DISTRICT NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 179, 25 July 1894, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

(From our own Correspondents.)

Makuri.

Fine weather, and settlers generallv preparing to put their gardens in order for cropping. Letters have been received from Mr Hogg. M.H.R., in re Public Hall and giving definite assurances from the UnderSecretary of Lands that the township section No. 46 will be reserved for the purpose. Steps will now be taken te raise the sum of £*2o amongst 10 or more subscribers. • who. is Trustees file in the Suproiue Court certain formulae. Ac., and j then become s body corporate w ith powers lof finance. Mr Hogg also sends a replv j in answer to our wants of a daily mail and a telephone. In regard to the first the answer is that when the Tiraumea Bridge is finished it will be favor Ably entertained. In re telephone all that is asked is that the guarantors should plsnk down the lump sum of Ll6O ss a ! R'tArantee to indemnify the department | from an estimated loss on cost of construe tion and working expense* for only feur years. In passing l may remark that tbs official estimate of construction last v#ar was £2BOO. This year it is £I2OO. Of such are official estimates ! Now Makuri is a very nice place. Ac., but it is doubtful if sottler* will think their finsnoea strong enough to pay £l6O as a 4 years’ subsidy for telephonic communication. We were under the impression that the present 1 Government itself ought to assist settlers It would appear the reverse now applies For gaiety Makuri heads the list. Last ! week two bachelors' balls war* given one at the township, and the other at Ngatnri. Both passed off well and with great elect. To night, 21st, mine host of the Makuri giics a birthday ball ip honor of ibe natal day of Miss Tucker. Daneing is therefore ♦ all the go. and one occasionally sees a quartette danced impromptu on the village green. Messrs Flay and McLean liaia finished their contract for timber for the Ngatnri Mr J. Ryan, in running the mail on horseback, had the misfortune to *• mrn a seven" in the Gorge, but beyond a bad kne ia sound. Ilia horse went down th* Gorge at Limestone Blufl ' but was got up again safely, and the genial 100 j espying Uor Mai.-a»y'e mad a half a chi n picked things . igntlier and ouw'sid to Makuri. and safely arrived bet the mishap.