WAVERLEY.

Patea Mail, 24 July 1880, Page 3

WAVERLEY.

[from our correspondent,] BRANCH OFFICE OF THE MAIL Friday Evening. Magistrate’s Court.— -The sitting of this Court was held on Wednesday. There was no interest attached to the proceedings. , Seventeen cases of trustees in Hogg’s estate, versus defaulters were confessed judgment to, except one case, in which they had summoned the wrong James Walker. According to defendant, wrong items had been entered in another case, and these have to be corrected by next court day. PuuLic Meeting. —A meeting of ratepayers was held in the old Town Hall, bn Wednesday evening; The meeting was very much divided in opinion as to what sort of fence would best suit the climate. After much talk and some thinking, it was resolved, that , a double ditch and bank, fence be pi a n ted with gorse both sides. It is not expensive, and if carefully kept, the fence may be fbund to answer the purpose.

; Sale of Sections. -40Tho sale of town sections was held by Mr F. ; R. Jackson on Thursday. There was a large attendance; and the bidding was very spirited. The sections began at 31s. per acre, and gradually rose in price till the Inst section was knocked down at 445. The length of the lease is 19 years. The fences have to be trimmed twice a year, and all the gates arc to be after one pattern, the cost of eacli gate not to exceed three pounds. Whoever leased the sections at the rental promised has no favour for which to thank Ins friends, either fn the board or out of it, as he paid for his whistle. Mu Leo advertises that he has opened the store lately occupied by Mr Hogg, with a stock of drapery, grocery, fancy goods, &c.

I am officially informed that the sitting of the R.M. Court at Waverley is to bo changed from the third Wednesday in each month to the third Monday. Mr Baddelcy will attend at the new Town Hall on the first Wednesday in each month, as usual, to issue summonses on application.