WAIPAWA.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4825, 27 January 1887, Page 3

WAIPAWA.

[OWN COBEESPONDENT.]

This day. _ I am authorised to state that if it is desired to acquiro land for cutting up at To Auto, tho Eov. Samuel Williams will not placo any hindrance in tho way of tho acquisition by Government of tho College Lands, and providing ho got sufficiout notico ho would not raiso any objections to their including his homestead. Thero isa largo quantity of good agricultural land in tho block. A oouplo of our townsmen constituted thcmsolvos a fishing party on Tuosday, and betook thomsclves to Matawhiki, whoro in tho Tuki TuM, and more particularly in some o£ the back washes, they obtained a plontiful supply of the dainty TTpokororo, ivMoli appear to bo in tho height of tho season just now. ■. A circular letter has been sont to tho Patangata and Waipawa Councils' by tho Colonial Secretary's Department intimating that the united bodios arc in future to send two representatives to tho Napier Harbor Board, and consequently the members of tho first-named body have boen notified by its chairman to moot tho Waipawa Councillors for tho purposo at "Waipawa on tho 14th February. 1 have not the Act by mo, but ■writing from moinory, I believe it says tho •Waipawa Council filial! send two representatives etc. In this oaso I hardly- see how because a oounty or placo divides itself anyono acquires tho power'of introducing a new system. With tho prosent gentlemen > inoffioo no difficulty is likely to.arise, but as •■• ciroumstancos change it may bo inconvenient j "to olocfc by the united body. Let alone, overtures would havo been mado by Waipawa to ascertain what gentleman Patangata would prof or and he would have been elected.; or if there must bo any alteration each county might have bpon entrusted to eloct ono member; but as it is, the 8 Waipawa and 7 Patangata ■ mombers are tho elcctorato, at least one-third of tho latter body being elected by tho distriots not included in the rating area, and personally opposed to the whole business since they havo their own stepping places. Practically, at present whoevor Patangata chooses will bo elected, and possibly tho chairmen of the two councils will bo the representatives for tho next term. Except Mr Onnond we havo had nono for the last two yeara. On Monday, what might havo boen a serious accident, occurred on the Porangahau road. It appears that while Sims' mail coach was going down tho Kokomoko Hill a traco gave way, or something of tho sort, and the machine ran over the bank, tho'one passenger—a man fortunatelyjumped just in time and saved himself, while tho body of the coach and the horses « went to the bottom of tho guUy, tho front springs and the top of tho coach smashed. Or course, as you know, thoro are one or two places on this road that require careful nogociation'and a caroful driver like Ryan, who still continues on the line, notwithstanding ho has lost tho mail. As a matter of fact, I bolieve it is about eleven years einco he had. an accident, when ho managed to collide with a dray at Paki Paid while driving Peters' coach. Since then ho has - had plonty of experience on tho Porangahau lino, and I should always prefer to I'un the risks in his oompany to that of strangers. Tho Powor Company played at Waipukurau last night, but had only an indifferent house. - Tho company showed, liowevor, that thoy are really good. Great quantities of sheep are on tho move just now, ospeoially by rail, northwards. Gonsiderablo quantities of sheep aro passing to and fro just now, especially on tho lino , . During a weok past Mr Sydney Johnston, of Takapau, and Mr Cross, of Poraogahau, havo sont a largo number to "'• Toinoana, whilo two largo flocks have passed through by road to the southward on Monday and yesterday. It is understood hero that Mr Gollan has offered 10s in tho £ in McLennan and Gollan's estate, and tho creditors have decided to accept it. Thoro arc no tidings yet as to MoLonnan's whoreabouts, but an mprossion is abroad that ho has gone to Sydney