OUR WAIRARAPA LETTER.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4442, 15 June 1875, Page 3

OUR WAIRARAPA LETTER.

(from our own correspondent.) Greytown, June 12. On the most reliable authority I have it that the returning officer,'Mr. Tully, who presided at the so-called election of the Local Board of Greytown, has been advised that the gentlemen who were returned as eommissioners are no commissioners, that having been the decision of the Court of Appeal. Two courses are therefore immediately open, either for the Superintendent to appoint the so-called members of the Local Board as members legally of a Board, under the loth clause of the Local Boards Act, or for five gentlemen to be nominated at a public meeting, with a request that the Superintendent would appoint them a Board, whiah it is understood he would be agreeable to do. Which course will be taken will soon be known.

At the time the . Highways Act became operative there was an opinion held that each ward of the large highway districts should have a small Board of its own. A movement is now being made in this direction, a meeting being called to consider the question. The accounts of the Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Association have been published in the Standard. The accounts are to 31st March, 1875. The balance from last year was £llO ; subscriptions received since, £9O ; entrance fees, £39 ; gate receipts, £27 ; sundries, £5 ; total, £270. The expenditure was—Salary, &c, £3O : medals, £44 ; erecting yards, £7O ; sundries, £46 ; total, £197 ; leaving £73 as a balance to the good. The association has been carrying on excellently for two or three years.

Mr. Harris, from Blenheim, who succeeds Mr. Nation as manager of the branch of the Bank of New Zealand at Masterton, has arrived, and a complimentary dinner to Mr. Nation was given at the Club Hotel, Masterton, on Monday evening last. Mr. H. S. Wardell, R.M., was in the chair ; and Mr. AV. H. Beetham was in the vice-chair.

A meeting of the Masterton Highway Board was held on Saturday, June 5, four members being present. Some ordinary business was transacted, and accounts to the amount of £l7O passed. I myself did not see the point of Sir George Grey's letter, and thought your question, " What is it all about ?" a very apt oue. An acquaintance meeting me expressed the same opinion. I am, however, " better up" now that the Standard has given a rather energetic elucidation.

Mr. Lee, Inspector of Schools, has been fully engaged. He went as far as Mauricoville and inspected the Masterton school, under Mr. Lillington, this week, and, according to the Wairarapa News, expressed himself well satisfied with the teaching and discipline. Mr. Lee will probably visit the Greytown school on Monday, arrange for furniture for new school, and local supervision of examination of teachers in July next, settle the question of .site of Woodside-Matarau school, and after visiting three or four more schools, will probably reach town towards the end of the week when, with Mr. Kenneth Wilson, M.A., head master Wellington College, he will have within a period of rather more than a week to prepare from two to three dozen examination papers. It cannot be said that Mi - . Lee has easy times of it.