HAWERA.

Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 87, 12 February 1876, Page 2

HAWERA.

(FROM OUR OWN’ CORRESPONDENT.} I was glad to observe that my last contribution had .lie effect of removing- a little of the bile from one of your Carlyle little “busy bodies,” and I trust, after diseharging’his spleen upon an innocent gentleman, and attempting to saddle, this district with the authorship of his putrid effusion, he found a plaster to heal his wounded feelings, but, with your permission, I will continue to criticise'the doings of our public men, whether my writings convey pain or praise. The liawcraTown Hoard’s usual monthly meeting lapsed for want of a quorum, and 1 regret to say that this apathy on the part of its members does not augur well for its future success, but 1 suppose as they are new to harness, 1 must not be too severe on their shortcomings, as the Board compose many earnest and willing workers. Your hint in reference to the illegality of the Board’s action in abstaining from advertising the assessment roll lias not advanced you iu the good graces of its members. Thev argue that the Board is young and can ill-afford to publish the list of names for the benefit of outsiders. However, there are a number of ratepayers who will only be too glad to avail themselves of the loop i ole offered by its non-publication to avoid paying their rates. We are setting your town a good example in the matter of amusements. This week has witnessed the successful formation of

the MaU’era Variety Troupe, who have announced their first performance for Monday March (5. They have prepared a. liberal programme, and fioiii the names of the gentlemen associated with Hu; Olub, there can lie no doibL of their b.-mg crownc- 1 with success. Their Jirsr eJfons will be in aid of ihc Wesleyan and Pr.-s----byferian ( 'iiurelies. A w-d’-ktiow • 1 onD'ac'* if tins town is about t.. introduce a new and novel sysl -m of coib-efing old debts, and I am sure that the di blor rather than "allow ids Idlln-rio pate-nt creditor to practice Lis scheme upon him, will make a desperate effort to settle the little account and look pl-‘.a----s nit It appears licit a certain gn(le'inn. having a proclivity for polities, residing not Kid miles from rariyie, whilst, on Ids wav to his legisla: ire duties, put ilf> at mine host’s, rod fared tie; best, for which a little account remains between the proprietor and Ids customer as a .-tnurniir of fneiidshio. However,' the host is about to endanger Ihe severance of that bomb by tie- publication of tie; little bill of partieu ars in your journal, and I can assure yon that the items are a curiosity in their way. The printer will no doubt say. ‘‘lt is an ill wind that blows no on- 1 good.” It is report’d that five miners, who a-rived at K-.-ti-marae lasi week, ch route for the new goidiieid alleg'd to be discovered by Mr f’ns -y, are out prospecting behind Jenkins’ storm but T fear that efforts are not likely to be rewarded. 1| The Government have again invited tenders for gravel ling the Ketemaraa road,and it is sincerely (o he hoped that they will accept, the lowest tender on tins occasion, as contractors are, beginning to thinlc. that I lie* re is no use tendering for the work, the (jovenim-nt being evidently only inclined to “ string on” unfortunate eon!’-actors who are' suhnutted to all the inconvenience and annoyance in preparing t.aiders which receive no consideration h-iim the Dublin Works Departm-mt. Wha! is Major Atkinson about to allow this shameful procedure to he repeated? If the road is not metalled before the winter sets in, I fear tradio will suffer seriously in the rainy season. The Yankee Mote! at Nmnnanby is again spoken of, and f hear tenders are called for. It is feared that there are no com-p-Uent builders in the colony to undertake the work, and it is whispered that the architect advises the " tinaneial agent” to advertise for tenders in the New York Tribune. Great is the disappointment among the tradesmen who handed in former estimates for the work. Your town is likely to suffer an irr -parable loss by the withdrawal of one of your iidlm-ntral citizens, who is spoken of as liki-iv to take clue,-go of the bar of. this proposed i fgauth- stmet nre. 'The eomo'-tition among- the storekeepers is of the keenest, character, and tin 1 old stagers regard tin 1 , n-.-w-eomers in theiighl of interlopers. It is indeed surprising how so many can ex’s, in so small a town as this. Doe of t!n-m has the ail van tag-s of being an anc;ion -er, mil I notice, in urd'-r not .to h- 1 nn'dom by one of his rivals in trade, is ah-nit to praciiee the going gone business in the heart of tin; -m-my’s camp. What with art unions, .-metions, Ac., we are entirely pestered with forced sales to raise the wind.