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.; •;-!'■: )c :'... '» ..' ; ' -': •-.".- At the annual meeting of ttß-Ekßtaw,'- : buna sub-branch of the Acclimatisation,. Society, Mr. F. G. Tumor was re-elected: chairman, and Mr. W. N: Dempsey: sea-.'.'; retary. It was;shown -that' during tho-' year- .the' sum" of. ..£10; 17s. 6d- had- bteni- _ received from 'the sale-of-fishing and' - game licenses. It was resolved not to_„ apply for an alteration' re the. close : 6ea-, : " : - : son for imported game. .-:;..■'.; \ A rough balance-sheet submitted toi :. the monthly "meeting:of the Farmers*'. "! Union showed a deficit of £12 2s.'ld.-;: in connection witb tho recent show. TW position -was considered "satisfactory 'nt ; face of the fact that the committee bad. I '!'.' set itself out to boom the 6how. .'■'•''. • On Monday; last a stable owned "by I - Mr. W. Crocker: was completely destroyed I .' by fire.. The building was insured fop. iIOO in the Commercial Union office. .".'.■■-■ The rainfall registered in Eketahnna, for the month; of March, was:3.S7 inches'. for ten days' rain.' During, the cor- . responding month' last "year '2.90 inchea fell. '■..'. ....'! During last;year 2fi,000;-.trout-fry Trer». ; . liboratcd in : tho.'streams' in.'the. Eketa-i;" huna district. • V ■ At: the . annual meeting !of the Bnstt]":" District Rugby. Association, Mr. M.-'- : Vance, Mangatainoka, wis elected presi-i "■■ dent, Mr; : White-Scott,- Pahiatua, secretary and-treasurer,-and .Mr. E.Darleyj Pahiatua, delegate to the:N.Z.It.U. After . a long.discussion, it was decided to re- - move the headquarters of the union from, Hamua to < Pahiatua."... The following teams were; nominated for .tho seniorand; '■ junior . : contests:—Senior::...-; Hnkanni, ;■■ Nireaha,. Pahiatua, Konini,.and Mangcw tainoka. Juniors: Nireaha,. Hamua, Rongomai, Mangatainoka, .Pahia- '.. tua, and Scarborough. It was* resolved to open the fixtures on the second Satiiiv. day in May. '•: • '■'. .'."■■■: A meeting . of '• representatives "of each-, local body, institution, and society,' in. and around -Eketahuna, is called for Friday to make arrangements for - the ■ com- 1 ing visit of-his, Excellency the Governor. '-.■■• ii- r -,■).:,