WAIPAWA.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4913, 13 May 1887, Page 2

WAIPAWA.

[OWN COKEESPONDENT.j

■ mi . . ' This day. ' The rain still continues at intervals, and as the wether is very warm for the time of. the year, the grass is growing at a great rate, -while mushrooms areas common as the grass nearly. It is no exaggeration to say that tons could bo gathered with little trouble; The river still keeps much the same, but it can scarcely bo considered in flood, since large" patches of shingle bed haye maintained their place throughout. Indeed, it was about four feet higher two years ago than now. There has been no. accidents that lam aware of, beyond 'an adventure that.befell Mr James Collins' son and a shepherd,' who while mustering sheep on: the bed of the TuM Tuki on Tuesday night got caught and surrounded by the water, and despite every effort to escape, had to bivouac out all night in the rain. About 11 p.m; Mr Collins discovered their location and procured a boat but was unable to get to the. unfortunates.. It is to be hoped that no ill-effects may follow this untoward adventure, j,. :..■ A seat on the Patangata Koad Board is going a-beggipg. A second attempt to , obtain, nominations was made on "Wednesday, but none turned up. ' .■■"•',; The Patangata Board met last Monday, when Messrs McKenzie (chairman), Limpus, and Collins were present. The yeatfs balance-sheet was. presented and adopted. It was ordered that all defaulters remain-ing-on 30th May be summoned.—The following accounts were - passed for payment: Returning Officer 21s; Crayford, 10s.—Mr Sutherland was directed to prepare plans and specifications for a culvert near Irwin's, ■The .Wallingford. Road Board met at Wallingford last Satiifday, when Messrs G. Hunter, White, and Sims were present' —Mr Hunter was .re-elected chairman.— ■ Thobalance-sheetwas received and adopted. —On the motion of, Messrs White and Sims, a rate-of'|d in the £ was struck/ and the meeting was adjourned till the 23rd in Su nt, w f ei i th e motion will be confirmed. -The proceedings at Ormondville E.M. Court possessed no interest. '"Capt. Preeco gave ludgmeht in "the case'of Hbbbs rV' Grundrio. A set-off by defendant of £41 was allowed, and a verdict of £8 9s 10d given for plaintiff, with costs 435", witnesses * 265, solicitor 21s. Judgment forplaintiffe were given as follows:—Russell t. - claim 16s for rates, costs 14S; Mr Loughnan, solicitor. Lundv. Spooner/- claim £4 4sißd,-------£4 paid, intt Court, with costs 6s. Engel-- • brctzen v. A.'Jol)arisenrclaim.;S7 19s 63, ,~ costs 17s, solicitor (Mr Gould) 215., Bfeglf*? v. Tine, claint £2 9s, with costs _6s; witness 3,6. Same v.' J. Pettersen, daiiri ,£5 3s, ~ with costs"iOs'j witness 6s. Andrews t.;AP claim' '£21- 9s, less : £& Us •• for order on Mr Mortensen, «Bdi accepted by ; ? plaintiff,; wthxpste 35Ts, -- ; -fi .*• j. .\:. s . ..,,:,,,,...: . •:;•.•■:.•.. - ■ ' V "' . -r^tfigj

ThJsi new stjSble's at the Empire Hotel are atout finished «!nd they are on the same extensive aeaiq :, jws the hotel itself. They form with the back of the hotel a quadrauglo, each side of wltiohia a,little over 200 feet long. On the right is a commodious sample room 18ft. long , by 26ft., tho stable proper ie about 70ft. long by 18ft. wido and contains 11 stalls, the floors being laid with bricks placed edgtways and grouted with oement. A large harness room and corn store, and sandry completo tho Bide, and over, all is an upper floor for storing hay, provender, etc. Fronting tho rear of tho hotel ie a range of sheds for traps, a couplo of loose boxes, quarters for boots, stores, and other necessary outbuilding*. When thf yard nets a little more gravel laid down the establishment will not have a rival in Hawke's Bay. Information was received hero yesterday to the effect that tho Native Lands Court, which removed to Taradalo for some reason, is to resume sittings hero again. _ The Waipawa School Committee have determined that steps slwLl bo taken with regard to tho parents of children who neglect school. The laxity of the past is beginning to tell seriously on the average attendance. I understand a number of "bits of blue paper" are flying around, and not beforo it was time.

Among the local authorities who hare converted their debentures issued under the Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882, in terms of sections 27 and 31 of the Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886, is the Oero Road Board, which had a debt of £4fiß, which stands iir-v n<. /.•.onverted at £-360 7a 7d, on wliich sum interest TiaV£s" Repaid at 5 per cent for 26 years, when it will be extinguished. Among , the counties ■which have applied for grants are those of Putangata for £5000 for bridge over Tuki TuH river at Tamumu, which has been paid in full; and Waipawa for £12,000 for bridges, forming and metalling roads, on account of -which £3500 has been advanced. Among the Road Boards that applied for grants aro Woodvillo £3000, Kumeroa £1000, Maharahara £1000, all rejected; and Manga-atua, £2000 for roads, carried. Among the Town Boards aro Danevirko £600, for bush falling , , - forming and metalling roads, rejected; and Waipawa £600, for roads and drainage, of which the first vear'a grant has been paid. The Waipawa Rivers Board applied for £1000 for riverprotecting works, which was provisionally granted, but the application was received too late.