Waipawa.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5924, 1 September 1890, Page 2

Waipawa.

I OWJT COKKKSVONDENT.]

The o;ily subject of conversation here is, of course, the striken, but so far as I can

discover nemo at present is uft'eotcd much, or has any expectation of being- drawn into tho troublous vortex. Tradesmen have been working their stocks down of Into, and now the rise has caught them short. I fancy this will be found the casa pretty generally over the country. There was an insane suggestion the other day about laying on relays of teams and such liko on tho days when the trains do not run, but it was laughed out instantly, since we can wait a day any time. How would it ho if wo made Tuesdays and Fridays general holidays, especially as regards tho newspapers, all over tho colony 'i There was a wrestling , match on Saturday night at the Oddfellows' Hall, which was very fully attended, I believe, for I was not there. I learned, however, that the result was not very satisfactory. Tho match was between R. Grant, of Tamumu, and T. O'Grady, of Takapau, for £10 aside, Cumberland style, best "of fivo falls. My informant states that another match will be held shortly, but this timo it will bo on tho turf. The amount of the stake has not transpired. Lest honu-oue should spead a report that a native difficulty has arisen at Pourerere, it may bo as well to toll you that an old subdivision lino exists between tho woolshrd and tho ret-t oi' the homestead, which bus never been cut, nor from what Ihearwoi 'd it have been while Blr Nairn remained there, but in view of his early departure, 'he natives desire to have it done now, so that no dispute may arise after ho was gone, consequently a surveyor has besu sent for, and with an interpreter and sundry of tbe Native Committee, is going out there today. It may portend more than lies on tho surface, but I doubt it. Tho Native Committee sat again on Saturday. Tho caso taken first was one from Paki Paki, a dispute about a piece of land claimed by two tlilfcrout parties. One party had ploughed up a portion and refused to allow the other to,plant any seed, although tho land is not subdivided. As o::o of tho Committee is away, but is expected back by to-uight's train, two otfcor uhkos were- gone into, but decisions were deferred. The Committee sit again on Muuduy.