WAIPAWA

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1696, 31 August 1904, Page 22

WAIPAWA

(From Our Own Correspondent.) The following are the approximate ratable values of the several ridings and road hoards of the Waipawa County. They are subiect to slight alterations, as reductions made by the Courts have not yet been cheeked. The amounts of previous valuations are placed in brackets in order that Comparisons may be made. North Ruatamoha Road Board, £288,626 (£183,396); Hampden outlying, £19,654 (£19.295); Waipawa Riding, £42,150, (£40,279); Waipawa Town District, £46,645 (£27.844); Takapau Riding, £222,607 (£152,967); xakapau outlying, £98,496 (£66,808); Ruatamioha Riding, £216,700 (£175,387); Waipukurau Riding, £256,608 (£263,372); Norßewood Riding, £146,258; (£92,833); Ormondville Town District, £9463 (£7477); Ormondville outlying, £91,121 (£59,268); Dannevirke Riding, £237,007 (£117,937); Mangatoro Riding, £316,000 (£230,362). Total present valuation, £1,965,960. previous valuations £1,425,266. The recent valuation was therefore an increase of £558,494. The increase in the Waipawa Town District was £18,901.

A meeting of the Waipawa Brass Band was held last Friday evening, and ; t was decided to compete at the forthcoming amateur brass band contest to be held at Hastings during the latter part of next month. Mr B. J. Cosgrove was elected conductor. and Mr J. Golder, hon. secretary. It is understood that a generous offer of a site of land for building thereon a new practice room has been made to the committee of management. Quite a numerous company of football enthusiasts availed themselves of the railway facilities for excursion tickets on the 13th inst. and journeyed to Wellington, there to see and be seen. The results of this match and that in Auckland on the succeeding Saturday were re eived with great pleasure, and football. "how it is uone, and how it is not done,” and various side issues more or less distant from the main issue, displaced the earthquake topic. The genial weather conditions at the beginning of last week have been displaced during the past five days by a strong westerly wind which at times developed into a Sale and was was uncomfortable within oors and without. Fortunately no serious damage has resulted, as the orchards are not in blossom. Gardens here are abloom with spring flowering bulbs, camelias m profusion give splashes of colour to the shrubberies, and the willow trees, now clothed with soft green leaves, and the glorious blooms of the wattle brighten the landscape. The social, inaugurated by members of the Roman Catholic community, in aid of church funds, was held last Tuesday evening, and was a huge success, there being fully eighty couples present. A concert programme was contributed to by the Misses Shaily, who sang, “Good-bye for Ever” (’cello obligato); Boyle. “Loved Lenoro”; Flynn "A May Morning”; Lyons "Flight of Ages”; and the Messrs Cosgrove, "City of Sighs and Tears”; and W. Eccleton, "Off to the Rio Grande.” These items met with the cordial approval of the audience. A dance programme of twenty dances was heartily entered upon, the merry colleens and their partners of the true “broth of a boy” series, threading the mysteries of the square dances, gracefully circling in the mazy waltz, and hopping gravely in the familiar dear old barn dance till, well, till very nearly four a.m. on Thursday morning to the bright music of Miss M. Moroney’s band of six performers. Mr H. Fletcher was an efficient and attentive M.C., and the Messrs J A. G. Cosgrove and K. O’Halloran the embodiment of courtesy. Extra dances were played for by the Misses A. Boyle, M. Cosgrove, K. O’Reilly, M. Hannon, M. Eccleton and Mr Murray. Excellent refreshments were served by the Mesdames O'Reilly. Fitzgerald and Moriaty. The Waipawa Choral Society are in active practice, with Gaul's “Holy City.” It is understood that Mr Bull, the conductor, has been approached, asking his kind services to assist a band of singers at Kaikora, who would like to put the same work into practice and co-operate on the night of presentment.