Woodville Items.

Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 134, 17 November 1884, Page 2

Woodville Items.

It will be gratifying to settlers m tihe Woodville and PaUiatua districts to learn that the purchase of the Maiingatainoko Block is well-nigh completed^ and it may not be long before this magnificent' block is utilised. ; . Tlie engine and/ boiler of the Woodville Dairy Factory have arrived' at Pal-" : raerston, and might, soon be fitted up, but there"' are nb <bricks to be had m the district owing to the late wet weather About -30QQ' bricks , are required for the' 'purpose.' v V ••■•• •'•■'- '■' ■'■ Mr S6w3:yKi>as .now completed the task b.c. so energetically undertook of procuring signatures to 'the petition ; for the proclamation of Woodville under ,therTowp(Dißtr^cts Act. r .are; 75 houses in/ihe prbposeo! area, and of; 55 : householders asked to-, sigu only ono -has refused. Mr Morison will now i£or-:< ward the petition' to Welliugtbn for ' i .. There was great- vindignation ; , m i the Wopdyilie district on Wednesday ; because many rafepayers were not' 6n jtho, County electoral roll, and had itho Obuhtyv clerk- been herei he 1 would Uavo stood a good chance of being tarred land feathered for his cftielesanesa. . If, anything more were needed to urge the suspension of the County system, it is the injustice tho bgsh settlers , are: subjected to. iri having their ; lgcal electoral rolls compiled m Waipawa. As it is the roll is, in a disgraceful state, for nol oqjy are nameia i oijaitted, but 'wrong names are inserted ; and 'the Christian names and eVen'the initials are m many; cases omitted.' ; . •. ■■■> . , ', Meßsrsi Stevens & Gorton -have ; acceptecl Mr Gifles's tender for tfte metalling of> their yards'^ on the : Maeterton i Boad: 'n The work will be of a .first-class kind, the yards being laid first >vith fascines, then with rough- stones, 'and, finally covered with fine gravel. '„ Messrs Bently Bros are having a new, drapery store erected near the Maori pah, at Tahoraite. The Woodville Telephone office is about: to be :transformed into a Tele-' ! graph office,, and a Morse jqstrameht' will be put m. It is to be .hoped ' this- 5 Will lead to a speedier despatch' of telegrams, thoughthe public will lose >a< most courteous and obliging officer, m , 'Mr Motley, whose\place will be taken by 1a; telegraph operator. ,^ .;.. : Those interested m the Cheese ! and Bacon Factory will-be pleased to learn that Mr Murray has succeeded m: obtaining £400 If or tlfe Company -at 8 per cent. •• The money .was. further secured without any difficulty from Mr Lyndon, who has also offered to, dispose of the first year's produce for the company free of commission. We understand some ;. lively revelations regarding; this matter, will be made at the meeting of the : directors on Monday night. Mr Murray deserves the thanks of the district for his efforts' in this matter. : :' ; As showing the prices ruling for property m" !l Dahevifke we hear that a section of 27 acres has changed, haqdu a.t £600, and that £1000 has been offered .and refused for a section of 40 acres.