WAIROA.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3749, 21 July 1883, Page 2

WAIROA.

[irnoM oue own , coekkspondkn'T.J July 10, 1883. I forgot to mention, when noticing the Sunday School entertainment, that the hall, lights, and attendance to samo were provided by Mr George Mayo free of charge. While I am on the subject I may remark that the elite of the town, or " the upper ten," wore conspicuous by their absence. Why is this thus ? There was a time in Wairoa when tho townspeople got up penny readings, concerts, and pio-nics, and patronised them well too. There were no class distinctions in those days, but now things are changed. " The lower ton "do not patronise entertainments got up by " tho upper ten '' —and vice versa.

The many Napier friends of Mr Charles Harm or, of this town, will be concerned to loam that he is still laid up with an unusually severe attack of his old enemy— gout. Ho has now been bad for six weeks, and of course has been quite unable to do any business himself or even read his correspondence. The paroxysms aro very frequent, and intensely severe.

I On Thui-sday the Clyde Total Abstinence Society held its usual fortnightly meeting, thirty members being present. Mr Riddle, the chairman, stated that Mr Solomon Hcmus (now in Napier) was anxious to give a lecture on temperance in Wairoa, and that he (the chairman) would see Mr Hcmus in Napier within a week. Some readings, addresses, etc., were giyen, and some songs from Sanlcey's collection rendered by tho members. Miss Light kindly presided at the harmonium. It whs decided to hold tho next meeting on tho 26th July, and to admit the public. Tho first of the notices under tho Rating Act, 1882, for tho sale or lease (by the Public Trustee) of certain sections at Frasertown are now out. Tho time and place of sale are not yet fixed on, but as the judgments under the Act were obtained on 'November 30th the land can be disposed of any time after May 3lst. On dil that up to June 30th the County Council has applied to the Government for nearly £17,000 under tho Roads and Bridges Construction Act , This amount, if secured, will go far towards opening up tho country foi* settlement. At pi-esent nearly ■■ill the laboring men are in constant work, and altogether matters commercial and agricultural seem to be :'looking up."

The movement in favor of a Town Board for Clyde has gained fresh impetus from, tlip fact that the district proposed to be formed is rated by the Property Tax Department to the tune of over £30,000 —at least ho I »m informed. Tho agitators over—and with some show of reason—that the town has not had a fair share of public money spent upon it.

The contractor for the widening of tho Turiroa road is making good progress with the work. Tho largest section has been finished in a vciy workmanliko manner. A number of culverts remain yet to be put in.