NEWS AND NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 22, 26 June 1880, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

The road line has at length been completed between the two camps. In connection with this matter a good story is current. It is stated that Mr. Hursthouse, C.E., who has been in charge of the construction of the road, visited Parihaka a few days ago. Upon being introduced to Te Whifci, the Prophet inquired whether Mr. Hursthouse had charge of the road making, and receiving a reply in the affirmative, he asked what business the engineer had at Parihaka. Mr. Hursthouse replied that he had merely called to see a few very old friends, and that his visit had no political significance whatever. This appeared to soothe Te Whiti's injured feelings, and in a half-confidential manner he said to the engineer — "You pakehas say the roads will meet?" Mr. Hursthouse — "Yes, certaiuly they will meet." Te "Whiti — " If the roads pass each other, how can they meet?" The road engineer has a good appreciation of a joke, and he enjoyed the " dose of borax " which the prophet administered to him. We give the story as told to us, but we cannot vouch for the correctness of it. Mr. Skeet, dentist, will visit Hawera early next mouth. Over 200 shares have been taken up in the Normanby Town Hall Company. The project is almost sure to be a success. Mr. G. V. Bate has been appointed agent for Mr. E. Tregear, surveyor, Carlyle. The lease of the wharves belonging to the Patea. Harbor Board, for a term of twelve months, will be offered for sale at Carlyle to-day by Mr. W. Cowern. Sixteen accepted for the handicap billiard match, which was commenced at Llayd's Hotel last night. The prizes are £6, £1 10s, and £1. Mr. W. M. Thomson's land sale was a complete failure. Not a section, in either town or country, was disposed of. The excitement of th .• previous day had quite died out. The Normanby Rifles will parade for inspection at half-past two o'clock this afternoon ; and the Hawera Light Horse on Monday, Friday's parade having been postponed. The football match, Carlyle versus Hawera, will be played on the Cricket ground to-day, commencing at two o'clock. It is anticipated that there will be a keen and exciting contest. A meeting of the Gun Club will be held at seven o'clock this evening, at Owen's Hotel, for the purpose of adopting rules, prepared by the provisional committee, who were appointed at the meeting held on the Queen's birthday. The provisional committee of the Musical Society met on Thursday evening, and drew up rules, which will be submitted at a general meeting, to be held on Tuesday nest, at 7.30 p.m.,. at the Town Hall. Parties wishing to join are requested to leave their names with Mr. "Whittaker, hon. secretary. A large quantity of trees, shrubs, and plants were brought by a bullock- dray to Hawera yesterday. They have been sent down by Mr. J. Mitchinson, of the Caledonain Nursery, New Plymouth, and will be offered for sale at noon to-day in Prosser's yard. A variety from Mr. Roper's Hawera Nursery will also be sold to-day by Mr. Thomson at the same place. In our report of Mr. Quin's remarks at the public meeting, he was made to say that " they could not get a linkage map in New Plymouth, but had to pay for a draft at a shilling per link ; whilst in Southland a person could make a copy of the map, if he wished to do so." Mr. Quin informs us that what he said was a shilling "per section," and not "per link." Mr. Beamish, who has been deputed by the committee appointed at the late public meetiug, held in Carlyle, to canvass for signatures to the petitions drawn up in accordance with the resolutions, is now on a visit to this district. As there appears to be some misunderstanding, it might be as well to state that the fact of signing the Carlyle petitions does not in any way interfere with those to be sent from this district. Indeed, a great number of the settlers in both places will agree with the language used in the petitions drawn up >itf: Hawera "and Carlyle. Therefore, no barm whatever can be done "by signing both.