TAPANUI.

Otago Witness, Issue 1916, 6 November 1890, Page 19

TAPANUI.

November 3.— On Wednesday last addresses were given by the Rev«. Birks and Baumber in the Wesjleyan Church. Owing to dashing .with other meetings, the attendance was small to what it would otherwise have been. Mr Birks started operations with a very good address, trettiDg upon the growth of the Methodist body. Mr Banmber followed In the same strain. He is a capital orator and holds good oommand of his audie"c\ His address proved to be both instructive and humorous, being intermixed with some startling anecdotes. He stated that dur- ' Ing the past 13 years, in ministers, members, and Sabbath school children, the Methodists had doubled their original numbers, and thus, w^ile the population had not inoreased to ouch' an extent, the growth was perceptible. During his address he gave some striking incidents of the Scandinavian and Maori missions, whioh were' highly appreciated. At the close of this meeting the utual quarterly meeting, of office-bearers took place (Mr Bautnber in the, chair), when business of a private nature was eniered into. By a majority of those preseut Mr,Birk« was invited to remain here one year m9re. Up. to the present he has not given any 'definite decision. ' ' ' \ ■ Tuapbka Oouhty , Blkction .— On Thursday night last Mr John M'Farlane, councillor for the Tapanui riding, addressed the ratepayers in the farmers' olub room. - There was a , very small audience. Mr Wbitefield was voted to ,the chair. Mr M'Fariane gave Am. st descriptive' and satisfactory, report of ,his * tewardship, dpr,lng .the j past three years. Ho said that three years ago the county was £S7OO in debt, but he could state that ' they now -had a oredit .bilancp of, £300, which is certainly wonderful in moh a short time. The Tapanui riding threat years ago stood 'financially as follows : -Liabilities. ,£;IJQ; aacets. £400 .At last meeting of the council the'Hdih^ was'only ' £180 in debt, and- as there was a. sum, of £90 o!f, subsidy to deferred payment settlements, the riding would Virtually be" only' £90 to the bad." He stated that the overdraft < cost ,the . count y £9 per week, but that having been disposed of eaoh riding was £l per week the better of it- Bach riding waa now limited to its own income, which did away with all' jealousy. He referred to t»ie works that bad been dona* urlng his term of office, on. the i Dalvy staWou, ra&a. South irpad,. Cemetery road, M'Eellar's Wooded Hill", Kelao protection words, Ardmore, GHenkenioh, and many .other places. The grader, he said, had proved a great boon to the couaty flnanoially. For instari6e," on the fiafvy road the i werki only coitthhridiqg I^2l periobajn.,. He frhen ' stated the worki that required looking after and cotrjpleting. Daring Kia l term of s'erviCß'he sad. he had ■ done what he cyuld for the benefit of,thp ratepayers of the riding he represented and the county gen6*rally, and if re-eleoted ho would still continue to look af tec their, intfjrests to, the, best of his, ability. ., On resuming his seat he said he would be happy to'ftnsweir any questioni'that wculd be put nndgive I.wbateve'r Information he could r Questions were put,by Messi's Pott. Knowles, M'Duff, Perry, and M'EitchTe; which were answered satisfactorily. Mr Perry though^ that , beforethe poqnqil opened up any more bush l»n'd for settlement they should weigh the matter well^'as he that from, the. last settlement, there, wa,'» quite.^OOOworijhofgood timber destroyed. , On the motion of Mr A. Pott, seobnde'd'by Mr Perry.' a vote of confidence, in Mr j£ Farlane ,w*s carried unanimously. A vote of thanks .t* the obairman terminated the 'proceedings'. ' ■ j . , I ",P^Boxs."TjP < n j F44 a X ßVen J n K^dramatio performance, entitled " Our Boys," was given in the Athenaeum Hall iri aid of Ifche funds of the Tapanui Cricket, Club.,,; Before the hpuf of .starting the hall was ' p'aoked "as" full as" "it 'oould ' holil!' "Manir distinguished, visitors^ '.afid' , put inntin \ appeal anpe^^mongst the- Jiumbar, being, it 6^ tlne, Bsq., one of the camUdates for the Tua,peka rfileotorate.. Tha .members of- the. -duo ■had everything done in f fine style. ,The scenic eff/cfi, which was under^the management of Mr' Wrens'ted, was grand, and to wh'jm.grwMv.o.rediMs 4h<- for, thß manner in which he performed his duties. The ' dramatis persona were as follows:- Sir tJeoffreJ' Champneys, M.r flariook i. Talbpy Cbampneys, Mt Patterson ; Perkyn Tffiddlowick, Mr ' Heckscher!; Charles Mlddlewlck,, ])r Dn>Latour;- Podles, Mr- / Quin 1 ;, r ,Kenipster, J( Mr tPetrie;, Violet Melrose, Miss Low'; May Melrose, 'Miss ' Boydi; Miss Ohampneys, MlssMKay 1 ; Belinda,. Miss May , Simmonds. , To particularise the perform?^ would be unnecessary. Suffich it to say each performed their part in a thoroughly satisfactory manner, and the audience was loud jt^ i(,s praises, Jb being the general opiuion that as an entertainment, it Burpassed anything .that, has .ever, been placed before, the public in the past/ The orchestra consisted of ' Mt, W. Wiltshire, qonduoto,r <v,|olln);,Wpß Afcklniß (piano); MrQuavle (cornet); Mr KundK(p'ccolo)|; and the musio .whioh they rendered .proved to be p splendid, accompaniment to Ifte pprformapQe. It fy • | highly gratifying that ourimaceur -dramatists on making' their idebui met i with such suaeess, i which ■ ought to glve r them enco'^idemeofc for some futuiie. occasion. As an 'outcome 'of 'the p'erformarica tbje • funds of the orioket club frill be [greatly strengthened. , ; Pomtioai.— We have had Mr H: S. Valentlnle 1 amongst us during .the greater, part of last, week. Mr J. O. Brown was expeoted here on Friday evening, but owing to his present state of health and the weather he was, compelled to.deferhjs visit. , of the candidates have as' yet opened fire, but skir- : miahers on both sides are busily at work.' ! Olvtbx .County Couhqil. — , On Saturday tUe ,1 nomination for the Waipahl riding took place at the I Waikoikoi schoolhousei - The following gentlemen ' were nominated:— Captain F. W. Maakenzie, Wat-. Bon Shennan, and B. Simmers. A'poll will be taken oil Wednesday, the 12th lust.