WHATAWHATA. Ratepayers' Meeting.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1332, 13 January 1881, Page 3

WHATAWHATA. Ratepayers' Meeting.

On Saturday evening a meeting of ratepayers on highway matters was held in the school-room. Mr Day, who had convened the meeting, stated that his Board had at last settled the dispute with the To Kowhai people. The terms were, that the Local Elections Board were to stand unopposed, the contractors were to lie paid at once, and any balance out of the Government giant to be laid out on Bomfiey'o road. — Mr Corboy objected to this settlement, asserting that Mr Day and his colleagues had no power to conclude it, and that they would be personally responsible for any money spent upon Bomfrey's road. — Mr Dawson, as one of the Board, made a good speech, leviewing the whole matter, and pointing out that the dispute was simply a legacy left them by the foi mer Board, and the settlement anived at was, under the existing circumstances, the be^t they could make. — Mi Corboy la-ought forwaid a resolution, •'That the Board take steps to close Bomfrey's load, and, if necessary, open the old road over the hills." — This met with very little support, and was finally withdia\Mi The majority of settleis at the meeting seemed heaitily glad the legal dispute has ionic to an end, and it is certainly tune it was, for the roads throughout the district are in need of repair. Thanks are due to Mr Whitaker for the unceasing efforts he has made to settle matters.

School Feast. Monday will long be remembered by our young people as the annual school fea&t day, and fortunately the day was fine. The fun commenced with a cricket match between the Ngahinapouri and our local boys' clubs, which resulted in an easy victory for the former. The scores were: — Whatawhata : First innings, 8; second, 14 : total, 22. Ngahinapouri : Fust innings, 20; second, 4, with no wickets down. Our boys played without two of their best cricketeis, and this probably affected the result. Later in the afternoon races for children of all sizes were got up, and some handsome prizes given away. About 5 p.m. the youngsteis werj entertained at tea in the school-room — a kind of entertainment to which both old and young are rather partial. The inteiior of the building was nicely decorated with ferns, ice. Mr Day, chairman of the School Committee, then presented prizes to several of the scholars. After tins little ceremony, the cricketing teams cheered each other, and all handb gave three ringing cheers for Mr Boler, the teacher. For some time past Mr and Mrs Boler have worked hard to make the annual feast a success, and, judging by the number of people present (about 200, young and old) their efforts have not been in vain. In the evening dancing took place, and was kept up till a late hour. — [Correspondent,]