DANEVIRKE.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10919, 19 May 1898, Page 4

DANEVIRKE.

(FROM OCB OWN CORRESPONDENT.) May 18, 1898. Mr Cook, the popular reiitviog c fliaer on the Napier seotlon of railways, Is at present lv oharge of Danevlike. The fint instalment) of pipes for the MaDgatera Beotlon of the waterworks scheme arrived by train from Wellington last evening. A special meetlog of the Borongh Connoll is called for to-morrow evening la connection with the farthering of this work There will thns be two speoial meetings held to-morrow evening, the second one belog oalled to oooilder obj >otlons to the borough valuations. Work has been started at Mangatera in oonneotlon with tbe pattiog In of the tiding for tbe loadlcg of timber from Carlcon'o Tlratu mills, For some time past the progress of the borough has been In the dlreotlon of Msngatera, and as time goes by tbla tendenoy beoomes more prononnced. It does not requite a great tfFort on tbe part of old reildenta to remember the time when the hunts uifd to finish at the back of the Presbyterian Cnuicb. Qilte a short time ago the land In this vicinity was quite clear of an; thing bat logs. Now, how great the obange. Streets and oross streets have baen formed and metalled, and fronting these are oompaot rows of neatly finished and pleasantly iltuated ottsgea. The completion of the first portion of the water tupply ccheme Is now within measurable dlataiioe. Tne reticulation of the borough will be prooeeded with after that as soon as It osn poatlbly be done. The Right Hod, the Premier was unable to oome to Daneviike for tbe Masooio function as was originally intended. Tbe dedication of tbe now hall was performed in ecaordance with the rites of the craft by Bro. Ballby. A sign of tho times Is cow to be seen In the smart and weli appointed 'bus to be Bean Id our streets.

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