DISTRICT NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 165, 22 June 1894, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

Eketahuna. The Eketahuna Brass Band bald their usual weekly dance last Thursday night. There were almost 96 couple present. The members of the band intend giving a grand fancy dress ball about the J4;n of next month, the proceeds to be diverted to the purchase of instrument*. The people about Ekslahuna met with a disa|fpointment last night. They were

expecting an entertainment from the liino light panorama people, but through some mistake in the using of the material for making the gas, the retort blew up, and the proprietor had no time to gel another made, so they could not show. We have had an incessant down pour of rain here with very heavy wind. Another slip occurred on the railway line between here and Maurieoviilo on Sunday.

Tutaekara.

On Monday nigut Mr Hoisted, of -the Mangalaiuoka Batter Factory met the »attler» m Mr Corby's hotel. Although lhe night was wet and boisterous the attendance w<* fairly large and representative. Mr Hoisted n the course of ius remarks said that Mr Cook was prepared to erect a factory on :he section offered by Mr Gadsby, prov.ded the ssi tiers K’uaranteed 250 cows and llib of unlit to the gallon. After some d.scueeion the

offer was accepted and the necessary guarantee given. It u unaerstood that win work of erecting the factory will be put iu hand at once.

The section offered by Mr Gadsby for the erect on of a factory is one acre of his valuable property fronting the main road, and is, I understand, to Ur a ires gift. This d sinet :s muen in wsm of a real live go-ahead selt.er tc lake the lend and *ook after its interests, f bare i. t wsav good seitiers here, but at presc;.: tney seem to oe content to wallow iu th* mire. Take for examp.e the School Road, which leads to the Railway Station and the iiult Special Settle meiit; ii is one sea ut uiud from end to end. and is a disgrace to ail parties concerned. To get to the school, which is on y about 4 chains off the Main Road, the children have to walk up to their necks in uiud.