WAITARA NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11660, 21 January 1901, Page 2

WAITARA NEWS.

fRROM OUR OWN OORRKSPONn*RT> ' It has been found necessary to add another wire tb :s the Te Kuiti line, and t&6 Department's linesmen are now busy at the work. At a -meeting of the Committee <>f the Waitara Volunteers on Friday evening it wa* decided to proceed ' With the 1 making of the range as quickly as possible, bo as Ho allow tfle men to get in some shooting this seasdn. ■It was also resolved to ask £ the Government to set apart half arfaere of land in, Queen-street for the purpose of erecting, a she^ and armoury,. An in vita- j tion frpm^^he^ew Plymouth corps to, atlerid'a church parade on February 3rd; was received, and i^ was decided to>|«cer-: tain if there was. any probability of receiving the uniforms in time, the opinion being that the men would gladly; accept tfj&iirritatiae. should ti^f <nn^»rps; arrive before the date. ■ The invitation* will be plaped before/ the .. map this even-, ' ing at drill. ' ' Rowing men, are kept busy just now training for tfce regatta next .month) andi the river presents a lively appearance, eyerj evening. ... A leply has been' received from the Kaiapoi Woollen Company to the effect that an endeavour will be made to ship the uniforms for the Rifles on January 29 th, so there ia a possibility of them being rrc >ived in time for the men to attend th>. c'mrch. parade in New Plymouth. A meeting of the. Regatta- Committee was held on Saturday evening, Mr Buchanan presiding. Tb,e tender of the City Band to ph\y on Regatta Day was accepted, The Bail way Department wrote notifying the Committee of the train arrangements for the day, which was. considered favourable to intending visitors from the country and New Plymouth, Several replies from those appointed to positions were received. , The following sub-committees were appointed : — Placing buoys, Mr J. Sarten; Works Committee, Messrs Beckbessinger and Telfar; Tournament Committee, Messrs C. Goddard and A. Klenner; Dance Committee, Messrs Mills, Buchanan, and Nosworthy; Handicapper, Mr J. Telfar; selection qf gate--keeper^, Messrs Bu.ch.anan and Telfar; I Prqtest Committee, Messrs Ogle, Sarten, and G. Tate.

The s.s. Mana arrived from Wellington on Sunday, and an early start was made with discharging this (Monday) morning. A good inward and outward cargo was handled before 10 o'clock, and she got away on the morning tide.