Waipawa.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5409, 24 December 1888, Page 3

Waipawa.

[OWN COEB.I_SrONDKNT. J

Not only » scarcity of news but a slight indisposition has kept my pen quiet during the last day or two, nnd I would not mention so trilling a matter except that it illustrates the fact that there is a kind oi epidemic jroing about hero just now the chief peculiarity of which H that it attacks the throat badly. J wired to you on Saturday that it was reported \ihat a man numod Mawiuley, brought from Tukaptm to the County Hospital, had dropped oWn dead suddenly, and an inquest was to bo held that day. Woll, no inquest was hold, and it is ouly riirht that you should know the reason why. I team from the coroner that it was his determination to do so in (ho first instance), - at tho request of tho doctor through thy police. Dr. Reed was of opinion then tlmt death -was caused by Homebody's ueslcet. On the return of the constable with iull particulars obtainable it was found that this theory was hardly tenable. l)r Reed exprcßeed his willingness to (rive a certificate as to the cause of death, and then Ihu coroner decided that no inquest was iiecwsary., and thus cheated you and I doubtless out of a smart paragraph. 1 \<mvo you to deal with this official obtusenoes as it deserves! On Friday evening a meeting ot siiuscribers for the purchase of the fire engine was held at the request of the standing committee, who proposed to lmnd over all the plant to trustees to bo appointed. Sir. Bibby occupied tbo chair, and Mr. Loughnan, iia socrctury, presented b statement of accounts to date, -which showed the receipts to havts been as follows:— Iront bull and second dance, £-17 2s ; from two days bazaar, £!)3 12* 8d; unsold goods, 90s; sale of yacht, .£7 Is ; voluntary subscriptions, £109 7*' id ; total, £261 7«.2d. Iho expenditure wa»-For hall, .£23 Is 0d; bazaar, freight ' and other matter*, £21 os 3d. This left a debit balance ot £100 2« Bd. The accounts, however, of tho Fire Brigude, who hold possession of the engine and other appliances, showed that tho real debit balance amounted to £83 only, and it ■mis decided to make an effort tn wipo off tho debt. Messrs. Rathbotie, Maroney, and A. K. -lull wero appointed trustees. The annual meeting of the Waipawa Bui.'dinff and Investment Society is to be held on "the 3rd January, for tho reception of annual accounts, and tho election of three members of committee and auditors. Tho society is now four years old, and I believe htM not made a penny of low so far. Last year the investing shareholders received a bonus of Oβ lOd per share, in addition to 7 per cwit, and this year I quite expect to find it has again done wonderfully woil. The annual installation of officers, of the Alw'rcorn Lodge, 1830, E.C., took place on Friday evening, when there was v fair attendance of members and visitors. Bro \ 'raneis P.M., was installing oiheer, and T4 -o. .L'Chicken, P.M., acted as M.C. Bro. n i Clarke ivas placed in tho seat ot 7Cin%S.; Bro. L. McKay, B.W. ; Bro. J. lY'l \, J.W. ; Bro. A. Todd, T.; Bro. T. How,*d, P.M. as S.; Bro. Rood, 5.1).; Bro Allison. J.D.: Bro. Brewer, 1.(5. ; and Brf- P- L° w . Ty'orThere are a few odd* and ends in connection with the exhibition which will make I suppose, my last contribution on that subiect, as the unsold goods are being raoidlv cleared out, in fact, little remains. A meeting of promoters was hold on Saturday night, when a contract was let to Mr \V' Maddieon to take down all the timber and calico forming the outer works of tho buildings, the former to bo stacked, and the latter carefully rolled up, all to bo done by tho 7th January, in readiness ioc a big pubho sale on Iho ath.-A testimonial was passed - in Mr White, of Dunodin, for tho satisfactory way in which ho had carried out his rontract for the elodric light, more c*puciallr mentioning the 5000 candle-power arc Utilit in tbo enclosure where tho bauds trfavod— Tho proprietor of Longlands 'Vpiary has kindly donated i lib of honey a ■ rUoi of the exhibit, to tho County r? ju i _ The following additional 110s t - j iavo beeu j,, a ,j e Auao I last awara. « omo industries—Wool, carded, wrote:- , d first and Mr A, W; - fth <wial prize of two {ruiuwis. sp 3la t; a toku; Mrs. Sinclair, 2 Jacob Ts elsen, carded, »pun, and Tho wool, whio o. u Lte wa< akin W(K)l knitted into soc. • •' f interlock wa-hodby and the k Howard, Kaikora, J. "J";'-. w . [j,,],. Sl.on?puttinK their hands in their pockety Z d in doing this they very naturally■ flunk heVhave done well, considering the divorno iSnonw they have had to content with. Theeffect*, however, of this grout etlart on tke part of a few men will be lonj< felt in Sβ ways in Waipawa, and the influence - will possibly reach your gay and festive rtown.