COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9528, 4 June 1894, Page 6

COUNTRY NEWS.

tjROMOUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS,] a-4.1) \ Hamilton, Saturdav At thi meamg of the Kirifeiriroa Road Boar* yesterday tLere were present, Messrs. p p °? l^ alri V n )> Gordon, Maclean, Chit hi' and Gorge Edgecumbe. The chiir3 report on t\e river road was read a !'i and the works recommended „ " agreed b. Tie Mayor (Mr. W. Dey) and\\ Town Cerk, accompanied by the engineer tbeCouty Mr. T. T. G. Sandes, 4it',i ' the Boa! in reference to the replacement the bridg in East Hamilton, near tie 3< „°, house, siting that the Borough was atix'ion to build permanent culvert.at a cost of V n,' If the moey was borrowed, it would » n i v j each bod £10 per year, and askin' -if' Kirikinn, Board to provide half the^cJl 6 Mr. Macl<n said it was better that the f„ settlers w 0 would use the road should 1 W iDConvenieced, whilst so many settlers I a not roads on to their land. The clairm said it woul swamp the greater pari of t t C rates, and -ave them uuahle to da th • ordinary wofe. Mr. Dey explained that th" money couldie borrowed at five [»r ce repayable intwenty-six years. capital ) interest. MriEdgecumbe said the instants of Kirik-iroa was greatly interested the bridge, ino e so than were the bcr»e* of Hamilton. Air. Maclean objected to then ?S portion of the tost, one-half being r»riuir 1" from Kirikiriro,, Mr. Edgeoumhe slid t t, best plan wouldbeto say whether theiJ-J' 'i would entertaii the proposal before </oir'l into details. Tie chairman moved ""Th'* if the borough would fix the 'iioar.r ? proportion at tie-third, limit the Vm cost of tho workto £400, and guarantee th loan of the mon«y at five per cent th 6 Board would agre< to tie amended proposal'' The Mayor said he- had not power to a <w' f the proposal. He wai merely speakim- th' wish of his Council. Mr. Chitty recociH the chairman's mo v .iorl which was carri«?i Mr. S. C. Davis brought before the p,,," 1 ; the state of the road njat his place. Utiles he said, the drain ras cleared out an*} deepened, he could neither set in nor nir ! his farm, and he shoujl have in self defend to dam the drain u . Mr. Chitty i> C mended that the surfaceman be sent to the job, which was ireed to. Mr. Chit'-" moved, according to notice, That the resolution carried at thj meeting of the 4?k f 'i May last closing certaji roads in ii<lo'.- ln s be rescinded," on thetrournl that Mr. cuinbe was not eligi le to vote upon i' t "k" being an interested ;arty. Mr. KdiientinU was very glad have the motion rescinded and that the matte be brought torwarl I afresh. The motion was seconded by Mr Maclean, and carried The correct uumbeij; polled at the Kornu>b Council election on Wednesday l»«t wer* Davey, 69 ; Tristram. 60; Bettley, '_N : Im' formal. I Mr. Johns hit th< right nail 011 the heai' when he stated, at 1 the fruitgrowers' meet* ing, on Tuesday la», that the onlv remedy for the codlin mot) was the entomologist' Spraying and handling have been carefully carried out, and Without any appreciable success, and are now pretty generally abandoned by even themost energetic orcliardists in Waikato. InsfCt-eafcing birds, especiiliv the martin and swallow tribe, would 1„ every hour in tip day working against the enemy, and doubtless many insects would be found which would prey upon them in their different stages of caterpillar, pupa, arn moth. The Government should obtain tie knowledge of what foes to the eodiin mor'c to introduce, and set about the work ii; earnest, of importing these living remedies as soon is possible, for the fniittrrnnin; industry forms an important item in the pro' ductions of the colony. Mature must l, assisted in working the cure in its own way. Entries tor the root show to be held in ciinestion with the Waikato Fanners' Club, at Cambridge, 011 Saturday next, must be sent in to M.\ Buttler, the secretary of the club, by the Bth instant. The weather lias changed again from frost to rain, the latter setting in about an hour before laybreak this morning. The warm, showery weather we had previously to the frosts of the last two days, had g ven both the turnips and grass a start, and the growth was particularly noticeable in th *. gardens. An absence of frost during the. present month may help to tide over the present scarcity of winter feed.

The Kirikiriroa Board instructed its clerk yesterday to advertise the striking of a ?u rate instead of a id one as at first intended. MoRUrN'SVIIXK. Saturday The following tenders for widening and deepening 25 chains of Johnson's creek extension drain, in which there is a considerable amount of timber, have been dealt with: —D. McCabe, lump sum £25 S<: Robinson and Willis, 16s 6d per chain ; 1). McCarthy, 13s 6d : K. Uleazer, accepted, l'2s 9id per chain. The Waitoa Highway District Board has struck a rate for the current year of Ad in the £. Te Awamutu, Saturday. The Education Board, after having come to the decision, as published in the report of the meeting of the Board on Tuesday last, of not. interfering with the late tineeting of the inhabitants of the election of a committee, have, it seems, changed their minds, for Mr. Gresham, the solicitor to those signing the petition here, received a letter 011 Thursday from the Board that it was intended to hold a fresh election. It certainly did seem incredible that the Board should refuse to interfere, if only for the reason that at the election complained of in the petition rive persons were allowed to vote being neither owners or tenants of a house within the school district, nor parents of children attending the school.

WAIKIEKIE. A CONCERT in aid of the school library wa» held in the school on the 22nd May. Mr. A. Stephen occupied the chair, and th** following is the programme:—Glee, " Hark the Lark," choir; violin duet, Messrs. T. C. Hilford and J. Keays ; song, " The Vacant Chair," Mrs. S. Berridge and Miss Berridge; song, " I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen,'' Mr. J. Keays; song, " Carry Me Back to Tennessee,' school children; song, "The Fisherman and His Child," Mr. J. McDonald; duet, "Convent Bells," Miss Jennings and Miss Hilford • song, " Pulling Hard Against the Stream," Mr. Rountree; song, "Mv Mother," Mrs. S. Berridge and Miss Berridge; recitation, Mr. A. Stephen; plee, "The Foot Traveller," choir; song, "I'm Not a Wealthy Man," Mr. Rountree. Tim accompaniments were played by Miss J. V. Babe in a very efficient manner. After the usual votes of thanks were passed, and the National Anthem sung, the seats wege cleared, and dancing was indulged in till about 2 a.m. The dance music was played by Messrs. John Jacobson (accordion) and John McDonald, Mr. Marsdon acting as M.C. Mr. S. Berridge has again been the successful tenderer for the Maugapai - Tokntoka Road, and is pushing the work on with a gang of twelve men. This road will give access to a large area of good land, which no doubt will be taken up before long Winter seems to have fairly set in, and the roads are getting bad again.— Correspondent.] We have the same school committee here as last year, viz., Messrs. Harry Hilford, Robert Pidgeon, Alexander Stephen. John and Thomas Babe, and H. and A. .Mason. Mr. Stephen is chairman. He and Mr. Pidgeon have held office from the first,; nearly 20 years. There was a social held in the West School on the 22nd May. It was a very pleasant affair in all respects. The proceeds, which were between £2 co £,'}, are for more books for the school library. Refreshments and a dance wound up the business. I On the 23rd May, Mr. W, J. Ounson, of Maungakaramea, was married to Miss artnell, third daughter of Mr. W. Hartuell. The Rev. «T. E. Pinfold, Wesleyan minister, Whangarei, performed the ceremony, after which a dinner was provided for all present, nearly 40, and nearly all relations of the bride and bridegroom. Gaines were played on the green till sunset, and then tea being over, dancing was kept up in true country style till eleven o'clock, when supper came on, to fortify them for the homeward journey. Some had eight miles or more to travel oii roads decidedly soft. Some very nice presents were given to the voung couple— dishes, jugs, spoons, and a nice cruet stand, and even some ready cash. Mr. Gunson and his wife hq,ve settled down in Waikiekie, kiekie, not far from home on either side of the house. They both understand the life, and ought to succeed. Both are young, the eldest not yet 24. I believe there was a private dance at Mr. H. Walker's residence on the 24th. Three dances in a week is not bad for us. Here there is no depression, no unemployed, nc bosses, and everyone drives his own cart—a happy country life. The weather for the last month or more has been just right for surface-sown grass some wet almost every day, which makes oui roads look rather uninviting, I assure you.[Own Correspondent.]