WAIRARAPA.
4* _ (From Ouk Own Cokrespondent.) meat preserving company. The meeting of the shareholders in the Wairarapa Meat Preserving Company (Limited), which was to have taken place at the Rising San, Greytown, on Monday the 31st ult was, owing to the state of the weather and ' rivers, adjourned. A telegram from Mr C. Pharazyn was received by Mr G. Beetham to the effect that the Tauherenikau was too high, and that the meeting be adjourned until 3 o'clock on Wednesday, August 10th, was proposed by Mr 0. Cundy, and seconded by Mr Williams, which was duly put by Mr Tully, the chairman, and unani mously adopted. Considering the voiy bad weather there was a very fair attendance. ACCIDENT. An accident, which might have been much more serious, occurred at the Rising Sun, Greytown, on Monday after^^j-^ld Mr Tclford, of Wellingtori,'^WwJ[<7.just previously arrived by the coacit ''from Masterton, and was en route for Featherston, went behind the counter for something in the absence of the barman, and not being aware that the trap door leading to the cellar below was open he walked straight into it, and was precipitated to the bottom, a distance of some six feet. He was scratched and very much shaken, but he had no bones broken. It is to be feared that the shock will prove more serious, considering Mr Telford's age, than he himself at the lime appeared to imagine. On arriving at the concert in
the evening judge my surprise to see Mr Tel ford there apparently as well as ever. He is rruly a wonderful old man. EAST MASTERTOX SCHOOL. A meeting of the committee of this school was recently held, when, I am informed, Mr and Mrs Jupp, of Greytown, were appointed master and mistress of the school. A resolution to the effect that the chairman ho requested to communicate with the Provincial Secretary, in order to ascertain if an ad vance in money can ho made to the district out of the expected loan, so that proper accommodation for boys oncl girls, with h teachers' residence, may be provided without any further delay, was passed. The amount to be recouped by the education board from rates levied within the district. The chairman said that after the rateable property had been valued, he did not know that there was anything* in the Education Act, 1871, to prevent it from being brought at once into operation. THE DOWN MAIL. The mail coach from Masterton to Wellington could not get any further than Grey town on AJouday, owing to the flooded state of the rivers. The weather recently here has been, if possible, worse than ever, and the roads are in a fearful state. concert. ] Ad amateur concert was held at the ' Town Hall, Greytown, on Monday evening, for the benefit of the hall fund. The bad state of the roads, the flooded state of the rivers, and the extremely wet weather, prevented so large an attendance as would otherwise have been present. I have not time to say more than that the conceit gave very great satisfaction to all who had the good fortune to hear it. For the sake of those who gave the concert, it is a great pity that so short a notice was given, and that (he weather was so unfavorable.
WAIRARAPA.
Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue XXVI, 2 August 1871, Page 3
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