HERIOT.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1671, 5 March 1890, Page 5

HERIOT.

(From a Correspondent) A meeting to decide the floating of the Heriot Babbit Preserving Co. took place at the Railway Hotel on Friday night last. Harvesting, which may now be considered in full swing in this district, and the bachelors' ball taking place the same evening, accounted for the attendance at the meeting not being as great as was anticipated. Those present were —Messrs Edie (Chairman), J. F. Herbert, Officer, Hunter, M'Oarthy, Adams, Cunningham, Collins, S. Aitcheson, Kempthome, Thompson, and Hyde (Secretary). The minutes of the last meeting being confirmed, the Secretary read the correspondence since received. An adjournment for balf-an-hour was made to enable those- present to make formal application for shares. The time up, the Chairman announced the number of shares applied for as being 3,275. This being essentially a business meeting, promises were not recognised. In order to expedite matters, a canvasser on commission was to be appointed to canvass the district for shares, the result to be reported at next meeting. Mr Hunter handed in plans, with an offer from the trade for erection of woodwork and roofing, to be completed within six weeks from time of starting ; but tendering will doubtless be resorted to as a more satisfactory way of getting the work done. The Secretary was instructed to communicate with the leading firms for necessary information re building material, engineering requisites, etc. The Chairman stated that the County Council was anxious to assist the movement in every way that lay in its power. Mr Kempthome said that now, things having assumed a business form, by those present converting promises into responsibilities, he had no doubt a far greater interest would henceforward be taken in the matter in hand, and expressed himself as pleased with" the evening's meeting. Mr J. F. Herbert, in moving an adjournment till the 14th inst., said he considered the start made was very satisfactory indeed, and called the attention of the Press particularly to the exorbitant demands of the Railway Department re siding -viz., £100. He also contrasted the liberal spirit shown by the Victorian Government in cases of this kind with the shortsightedness of the Railway Commissioners, who simply stifled local industry instead of assisting it. The meeting closed with a vote of tbanks to the Chairman.

The ball given by the bachelors of the district, at the Horiot schoolhouse on Friday last, was in every way a success, and dancing was kept up till four o'clock next morning, Mr Walker supplying the music and Mr J. Aitcheson actinias M.C.

Mr Samuel Hagan, a threshing-mill owner, who resides at Kelso, met with an accident on Friday morning, which may cause him considerable loss as well as pain - one of the smaller bones of bis leg being broken through jumping from a dray to the ground. He was conveyed to the station, and left for Dunedin on the same day.