FEILDING.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 11, 24 November 1877, Page 3

FEILDING.

£E»OS? 617E OWN COEEESPONDENT.] ■ '■'■[ A? Nomination! of candidates for a seat as '.« Warden, for :Nbi i Ward j m the Manchester Highways Board, took place at 12 o'clock noon, on Saturday last, the I7fcbinsl;., m the school-house, Mr Dowling" presiding ;..as- returning^^ officer. Mr T; V. Brown was the first candidate placed m nomination/ haying been : proposed by Mr Thomas Bradleyandseconded by Mr EoberVLpudon. Mr Peter' Bartholemew was -also nominated, ' ;being proposed, by Dr. Johnston and Becpnded'bv Mr Hector Booth; Each, of '■; the candidates having addressed the ratepayers present; a show of bands was taken, ■^when alarge majority appeared m favor of :Mr T.- V( Brown ; v: and a poll was'demanded :^%y Mr Bartholomew, ' which was £xed|by the returning.officer to take place on Saturday next the 24th inst. . • - ,0h the same evening as the nomination took place there was a meeting of members of the Church of England held ait the .Immigrant Depot, for the purpose of electin > a Church Warden and a Vestry, Mr A: •F. Halcombe m the chair. It was resolved thut there should be ten members elected bs vestrymen, distributed as follows :■ — Awahuri, Mr Menzies ; Halcombe, Messrs. Lash and. Sherwill ; and- Feilding, Messrs. Halcombe, Pearson^ Nicholas, Beattie, Kirfcon, Worsf old & Young. It was resolved, that Mr Nicholas be parish CKurch. Warden.. . '•'■'-.■' On Sunday evening Messrs. -. McGregor & Joues conducted an Evangelistic Service, m the Primitive Chapel. ; On Monday evening a 'similar seryicetookpkee m the Bar- -. acks. Amongst-those who took pai't I rec,pg- r- - nised the Bevde. Messrs Jones, McQ-regor and Duncan. On each occasion' the places were ' . ; v £>n Tuesday^^ night the J?eilding Temperance Society met,;lherß.ev. Mr Jonea,%Fy p., . presiding: The meeting, was even^ h^Mer attended^wvihe;las|;:; In addition ta?|he ,Bpeakerß^at tlie'fprnjCT^eetingvMr Master^ " a ''^tbrpniaae ? a !: taking' speech. A^wiPl -gentleman" also delivered his maiden address. Doubtless such a Society will^ be; useful in' training. y oung men m" public speaking. , ; . ». „ -r'. ..■■' :On 'Wednesday evening the .two candi--dates, Messrs Brown' an.d Bartholomew, addressed, a crowded-meeting m the school- > room. Mr,E. ; H. Wright . was toted to the chair. V ;Mr Brown made ;a Icing and able y ;Bp^ch and; was .followed by Mr Bartholomew, whose speech was short. Mr Hal- . combe then spoke and referred to his efforts to induce the .Government to continue the g road from the Kiwitea block through the J ~fine country beyond it, and the assistance he had' proffered on behalf of the Cbrpdra- _ tion. He had no doubt that m a short time 1 s"eilding would' be the largest inland town * m the country, and he hoped soon to see it made a Municipalityi Mr; Rough complained of not having been visited by the rate-collector. The fact of his name being -omitted from the roll would prevent him , from, voting; Mr, Thomas Sexton, m pro.posing^'Brown, made an effective speech. Mr ' Hector Booth moved an amendment m favor of Mr Bartholomew and while speaking, waß well applauded/ A shew of hands "wa^,la,rgely;in favor of Mr Brbwh, who returnedthanks to the meetuig. The election ;7 is-Jyerx > keeiily contesfced J 'and both candidates seem confident of BUCC6BS. yy i'Thiß record of events at Feilding brings me dipwn to Thursday, the 22nd inst., when I notice that Mr A. Maxwell, the Inspector of the South British Insurance. Company, is m JTeilding, and his- appointed Mr W. Andersen the sub-agent for the district.