. Present, Messrs F. M. Chapman (chairman), Ball, Hamilton, Hurley, and Patterson. Letter read from a deferred payment settler in Opaku block, re deducting a portion of the Clerk’s salary derived from deferred payments lands. Proposed by Mr Ball, seconded by Mr Chapman, that the letter lie over till the next meeting for consideration. Resolved that Mr Clark he paid the sum of :£1 for removing tree off Upper Ball Road. Resolved that the Chairman of the Hawcra Road Board be informed that this Board is of opinion it would be useles to try and get the Financial Arrangements Act, 1876, altered, so that the land revenue may be paid to Road Boards instead of Counties.

Proposed by Mr Chapman, seconded by Mr Hurley, that Mr Merchant be paid 25s for opening culvert on Ball road. Carried.

Resolved that all rates remaining unpaid be sued for without further notice.

Proposed by Mr Hurley, seconded by Mr Chapman, and carried, that the Board meet on the 2Gth instant, at the Manutahi Hctel, for the purpose of inspecting the roads within the district.

The following accounts were passed for payment :—Mr Ivess, £2 13s 3d ; Mr A. Black, 17s Gd ; Returning Officer, £6 15s 6d.