WAIPAWA.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9157, 18 December 1891, Page 4

WAIPAWA.

(FROM OUR OWN COIUIESrONDENT.) December 17th, 1891. Last evening the Abcrcorn Lodge, No. 30, N.Z.C., celebrated the festival of St. John the Evangelist at the Masonic Hall, Kenil worth-street. The principal event of the evening was the induction of Bro, Arthur Rood as W.M. There was a good attendance, considering the weather,. and the visitors included the W.M. and officers of Bedford Lodge, and a brother from Lodge Montrose, Gisborne. Bro.' G. Clark, P.M., acted very efficiently as installing master, and the proceedings were made more than usually interesting by the introduction of several odes, led by . and accompanied by Bro. G. \V. Williamson, orcanist, The following officers were duly installed and Initiated :— Bro. S. Johnson, S.W,; Bro. G, Abrahams, J.W., Bro. A. Todd, treasurer; Bro. J. Hckett, secretary ; Bro. Williamson, 0 ; Bro. it. Price, S.D. ; Bro. Simmonds, I.G. Owing to (sickness the installation of the J.D. and tyler bad to be postponed. A beautiful P.M. jewel, subscribed for by members of the lodge, was presented to Bro. Pickett as a memento of his year of office. After the lodge was closed the brethren adjourned from labor to refreshment, when the chair was taken by the W.M., snpported by Bros. T. Howard nnd G. Clarke, P.M.'s, and the vice-chairs by the S.W. and J.W. A capital cold collation, placed on the table by Bro. A. Brener, , received ample justice. The following toasts wore given and Bnitably responded to:-"Tho Queen and Craft," "The 0 M., N.Z.C.," "The Siste: Constitutions," "The W.M.," "The 1.P.M.," "The Installing Master, and P.M.'s," "Visiting Brethren," "The Officers," and "The Tyler's Toast,' The evening was an unusually pleasant one through^ out, and nothing occurred to mar the pleasure beyond the thought of the absent ones Buffering from sickness. - ' A sitting of the Native Lmd Conrt was held at Danevirko yesterday before Chief Judgo Seth Smith. An application for a re-hearing in Puketoi Ho, 0 was re fused. —An application under 13th cectiou of 18S!) Act was made by the grnutecs of blocks 1 and 2, represeated by Mr A. L. D. Frascr. 1 6 appeared that by a clerical error the Crown Krauts wcro' mode out for No. 1 in tho names of the grantees of No. 2, and the grAnU for No. 2 in tho names of the grantees of Nn. 1. The Judge admitted that the error bad been made, but reserved judgment for the present, being of opinion that special legislation would be required, as tho Crown grants being issued there was no power to review them. -> The usual sitting of the Ketfdent Mngistrale'ti Court was held here to day before Mr A. Turnbnll, lI.M. Iho forenoon was taken up with a neighbor's quarrel, biitwoen U. .lonsou nnd John Watts aud hu wife. Jonson alleged that ho cams home from his work late on Saturday night, and Guillng WatU' cows in his paddock went to complain, threatening to imponnd them if not . Temoved by 8 o'clock next morning ; Mrs Watts and he did not get on well together and high words ensued, in the course of which he stated that tho laiy struck him ; Watts coming up and seeing Johnson in a threatening attitude towards his wife knocked him down. There was a divergenco of testimony as to the strength and amount of the attack. Mr Loughuan appeared for Jonson and Mr E. 11. Lee for Watts. Ultimately all the charges were dismissed, Jonson being bonud over to keep the peace for six months, the parties to pay their own costs. The civil cases heard wore— H. T. Bagnall v. G. Sammersby. claim £8 17s Bd, for plaintiff, with 30s costs and solicitor (Mr Longhnan) 10* 6d. P. Barrio v. R, Rush, claim £1 11s Bd, for plaintiff, with 7s costs. J. L. Sterry v, Paora Kopilia, claim £14 18s 3d, with 20a costs ana 10s 6d solicitor (Mr Lee). Loader and Macey v. J. Dnncan, claim £3 lls Od, for plaintiff, with 12a costs aud solicitor (Mr Lee) 10s 6d. Ouo case not served, two confessed, one settled, three adjourned. The Native Land Court hero will break up for the holidays to-morrow, and resume the llakantatabi case on the 12th of January. The school pioaio is going on while I write, the weather having held up here pretly well all day, although it poured at Waipnkurau. The prises ware to be distributed this afternoon, but I have not been supplied with a list, *° I cannot give it you. 1 believe there were 25 full attendances, seven other prize-takers in tho infant room, and 23 in the main school, Tho Patangata County Council met today, when there were present :— Messrs . Crosse, M'Hardy, Saxby, White, Hunter, nod Brown. In tho absence of Cr. Mackersey Mr W bite took the chair. Mr A. Dillon, chairman of the Waipawa Rivers Board, wrote to the effect that the .Board would hare pleasure in assisting **the Council in providing a suitable Hue of Toad through their property, but wero at a loss to understand the Council's reference to highways closed to traflic in oonßequenpe ot the Board's notion in turuing the river, aB the Board bad studied to keep tho best Hue of road open for travellers, nnd the river had been turned now /or some years, aud yet no complaint had been made until the late action of the Council in diverting tho public thoroughfare. On the motion of.Messrs Hunter and Croise it was resolved that tho Council disclaims all responsibility in diverting the road lately used at tho breakwater, and thufc a couirnitteo consisting of Messrs White arid M'Hardy be appointed to meet Mr Avison and representatives of the Rivers Board on the ground, for tho purpose of defining a permanent road.— Mr G. Duncan reported that the Porangahnu plans had "been placed in the hands of Mr Lang, of Napier, ro that the Council should receive them without delay.— Must bo completed by next meeting, -Sundry alterations wore made iv tho valuation roll.— The road overseer's report was read aud adopted. — A special meeting was then held, when a special order was confirmed adopting bye-laws lor regulating the licensing and maiiogeincnt ol slaughterhouses and hawkers' and pedlars' licenses, to coruo into forco on the 4th of January, 1892, Constable Lawless was appointed inspector of slaughter-booses, the fee to Iw id per head for sheep and 21 per head for cattle; payable by the liccneee.