HAWERA.

Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 451, 9 August 1879, Page 2

HAWERA.

(from our own correspondent.) A concert was held on Friday last, in aid of the Hawera Institute. The programme was rather a long one, consequently it was late before it was finished. It would be useless to remark on each song, &c., as everybody tried their best, and succeeded very well. Many thanks are due to the ladies and gentlemen from Carlyle, who so ably assisted in the vocal part of the concert. It was first arranged that “ Box and Cox ” was the farce that was to be played, but through the absence of one of the prcfovmers, the piece fell through, and another one called “ Cousin Joe’s Visit” was rendered in its place. The amount realised, I believe, was £2l, and thecommitte intend continuing the concerts every month. I trust they will be quite as successfuy as their first one. At the Road Board meeting held on Saturday, the following amounts were proposed to be expended on the roads in the district: vV'hareroa Road, £6O; Noonan Road, £ls ; Whakamara Road, £2; Otoki Road, £6; Mells Road, £l2; Irtgahape Road, £ls; Allen Road, £4O ; Merimeri Road, £10; Ta Whiti Road, £SO ; Austin Road, £2O; Mangapouha and Ohangi, £2O ; Glover Road, £lO ; contingencies, £9O. Tenders will be called for bush felling on Ingahape Road (3 sections), Mells Road (1 section), and Allen Road (1 section). Tenders to close on 4th September. A petition was read from the Whakarnara settlers, praying that the Road Board would endeavor to obtain part of the 20 per cent, from Land Reserve from County Council for roads through the block.

Accounts passeo for payment: John West, £10; Patea Mail, £4 15s.

A meeting Was held in the Town Hull on Wednesday evening last, by the supporters of Major Atkinson.

Mr T. Middhmas was voted to the chair. Tixo Chairman read the advertisement convening the mooting - , and said that the main business was the election of a Committee for the preliminaries a 1 tending general elections.

Mr Davidson said that Major Atkinson .would most likely 1> - hare* about Wednesday next, at ]•■;; >t he has] telegraphed to him (Mr D.) to that eiT et. Mr King seemnd to think that Major Atkinson had not done In’s dutv.

A very warm discussion here i : n:m ;1. the Chairman ruling Mr King out of order. Mr Davidson wanted to know whether Mr King was a supporter of Major Atkinson or not ?

Mr King said that it had nothing to do with it.

Mr Davidson spoke at some length, up-holding Major Atkinson’s policy, and saying that lie thought they ought to appoint a Committee at once, and proposed a resolution to that effect. Mr Douglas seconded it.

Mr King moved as an amendment, “That no Committee be appointed until the electors have heard Major Atkinson’s views.” Mr W. M. Thomson seconded the amendment, and said that he thought Major Atkinson would rather appoint his own Committee.

Messrs Middlemas and King again waxed warm, Mr King being accused of making some ungen Unmanly remarks. The voting for the amendment and the resolution were the same, and the Chairman gave the casting vote in favor of the resolution. The Chairman then said that the next business was to elect a Committee, the result of which was a yell of derision from the opposition. No chance of doing any more business was likely, so, with a vote of thanks to the chair, the meeting dispersed, the opposition retiring with sarcastic grins and fiendish bowls.

The first accident that ever oevured to any member of our Football Club eventuated on Wednesday Inst, when a few members of the Club wore practising for the struggle against Waihion Saturday, Mr H. Southey was the unfortunate victim. He was running towards the ball at the same lime as one of the opposing party were, and when the collision came off, Mr Southey dropped down, saying that Ids leg was broken. Mr Moore was immediately sent for. In the meantime the remainder of the players rigged up a stretcher, and when Mr Moore arrived, ho was carried down to town. When lie was put in bod the doctor set the log, which proved to be a clean break of the shin bones. It was remarked that Mr Southey appeared very cool after it was done, and somebody offered him !,i some brandy, but he declined, saying that he was accustomed to that sorb of thing, having had his arm and leg broken before (a sort of thing I don’t think I should have any ambition in accustoming myself to). The patient is getting on capitally now under the nursing of his friends and host Lloyd.

At the Town Board meeting held on Monday night, Mr Duffill proposed, “ That the footpaths in the township should be curbed,” which was carried unanimously, so we may expect to have a docent footpath to walk on for the future.