HAWERA.

Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 467, 15 October 1879, Page 2

HAWERA.

(FilOM OUR OWN CORRESPOND ENT.) October 14. On Saturday last, Captain Wray put up by auction, at the Town Hall, Hawera, blocks numbered 1, 2, 5, 6, and 10 in the Ngaire district. The attendance was fairly good, but the speculators were very few and far between ; consequently very few allotments were purchased. The “ deferred payments ” wore first brought under the hammer, eight allotments being competed for. Allotment 32, block 5, 110 acres, was brought by J. Taylor for 47s per acre ; Allotment 68, block 6, 70 acres, W. A. M'Cutchan, 52s per acre; Allotment 1, block 10, 108 acres, M. Galvin, 50s; Allotment 3, 71 acres 0 roods 26 perches, M. Galvin j 53s 6d ; Allotment 6, 68 acres 3 roods 25 perches, 665, M. Maby ; Allotment 11, 25 acres 3 roods, 85s, Mr Arden; Allotment 16, 55 acres, 60s 6d, Mr Moir ; Allotment 30, 54 acres 0 roods 8 perches, 255, Mr Zeatich.

In lhß cash allotments, Mr Cboal bought allotment 85, block 5, 33s ; and allotment 20, block 10, 435.

Mr SigM's obtained allotments 35, 48, 66, and (>9; iti block 6, for 325, 25s Gd, 40s 6d, and 30s 6d respectively. Mr Twigg purchased allotment 64 (same block) for 3ls. In block 10, allotment 2 was knocked known to Mr Galvin at 30s; Allotment 4; Mr Hudson, 41s; Allotments 5 and 7; Mr Maby, lor 38s; Allotment 12, Mr. D. Brown* S7s; Allotment 24; Morgan; 32s 6d. The sale appeared to come at a bad time, for very few people have the money to speculate, and most people thought that the upset prices were too high.

A rifle match was fired at the Hawera range, on Saturday, between the Cavalry and No. 1 Company Infantry Volunteers. I can’t give yon the exact scores, but I know the Cavalry were victorious by a good number ol points. The match between the Patea and Hawera Cavalry Corps was fired on Monday at the Hawera range. The morning was rather unpleasant, a cold wind blowing, with rain at intervals. The visitors were beaten by 48 points. The following are the scores: Hawera.

150 200 300 vds. yds. yds. Total. Q. Bayly... ... 14 14 14 42 W. Sutton ... 17 13 12 42 T. Lloyd... ... 17 12 12 41 F. Riddiford ... 17 15 8 40 Rogers ... 14 16 9 39 R. Dingle ... 12 12 11 35 W. Dingle ..; 14 12 9 35 274 Patea. 150 200 300 yds. yds. yds. Total. H. Chadwick 12 12 14 38 F. Drake... ..; 14 11 13 38 A. Gower ... 14 14 7 35 D. Williams 16 12 6 33 R. Prouse ..; 12 11 9 32 F. Sal way ... 14 12 4 30 S. Gower.;. ... 14 6 0 20 226 Majority for Hawera.. . ..; 48