DISTRICT PARS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 170, 5 July 1909, Page 2

DISTRICT PARS.

- ♦ A Hospital Ball is to be held on July 21st in the Town Hall, Hamilton, and an influential committee has been formed to orgnise it.

At the Mr J. S. Bond, president of the wJikato Winter Show Association, the of forming a South Auckland Dairymen's Association will be gone into after Show week. Such an association would strengthen the dairy classes, and probably draw exhibits from the King Country even as far south as Taihape.

Some irritation has not unnaturally been displayed at the action of patients hailing from Waikato in getting treaty at the Auckland Hospital, which charges .the cost to the Waikato Board, the patients frequently never contributing anything. The matter has been referred the Auckland Hospital Committee for tis consideration.

Those who are interested m Bowling at Tc Kuiti will be pleased to learn that the application of the Bowling Club for a portion of the road reserve near the railway bridge is being considered by the Land Board. On Thursday last Mr A. Wilson, District Surveyor, visited Te Kuiti for the purpose of reporting on the matter, and was shown over the ground b\ r Mr Power. Considering that the ground applied for is essentially waste land and infested with noxious weeds there is every reason why the Board should accede to the request of the Club, providing it is empowered to do so.

i The Hon. R. McKenzie has in hand ' the reorganisation of the Roads and Bridges Department to provide for its amalgamation with the Public Works Department. This step is expected to lead to important results in regard to the administration of roadmaking in Auckland and other parts of the North Island. The Hon. R. McKenzie expects bis engagements will permit him paying another visit to Auckland early in August, as several important matters will claim his attention in that part of the Dominion. Mr W. Scott, who was so seriously injured by a fall of earth at Hamilton the other week, died on Wednesday morning last.

Mr J. Jones, Architect, of Te Kuiti has received the following tenders: — Additions and alterations to Church of England Vicarage: Pearson and Batchelor, £375; J. o'Regan£299; J. Mclndoe£297; W. Fullerton £295; D. Fletcher £291 15s; G. Hitchcock £2B4 —accepted. Also tendprs for the erection of a cottage for Mr J.H.Dillicar:—Pearson and Batchelor £304; G. Hitchcock £291; D. Fletcher £278 10s; Verrall and Lever £276 lis; J. O'Regan £256 ; P. J. Carmody £233; W. Fullerton £233—accepted.

A delightful photographic group graces the front page of 'Good Cheer/ New Zealand's Home Journal, a copy of the July issue of which has reached us. This bright and wholesome journal, which is sent to any address post free, for half a crown a year, is particularly entertaining this month. We notice that the proprietors are now giving their readers their own choice of free patterns instead of sending one oat free as before. This should prove a very popular feature to the ladies.

The "Grocer" gives prominence to the reports of excessive moisture in New Zealand butter, and blames the Government for not enforcing the Ex-, port Act, and for granting graders' certificates when it is known that much of the butter from New Plymouth and Auckland shows an excess of moisture.

A mob of 518 sheep Janded at Tauranga last week by steamer from Gisborne, consigned to the Loan and Mercantile, were left to graze on unoccupied land for a few hours. Late in the afternoon five hundred were found drowned in the harbour. How they got there is unknown.