LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 257, 7 May 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

I I The Marylebone Cricket Club has! decided to send a team to New Zealand*! during the 1911-12 season, provided?; the New Zealand Cricket Association! will undertake to pay expenses. | The Ohinemuri County Council has| received word from the Mines Depart-| ment that the Government will give nS subsidy of £ for £ up to £2OOO to r c-| pair the damage caused to the county! roads and bridges by the recent floods.j? As will be seen in another column of| this issue,' the Mayor and Mayoress! (Mr and Mis James Boddie) invite| their lady friends to an "At Home,"| which will be held on Thursday next,| the 12th inst., at their private? residence. | The estimated population of the£ Dominion on March 31st, last was:/ Males, 522,920; females,. 404,560;! total, 987,480. This is exclusive of* 47,731 Maoris and 12,340 residents of| the Cook and other islands. the three months the European popu-p lation increased by 4554. | The members of the Te Kuiti Row-| ling and Croquet Club invite their| friends to a social to be held in the| Town Hall, on Friday, May lt3h, at| 8 p.m., when cards and dancing are to| be indulged in. Given a line night,l there is every indication that a hi ge k number will be present, and tint a most enjoyable evening will be spent.|j Attention is drawn to an ment which appears in this issue in| connection with the bankrupt estates of W. H. Corbett. Tenders will lie| received at the office of the Oflicialp. Assignee, up till noon of Thursday.K June 2nd, for the coachbuilding, wheel-p wright and blacksmithing businessf] situated in the main street of Rotorua.fj:. I The Marakopa river bridge (Teffi iAnga) consisting of one suspensions ispan of 120 feet over the Marakopa|. friver —on the main road between Ka-l| !! whia and Mahoenui was completed onif' Saturday. It will be a great boon to/ settlers to the district, as the river is|; subject to very heavy Hoods. work has been ably carried out ui deir the supervision of Mr Neilson. L The annual general meeting of Uu[ Maniapoto Rugby Union will be heldfc in the "Chronicle" office on Mond nf next at 7.15 p.m. sharp, when it i i hoped that all supporters of footballk will be present. Delegates from thef; country clubs are l £ quested to attend. It is desirable tli't, arrangements for the coming s< isonp should be made as soon as possible so' it is hoped that a full meeting willj and arrangements madt lou lan early start. 1 General satisfaction is expressed ithe excellent progress that haslut.n ISmade with the erection of the rnniiijs (Te Awamutu-Otorohanga road)p gover the Puniu river. The bridge®; iconsists of one 80 feet truss and six 2(il ifeet stringer spans, and should bei feompleted in two weeks' time. It is a|i imost important work, and the w i\ in'" Hwhich it has been carried out In earned for the foreman (Mr 1;. Will ), and the Engineer-in-chaige (Mr lln I Burd) the appreciation of the settlers.L Mr C. J. Ryan, of Taumarunui, noti J ties the settlers in the Taranaki Landi: Board district that at the request of a,, large number of settlers in the district'-, he ha-i decided to be a candidate fori the vacancy on that Board. There is. little doubt that the settlers interested; will see the advisability and advance stage of having a local man, who Iwiow.s-, &jhis district thoroughly, and has the., of the settler at heart , as J representative on the Board, b ||Those interested are reminded that the,;,' Spoil takes place on the forenoon of the ||l 3th inst., at the Land Otlice, so that \ sail voting papers should reach the,;of Crown Lands Ifthat date. tl 1 &