A meeting of thu Pro\isional Committco of tho l't'per Hunt Club was hold at the li'iiiand Chambers at 3 30 yesterday (Mon day j afternoon. 'Jherc wore present: Dr E.\r!e, Mu*srs A. lli.'jgic, J. Pawson, J. Walker, and E. N. Liiiiton. Dr Earlc was voted to tho chair, ami stated that Mr Liuyard, who had been acting as secretary aud treasurer, had expressed a desire to resign that post, and .suggested that Mr Liiiiton be elected thereto. This was shaped into a resolution and adopted. A suggestion was mado that instead of paper beiuc strewn on tho ground, a man should be dispatched on horseback wilh a trumpet about 10 minu tes before tho timo for tho cavalcado to start, this man to be followed ftud caught if possible. But it was decided that paper was the beet, as a man was likely to come to grief, which would mar the hunt considerably. It was agreed to y«t cards printed to sell to riders at each meet at 2s Gd each, all riders to wear tho same in their hats or on a conspicuous part of their person. Tao next mooting i >Yas agreed to take place on Satur day, the 10th June, at 2 p.m. Tho arranging of the couric was loft fo Messrs Pawson and Walker, nnd the next meeting to be adver tised.
Tho 13 auk of New Zealand has taken possession of tho Reefton Coal Company's mine, under bill of sale.
