WAIRARAPA.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXII, Issue 2587, 22 October 1867, Page 5

WAIRARAPA.

ME C. B. CARTER AT THE YTAIBAEAPA.

This gentleman, who formerly represented the Wairarapa in the General Assembly and Provincial Council, has been visiting his old constituents since his return from England. At Greytown he met with a very friendly •reception, and in the evening the Wairarapa Brass Band played a series of tunes in his honor in .front of his temporary abode, tho appropriate air of " Avid Lang Syne" being •amongst the number. On Monday evening he held a public meeting relative to the Greytown Reserves, ut which he made a very able and interesting Bpeech, not only with reference to the special subject for which the meeting had been convened, but also on political and other matters. After giving a •satisfactory account of his trusteeship for 'the town lands of Greytown, he concluded >his speech in the following terms : —

" I cannot but feel an interest in this district, which I represented for so long a ,period, and though I may bare been censured by some parties in the valley, I condole myself with the fact that public men must -«xpect their public actions to be often criticised and sometimes unjustly censured. I •do not complain of this — and aa for any ; grosß personal attacks that may have been ■made, or untruths told, by whomsoever, when I was thousands of mileß away and enable to defend myself, you will agree with .me that they were ungeaerous, unfair, unEnglish, and ungentlemanly (cheers), and therefore unworthy of my notice. If my long stay in England has inconvenienced or dissatisfied you, I am sorry for it — but it w&b -caused by, my endeavors to serve the prowince and not to serve myself, but that will not make me forget the great confidence placed in me by you, and the consideration *rad kindness I have ever received at the •hands of the Wairarapa people in past times, «nd here let me say, as I conclude, that it will always give me pleasure to serve you while I can, and if my services are not further wanted, still it is my earnest desire and vish that at least we may part as friends."

At the close of his speech, resolutions ex- 1 pressing satisfaction with his explanation and : confidence in himself were unanimously ■ passed. It was also resolved that the revenue j -derived from the Educational Reserve ought j to constitute a separate fund for educational ■ purposes, and that measures be taken for the establishment of a grammar school. Mr Carter also held a meeting at Masterton, and repeated his explanation there with equal] success. The Mercury of Monday has the following ! items of news : — MINEBAL SPRING.. A spring was discovered some time ago in the Taratahi plain, the water from which Mr Hirschberg has had analysed by Dr Grace, M.D., Wellington, from which we learn that ( : the water contained — Chloride of calcium 81 „ magnesium 08 Alkaline chlorides, principally with sodium, compounds iodides and bromides 29 1.18 Dr Grace remarks that the mineral water j sent is likely to prove useful in cases of stomachic derangement, certain kidney affections, and possibly, in chronic rheumatism, -as it contains iodides and bromides.

FOUND DROWXED. We have this morning received information of the finding of the body of Thomas I>rew, who had beeu missing since the loth instant. On that day he had been in the -company of a man named Gledhiil, on their way to Masterton. He lay down in a flux bush after leaving Jenning's accommodation bouse in the evening where they had refreshment, when Gledhiil left him, and no trace of •him could be discovered until yesterday, when he was found drowued in the Taueru. PUBLIC MEETING. It will be seen by a notification in our ■advertising columns that Mr Bunny has convened a meeting of his constituents at the <>rreytown schoolhouse, on Thursday evening, October 31st, when we trust there will be a large attendance of the electors of the district to hear from Mr Bunny an account of his stewardship as one of the members of the Provincial Council and one of the General Assembly during their last sessions.