WAIROA.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4191, 29 December 1884, Page 3

WAIROA.

[feom our ovm cobbespondent.] _ The Town Board sat on Monday night from about 7 o'clock to 10.30 p.m. trying to decide whether or not they would pass any by-laws or go upon that inestimable measure, the Police Offenders Act, Eventually another postponement till next week was'decided on. These by-laws have now been before tho Board over twelve months. Mr 11. Flint, Clyde poundkeeper. Las gTOwn weary of his office and has resigned hit post. He has at present in the pound «!a white elephant" in the shape of an entire horse, with £o damages on him, and tho worthless beast is eating off his head in keep. T . , Where, oh, where /* the Inspector of Nuisances ? During the last ten days the carcasses of two dead horses huvo been fillin °- the air with unsavory odours, making ladies and children passing along the street that bad as to completely overcome them. The Board should certainly trot out thenreal live inspector to see that this work is carried out. The profits made by the Napier fruiterers out of the growers here in Wairoa, are so utterly out of proportion to the prices they give for the fruit, that it is seriously proposed to form an association of growers, •yrhp wiU take steps to dispose of their fruit themselves in Napier, and so realise a more satisfactory rjrice. By the way, what has become of the project for providing a market for Napier ? Many producers hero were overjoyed at the prospect, but it seems to have fallen to the ground. I have seen, within the last few days, Borne of the finest crops of -wheat it has ever been my lot to notice, in one paddock more Vparticiilarly, the crop was remarkably cleanly cultivated, uniform in quality, and with straw about four feet long. It is a pity we have not a few more growers. : Tho annual treat, and prize distribution, of the Wairoa district school tookplaceonlnday last, about 120 children sitting down to a sumptuous tea, provided by the head teacher, Mrs Gosnell. After the tea the usual distribution of prizes took place, accompanied with tho customary speeches eulogistic of everybody. The children I must Bay all looked very neat, and orderly in their behavior. The Government have yielded to tho request of the County Council, and appointed one of the A.C. to remain at Fraeertown to look after the ferry.