WANGANUI.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VII, Issue 473, 16 May 1857, Page 5

WANGANUI.

(From the Correspondent W 'Independent ) Wanganui, April 29, 1857

Som.e. .considerable time has elapsed {since we have had any. occurrence here deserving a notice in your columns—trade has been dull-~cash scarce, "beyond the, bccasjonal arrival', and departure jof a few small/coasting, yessels,,. : the particulars of which you" have we§kly.,in the 'Chronicle/ nothing has ocpurreu'fo^ break the monoto»y r of the passing time..; and yet it does not require ■ much to agitate the hund of pur little' community, or ;at least' such would seetn to be the case from an event like 1 yesterday.' A public meeting w'ajs called By the Committee of thVCJdmmori School Association''fctf'jeonsider the propriety of imposing a tax J for tb,e- ensuing fear bn'the electoi-s. of the tbwn for1 the purposes pp the school, apd 1 particularly3 to build a dwelling hfouse for" the schooltpaster. A resotion to the. above, "effect was piJoposed'.by;^illiarov Watt;'Esq.i JM:^,Q., jn| aI speech';?6f 'sqme hour and a half's duration, an<^ seconded by Miv George Roberts, who assured the meeting that it would only be " required 'for !one year. The resolution was strongly ; opposed by; the Eevsi 'H.; I^Tichoils, ;and i and -1 ulfcinlately lost by a majority- 'of fen, 28 against 18/ - The people of Wanganui ..seem to -have a ; peculiar repugnance; to.being, taxed, and will, doub^tlessa-eadily subsciibe the, required amqupt. yfitliout being forced to; do 50.7 - ;Tr); -■'■-'. .;-, ; ; ••-,,.:•,.■. ..,./, Qm;,weather is now,, and has been for ; aJbng peviod { of: the most. cheering;,kind, being ; pec,uHarly iihje, ,mild, and free fi'om high winds. We haVe : two small,. Grafts in the: river, ; oipje being laid on for the, gold'regions; and the other: ibr M".ew JPlymouth. , h . : \ „.- ■<■•, ,;,.{- „,, -,/:•;, \