WAIKATO NOTES.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 150, 26 April 1909, Page 5

WAIKATO NOTES.

fOwn Correspondent)

We have had mixed weather during the last week, and latterly rain has fallen steadily. Crass is still abundant and feed for dairy herds plentiful.

The figures published by the Commerce and Industries Department, showing the Dominion's exports for the 12 months ending March 31, are man satisafctory than might have been expected. Butter and cheese show positive increases, as comppared with the previous year and the only serious falling off was in wool exports, and these were quickly righting them selves by the strengthened position the staple holds now in the London market N*w Zealand butter is quoted at 106s; Danish at 108s; Argentine and Siberian at 98s, and Australian at 97s in the High Commissioner's last cable. The Waikato Hunt Club held its annual meeting at Cambridge last week. Ngaruawahia and Pirongia were affiliated, and it was decided to meet on five occasions at Ngaruawahia, three at Whatawhata and two at Ptrongia. Mr C. HorsneH, for a good many years statienmaster at Hamilton, has been transferred to Mercer. His many friends will be pleaded to hear of his well-deserved promotion. Mr J. Rusden Salt, late assistant secretary to the Auckland Y.M.CJt., baa been appointed secretary of the Hamilton body, in succession to Mr T. G. Vincent, who has resigned to enter commercial life in the Wairarapa. The Hamilton Library Ball is to be held on the 20th and 21st Ofay, the first night for adults and the second for j children. '

The Y.M.C.A. Marathon race is drawing entries from Owhunga and Auckland, and is expected to prove an exciting event. Nominations for the Borough Council election closed on Wednesday last, when were twelve gentlemen nominated! for the eight positions. Messrs J. A. Young and A. E. Manning were also nominated for the Mayoralty. The elections take place on the 29 th Inst. Seventeen nominations were made at Cambridge but only Mr W. F. Buck land's name for mayor.

A sale of building sections situated at Frank ton, held by Messrs King and Co., In Hamilton the other night resulted in a considerable number of | acre sections changing hands at prices ranging from JE3O to iIOO each. Frankton is rapidly growing and land ia commanding good prices in that district.

The Hamilton Rugby Union's annual : meeting took place on Wednesday. The j balance sheet showed cash in hand £lO j 78 6d. Five matches each had been ; played by the seniors for the Sage | Memorial cup and representative [ matches with Cambridge, Piako. Waip§ and Lower Waikato. The juniors played representative matches with Waipa and Piako. Mr Renwick offer- ; td a solid medal for the most const?- | tent player and some effort is to be ; made to encourage school football, as ! from the ranks of the schooboys come i the players The new traffic bridge is almost at a , standstill awaiting the receipt of the j parts from England. It will be three j months before they reach Hamilton. A Southern land company's re pre- j sentative recently visited the Piako i swamp district, now called the Haurafci plains, and is reporting favour- j ably to his principals upon the suitability of the land for settlemnt. Robert Lock has been remanded for the ninth time. His next appearance in court is fixed for the 30th inst. Some interesting cases were taken at Ngaruawahia Police Court on Thursday. A "pin pool" case adduced a quantity of evidence tending to show the game was one of skill or chance, according to the witness being' examined. The Magistrate thought that proescution in such cases was not altogether sound, but adjourned the case for a month in order to get information on the question of whether the section of the act had not been repealed, thus causing the prosecution to fail on those grounds apart from anything The late secretary of the Ngaruawahia Rowing Club sued the club for 7s 3d for repairs to boats belonging to the club. Claimant admitted that the bearing of the officers of the club towards him had influenced him m bringing the action After hearing evidence for the defence His Worhip gave judgment for defendants with costs. The Winter Show executive is working energetically to get everything into order for the great exhibition of products of the district. Cadet competitions, including drill an«f firing exercise, arc to be on the programme. The Dairymen's Association say that they are recommending their members to send exhibits to Hamilton. A pure bred poultry section i* also to be provided. With the inoaasfed space at the command of the Peppiittep the coming show should again prove a record one. A somewhat lively ratepayers meeting waa held at Nsaruawabia on Thurdsay night. The chairman frequently interposed to call some indi- i vidUal to order. On amusing episode was when Mr Marsland began explaining how the electoral roll was o p. The chairman ruled him out of order, but Mr Marsbalnd went on blandly explaining the position and when lie had finished, remarked, "but as the chairman has ruled me out of otder I'll say nothing about the matter!" The meeting passed a resolution that all contracts valued above £2 be advertised and tendered for. The annual meeting of parishioners of St. Peters Church, Hamilton, was held on Thursday. The liabilities have been reduced to £64 19s as a result of obtaining £3OO pn mortgage, and an frayjttfti income. The collection committee had rtone much good work iot£i»district, though not as much as jraajrisheft.