WAIPAWA.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4292, 30 April 1885, Page 3

WAIPAWA.

(from our own correspondent.) April 29

The drawing for " Abbot.sford's " consultation came off this evening in the presenco of a large number of subscribers, who chose a committee of management, and the representatives of the TjJLEGKArn and Mail. Tho result will be found in your advertising columns. I may supplement this by the following statement: The horses are distributed as follows : —Amazon goes to Tamumu, Christina to Pourere, Director to Tiimumu, Emir Buy to the County Hospital, (being a present from the promoters), Karironio- to Hastings, Kincraig to a young lady at Kaikora, Mangaohane to Waipukurau, Leonata, Smeorach, and Ugly Buck to Waipawa. The cash awards fell as follows : 9 to Waipawa, o to Napier, 3 each to Hampdon and Tamumu, 2 to Wallingford, one each to Pourere, Tahoraite and Oero.

Captain Preoco was unable to undertake all the an ears in the R. M. Court. Adams v. Price was a claim of £5 for a horse, lent to defendant and not returned, although a year had elapsed. Mr Loughnan Avas for plaintiff, and Mr Guy for the defence, the nature of which was that Price left the horse at a place, r.nd informed Adams that he had done so, but when Adams did go to ascertain if Jt was there he could not find it. Non-suited on the grounds that defendant did not show gross negligence, with 3s costs, witness's expenses 10s, solicitor's fee 21s.

Durham v. Balsillie, was a disputed account for board and lodging, Mr Lough nan for plaintiff, and Mr Guy for defendant. Judgment was given for 50/- being 10/----more than had been paid into Court with 40/- costs. Two other cases were settled out of Court.

The new Wcsleyau Church was only opened on Sunday last by the Rev. Mr Weilson. A tea meeting was held on Tuesday evening, when Mr Tanner addressed the meeting referring to the progress of the place and the comforts of the people, and promised to send them the first church-bell in that locality. The church was filled with people.

A very rough and undeserved paragraph appeared in your evening contemporary last night, relative to the old cemetary at St. Peter's Church. It was therein insinuated that tho Rev. Mr Eccles ran his horses in the graveyard. As I live contiguous to the place in question, I can speak with knowledge. Nothing could be more unfair to the rev. gentleman than the accusation implied, as he takes every possible care to keep the fences in order, but en the occasion of a recent funeral the sexton left the gate open and the horses strayed in, but were removed immediately they were seen. Mr Eccles is to my certain knowledge considerably out of pocket in regard to expenditure in keeping the same "God's acre" in something like order, and ho has plenty of feed provided for his horses, obviating any necessities for their trespassing anywhere. The animus of the paragraph is very apparent, and it will doubtless bear fruit in due course.

The Norscwood folks are going in for a course of elections. Next Monday the reelection of a licensing committee comes off at Ormondville and Norscwood ; on the polling day there is a brisk contest for two vacancies in tho Norsewood Road Board, at which there are eight candidates; and lastly, during the month the local option poll must be held.

Messrs Sattrup and Carelius Larson have been elected for the Makaretu road district.

(For continuation of news see fourth page.)