Waipawa.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5894, 28 July 1890, Page 3

Waipawa.

[own correspondent.]

When our legislators amended the Licensing Act last year in the Triennial Electors Act, they effaced all indication as to when the licensing elections shall bo held in future. In tho original Act of ISSI it was

provided that after the first election they shall bo held " thereafter in the same month in every year." By tho Act of ISBO the

words quoted have been struck out, instead of interpolating tho word "third" before

the word " year." In sec. 3 aub sec. 4 itis provided that " in and after tho year IS9I the election of Licensing Committees shall bo held ou the days appointed under the said Act "—that is tho 1881 Act. Now as tho period has been struck out, I should be

glad if somebody would unravel the riddle. A football match between Waipawa and Pataugata natives was played here on Saturday, aud resulted in a win for tho former by five points to one. Tho tries were ob-

tamed by Witherow and Wiseman (2) ; ono by the latter was converted by Oteui. Dr.

Godfray as captain, Wiseman, Sebloy, Bailey, Robinson, aud Thornton played well

for Waipawa. A nativo and Mr Drover wero umpires, and Mr W. 11. Bentiett referee. The game was terribly rough on

the part of the natives, aud one whoso name was raid to bo Waiuku ought to ho barred from playing on account of his savage propensities. I quite expected a free fight at tho conclusion of the game. Tho Waipawa junior school boys also had a match iv the forenoon with the Waipukurau junior school boys. The former scored 1 points to nil.

Passengers from Napier on Saturday were surprised to see Jonas Nordloff in tho train, seeing that only on Tuesday last he was sentenced to three months with hard labor in Napier gaol. Tho surprise was not lessened when they read in the morning paper that he had been released from custody pending the decision of an appeal against his sentence. Since when has this court of criminal appeal been instituted ? All I could learn was that the Judge had accepted bail for his future re-uppcarauce. I should

like to see a full report of tho ease, which has not yet been published, befoto I condemned the Justices for severity.

That things aro sometimes done irregularly in the bush is certain, as from the paper last referred to, which condemns the Ormondville Justices, I learn that at Danevirke one day last week a man named McMahnn was brought before a single Justice and fined £',i for the larceny of a bottle of schnapps from tho Railway Hotel. Accused, who was in liquor at the time, was very violsnt when arrested aud had to be

handcuffed beforo being tiken to tho lockup.

Another country paper says " It is satisfactory to learn from tho Public Works Statement that the Napier-Wood villo line is the most profitable section of our railway system." As to tho fact I havo nothing to say, as it is well known to all who road tho monthly returns in the Gazette, hut I dispute that it is satisfactory, at all events to those who live away from the terminus of the line, since it is made profitable by extra and undue charges in comparison with some of tho other lines. These exceptional rates ought to ho abolished and somo modification of the zonal system adopted. If our line afford* a profit it follows that we are helping to carry people and their goods in thoso districts whero the Hue is worked at a loss.

The ladies' committee who are associated to raise a fund for tho Public Library and Institute held their first meeting for work at Mrs S. Johnson's residence on Friday evening, when everyone was present. Those who had been canvassing reported that they had been fairly successful, and the young ladies were very enthusiastic. A number of letters were read forwarding or promising support in various ways in aid of the good work.