HUNTLY.

Waikato Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3648, 19 November 1895, Page 5

HUNTLY.

i Athletic Sports. -A public meeting was 'held id the school-room, on Friday evening, Ito make preliminary arrangements for holding the Huntly annual athletic pports. I Between '3O and 40 were" present,' Mr" A. !Ed ward* k occupied the,, chair,? ft r w« ( i debided'thatl the sports t'akeplace 'on'Wed-' January 29tn, 1896, in brie of 'Mr J. P. Bfiiley'r paddccks, kindly'offered by that gentleman. The Hon!'Mir Cadman, M.H.R., was appointed [ patron, and the, following officers elected to manage affairs, and csrry out the programme. President: M? W. Tattley.J.Pi; Vibe-Presidents : Messw W. Collina?T. M. OlliVier.J.P;;' R. R. Ralph, J.P.,: J. P. 1 Bailey, J.P., VV. Wallace, J Harrison, J.P.; secretary, Mr 6, E. Skellern; hon. treasurer. Mr N. M. Harry. Committee ':,. Messrs Edwards, Rel Bradbury, 'f' .Moir; A. Turner, J. : Parfcos;' t pox,' J! Gulliford, R. Hethering-' ; toli'amVA. Taylor It was' resolved that' the secretary be paid two pineaa for bis services, all subscribers to the funds to be admitted free to the ground, nonj subscribers to' ba i charged amount to ba determined by the committee, one shilling* to be charged for each horse !takenvonfto?the/ground.;, Messrs J. P. Biiley, A. Henderson and J. Oobine were appointed handicappen. /, The secretary i was instructed to'issue pass books to members of the committee, in which to enter all subscriptions received. Tickets to bo given to each subscriber., Next , meeting was arranged to be held in a fortnight. Major Tb Wbmro.-Tlw body of the latflTe'Whejro wis buried oni Friday last at Takapu, the settlement of the deceased s i tribe. The grave, which was dug close to < the house he lived in; is I lined temporarily with timber, it being the intention of the natives to have a bricked vault constructed in which the coffin will rest. A very large number of,natives was present at the burial, which was conducted by the Revs. Hauraki and Simon, the service of the Church of England being read. MrG.T. Wilkinson, native agent of Otorohonga, was the only representative of the Government present. The deceased chief leaves only an: child, a daughter, who is to be married soon to Teti a brother of Mahuta's. His brother, Geo. Selwyn Te Wheoro, will now occupy a place of first rank among the tribes (Ngatimaho and Ngatimahuta), who. revered the Major as itheir trusted arid honored chief. I Railway iNSWXUTi.-Our capable and icimrtedur' «taii(inmaster, Mr Jas, Mc iDonald, is away South on holiday leave. iTo-day he attends thTcboference of railway offirars at Welliolion ,as one of the representatives. <K. section of the Institute.-tOwn.CotfeepowJeat.)