HAWERA.

Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 334, 29 June 1878, Page 2

HAWERA.

(from our'own correspondent.) This weather grows more boisterous every day, traffic is almost suspended, people cannot leave their houses without running the risk of being bogged—the principal amusements of the inhabitants being confined to Yankee Grab and bottled porter. Norman by is entirely cut off from us, a voyage thither requiring preparations-on a large scale, to ensure a safe arrival. The Town Hoard inform me they can do nothing to the roads, as the funds have run out, but intend ordering a largo supply of soa boots, which they will be able to let out to ratepayers at a reasonable rate, until the weather improves and the roads, mend.

Onr Volunteer Cavalry Corps are enrolling recruits everyday, and promise to show a goodly number on the roll ; bat I cannot help thinking that it would have been better in every way bad their efforts been directed in the formation of a foot'corps. A cavalry corps entails a deal of trouble and loss of time—horses, on account of the scarcity of convenient gracing paddocks, have to bo kept at a distance from town, much time thus being lost in procuring them when needed : the accoutrements, also, to keep them in a proper and serviceable state, require more looking after, Besides, a regular course of drill is required, and proper training in riding schools, to ensure anything like a decent turn out —for what looks more absurd than to sec a number of men on horses, without the least idea of the means or the power of controlling them. Had it been a foot corps, anyone could have left their business for a few hours drill at any time, without having to waste hours in catching and grooming horses; and what could be nicer than a walk out on a moonlight night, headed by our Town

Band, and followed in the rear by the admiring youth, maid, and small boy of the district.

The mimurv of now buildings, now to .lie scon in course of erection, shows that Hawera has not yet reached the limit of its greatness prognosticated by many would-be knowing ones. Amongst the principal of these, may be mentioned the large and commodious premises of Duffill Bros., who intend carrying on the cabinet-making and upholstering business on an extended scale. They inform me they will shortly be able to supply all kinds of bedding, mattresses, and palliasses, made on the premises, and intend as soon as their store trout is completed, to keep a large stock of wellseasoned furniture, so that settlers can supply themselves-with anything in that line at Wanganui prices, without incurring the expense and risk of carriage.