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GREYTOWN.

The Fire Brigade sports, to be he’ld on the 22nd at llio Recreation Reserve Ground, bids fair to be a good entertainment, judging by the energy displayed by the committee and the nominations recoived. The refreshment booths, &c., were let by tender to parties whose reputation in such / matters is a guarantee of their fitness to fairly cater to the public taste. In connection with the event, it is expected there will be some scientific wrestling matches for wagers indulged in. Should the weather prove tine there will, doubtless, be an extra large gathering present. The Wesleyan Circuit Quarterly Meeting took place last Thursday. Theie was a fair attendance of office-bearers. The financial statement, although incomplete, ivas considered satisfactory. Number of members on the roll 95 Electiou of office bearß was postponed, owing to the non attendance of some of the outside officers. Circuit stewards were asked to remain in office until a larger meeting. Mr Willis, of Feathers ton, was appointed representative to the conference to be held in Wellington next March. A committee wss appointed to carry out arrangements for a picnic in aid of circuit funds, to be held in Mr Wilkie’s paddock on the 22nd prox. A proposal to form a Sunday School Union for the Wairarapa. was discussed and approved of by all present at the meeting. A novel juvenile concert is announced to be held shortly in commemoration of Arbor Day here. It will bo a cantata—the words by the Rev E. H. Wyat, musical score by Mr M. Yarnham, local band mastor. Rehearsals by the various school children have already commenced for the forthcoming event, which will be in aid of the ‘ Arbor Day ’ funds. There was a cricket match played last Saturday here between the two local teams, the Greytown Cricket Club beating the Fire Brigade Club by 87 runs on the first stumps.

Much controversy is being held here just, now through the columns of the local journal re a water supply for the borough. This may seem rather funny to outside readers, who, doubtless, remember in the days gone by it was eurrantly reported and religiously believed by newspaper readers throughout the Colony that Greytown would be ‘ flooded out of existence.’ The removal of obstructions have caused the flow of the current of the Waiohine to deepen its course through the shingle bed, thus lowering the ‘ water tables ’ in the various wells. The discussion is likely to lead to our getting a good water supply in the near future.

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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1037, 15 January 1892, Page 23

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GREYTOWN. New Zealand Mail, Issue 1037, 15 January 1892, Page 23

GREYTOWN. New Zealand Mail, Issue 1037, 15 January 1892, Page 23

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