WAIROA.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3055, 11 April 1881, Page 2

WAIROA.

(FROM OUR OWN COBBESI'ONDENT.) April G, 188 L The sub-enumerator for this portion of the County called to-day for my census paper. After he bad pointed out a number of mistakes in it, he said he had a hand-bill to give me. I said if it is in any way connected with the Caswell Sound "Marble Company, the Poverty Bay oil springs, a racing sweep, 841 pills, Easter offerings, or a guarantee fund for a doctor, I don't want it. The census man replied that it was nothing of the sort, and forthwith placed in my hand a prospectus of the New Zealand Government Life Insurance Department. The whole thing then dawned on me at onee — this is what is called amalgamation of offices, census collector and government toot. Oh dear, how I should like to be a tout. The sitting of the Resident Magistrate's Court here has again been adjourned. Coming events cast their shadows before them. The upshot of all these adjournments means, in my opinion, that before long an actually resident magistrate will be appointed for this district. At any rate let us hope no more Justices of the Peace are going to be made. In deciding to appoint a ranger I am afraid the Council have caused no end of trouble. It appears that under sectioQ one of the Cattle Trespass and Impounding Amendment Act of 1869, any person can impound from off any road, whether fenced or not, and one self-appointed ranger has already notified he intends to commence business, a.3 follows; —