ORMOND VILLE.

Waipawa Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 779, 21 May 1885, Page 2

ORMOND VILLE.

[FROM our own correspondent.]

It appears that the election fever still rages here, that our free and independent electors enjoyed the late contest so much, that (like a blushing girl who has received the first chaste salute from manly lips, and finds that she is none the worse for the freedom) they have whispered “ do it again.” They are not content with seeking to have the election of a Licensing Committee (which certainly was interesting while it lasted) over again, but they are anxious to have one of the most dreary elections that I have known, and at which not more than one-seventh of the rate-payers took the trouble to record their votes, repeated—l mean the Road Board election. The Road Board met on Saturday evening and elected Mr Brabazon to the

chair, after which they paid a well-deserved compliment to the retiring chairman, Mr Groom, and then adjourned to this evening. I was glad to see that Mr Hensen moved in the matter of getting the township roads taken over, and though the matter was dropped for the present, we will hear more about it yet. This matter has been shirked by the Board so often that it is very clear that they did not want to have the roads in question, but the right man has taken the matter in hand now, aad there is every prospect of his efforts being crowned with success.

There was a meeting in Norsewood on Saturday evening, the said meeting being, I believe, the second of a series of public meetings for the purpose of establishing a Liberal Reform Association. Mr YV. Youngman was unable to preside, probably being called away on “ urgent private business.” Mr Selberman declined to take the chair, but Mr Johan Pedersen consented to fill the post of honour so that business could be transacted. He warned the meeting beforehand that he was a little in the dark on “ Liberalism,” and would therefore be unable to answer questions on that point, and there can be no doubt that his straightforward avowal saved him some annoyance that evening. Mr Selbefman moved that the meeting be adjourned nntil the gentleman who had called the meeting could attend and give information. Mr J. Youngman moved an amendment to the effect that those willing to join would give their names to the Chairman, and form a committee to work for the establishment of the Association, while waiting for the desired information. Mr Selberman spoke warmly against such a course being adopted, and although Mr Youngman set the example no one followed suit, nor was the amendment seconded.

The Norsewood cemetery is in a bad way, I hear, of the trustees formerly appointed, some have gone one way and some another, and there can therefore be no meeting held. In the meantime the fence is going to decay or getting knocked down. Now I would humbly suggest that some of the settlers call a public meeting and take steps to have fresh trustees appointed ; there would be no trouble in getting a chairman who could give all necessary information on this point.