WAIROA.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3171, 27 August 1881, Page 2

WAIROA.

(from oue own corhespondbht.; August 23. 1881. The ancient saying, "after a storm comes a calm," is fairly under illastration here just at present. Last week we had meetings galore—thia week "there has been nothing at all." The Ruataniwha natives, I hear, are about to erect a church at their kainga between here and Te Kapu, at least they are now considering tbe question of ways aud means towards that object. The proposed building is to be somewhat on the plan and style of St. Paul's (Anglican Church), erected by the late Mr Richard Davies, builder, with thia exception, that whereas the English Church cost between £600 and £700 the innocent aboriginals want theirs erected for something like £300. There are those who think that if tbe natives devoted some of this money to paying their debts to the Europeans

they would be accomplishing an equally noble work. I hear that some further alterations to our local Temple of Justice are contemplated, to include a decent rail to fence off the "Great Unpaid" from tbe vulgar herd, a witneßs-box, and-ye Gods!—a dock. Considering that your faithful scribe usually takes his notes on a table extemporised out of his hard felt hat, failing a friend's " bell-topper," would it be too much to ask Captain Preece to kindly include a reporter's tabic amoDg the new paraphernalia. AugUßt 24. A meeting of all cricketers in the district is to be held this evening to reform the local clubs into one, and make arrangements for placing cricket on a firm financiel footing in the district. I am not enamoured of the Government proposals, and, of tbem all, I like the Representation Bill least, at all events that portion dividing the present Napier electorate and pitchforkinc Wairoa into Gisborae. Once again I raise my feeble voice and " squeak " a remonstrance to the proceeding. Our public men seem dead to their interests, and it looks as though nothing would move them. The local steamers arrived last evening, bringing over twenty passengers, and very full cargoes of general goods. Messrs Geo. Taylor and Clunie, I learn, have taken over the property at North Clyde belonging to Dr Ormond. The lessees will havo their work cut out to subdue tbe wilderness, and I wish them every success. The next Presbyterian Church sacred concert comes off on the 7th proximo. " Mosea" is tbe piece selected for this occasion.