TE AWAMUTU.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1841, 24 April 1884, Page 2

TE AWAMUTU.

THi; CAVALRY. Thk animal meeting of the Cavalry Volunteer will be hold in the hall on Satuiday next nt 7.3 U p.m. A few of the meinbeis say they are getting tucd of the tnop; tlioy say the fact of having only one diill a year tends to lch&en their interest in the affair. When theie were tuo dulls of six days eiah during the ya<w it was bomething to look foi waul to, as it was an agreeable break in the monotony of a fanner's life, and tended in <i gieat measure to keep up a pride in the troop, which is so necessary to the existence of a volunteer coips. The volunteer service seenw to evoke less interest than forineily; this could easily be remedied by having encampments as the v >lunteers in England have ; such encampments would prove a source of great attraction to the men, and would Koep up the espirit de oorps of the, various branches of the service. The meetings could be held in diffeient localities each year; these and rifle matches on such occasions would keep up a martial spiiit which the Government of every country should foster. It would be a pity, indeed, if volunteering -wove allowed to die out, and I hope, for the credit of the corps and the district, that this troop will not be disbanded. It is acknowledged to be the best cavalry corps in New Zealand, and that fact should tend to keep the members together.

FRUIT AND GRAIN CROPS, Some of the. fruit crops this year were wonderful in spite of the bad weather. Some of the apples in Mr Nabb's orchard weighed 18 ounces ; quinces grown by Mr Holden, lflbs, and other fruitt. in proportion. The potato crop in many places was very good. Mr Hunter grew some very fine ones at Ohaupo, many of them weighing Hlbs, and quite sound. The yield of wheat this year is very muqh better than was expected. Messrs Bertram and Holden grew sixty acres, which threshed out 40 bushels of clean wheat to the acre. Mr Burke had a return of 34 bushels. Many others, I have no'doubt, have been equally successful. (Own Correspondent.)

The W* pa County Council publish tw im* portant by-laws, ,- Mr T. A. Stitchbury will hold his f .st sale tt Kihikihi on th 6 20th inst. The Inspector of Telerrtplis 'invites tend* rs for carting between Hamilton Waitetuna. The electoral roll for tie Cambridge ToyrnDistrict is now opon for^inspection at the office* of the board. „" '' ''' ' ' Wo direct attdrttrbn fo , art »dvertiseraont of a bankrupt stockjjf '*r»tilj(>k jWad^eWellery 'ippear-