RAGLAN NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 42, 18 February 1908, Page 6

RAGLAN NEWS.

fFrom Our Own Correspondent.) he RAGLAN, Monday. At time of writing fires are still .raging i the district, and some thousands of cres of feed have been destroyed, and loss t stock is very great. One farmer esti- fri iates it will cost him a £1000 for gras de ;ed alone, without destruction of fences. tVI strong wind is blowing, which is giving ie fires a. fresh hold. SI Return annual shooting contest between tv Waingaro Rifle Club and the Raglan Mounted Rifles eventuated on Saturday last, and resulted in a win for Waingaro'by a score [illegible]35. Waingaro's score was as follows: to -. 300 yards, 293; 500 yards, 315- total, )S. Raglan:—3oo yards, 2TS; 500 yards, „„ >o; total, 573. ' For Waingaro, ilr. J. r0 Johnson made the highest score, 35, at the ne 10 yards range, and Mx. J. Burgess 37, at ed e 500 yards; for Raglan, Messrs. H. Goodin and Nicholson both scored 32 each at c 300 yards range, Mr. R. Vernon scoring m< iat the 500 yards, in the evening the ca siting team was entertained at dinner by no c Raglan Mounted Enies, at Darrow's n - Harbour View Hotel, some 40 odd sitting >\vn. The tables were splendidly arrang- ko .. Many felicitous speeches were made, Tb id many musical items were given. , va By the trip of the s.s. Waitangi from Waitara a consignment of some 29 purebred Romney Link rams were landed re for Mr. F. Moon, from the well-Snown seding station (Mr. Short's) at Fielding. PJ ? A meeting of the committee of the A. . and P. Association was held last Saturday. eel c president (Mr. W. Bankart) proposed ali other 24 members, making some 90 new 1 :mbers elected this season. A deputation v • postponing show on account of bush :s was' received, but the committee de- th£ ed to proceed, as they thought delay a v uld be fatal. Further arrangements re «.„> Iges and prizes were made, and other t,. ail work was arranged. Waingaro settlers had displayed much interest in the wit iw, and the president announced the re- t t of a canvass as being £67. Entrier 3ed on Saturday. Cattle number 78; S£e: ep, 92; horses, 132. The sheen include que ac flue entries, especially rams, some fra< m Southern breeders. . ' 'he Raglan county engineer has prepared tracts for £500 on Raglan-Waipa road. an " jse will include all the chief earthworks, to' :he Croyrn have acquired a further area dea Te Akau. some thousand acres, quite 1 r the harbour, and opposite the townp. These will all be open for settlement under optional tenure. he new bridge across the Mangakino is to be built at once.