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Patea Mail, 5 January 1882, Page 4

LOCAL INFORMATION. pATEA County Council. Elections held Nov. 16th, with the following result : Otoia Riding ; E. J. Morgan 71 votes, R. W. Foreman 64, F. M. Chapman 52, R. Horner 50. Waverley Riding: 0. A. Durie 91 votes, VV. Wilson. 90, T. W. Fisher 83, J. B. Taylor 76, G. S. Bridge 70. Chairman of Council, F. M. Chapman, Meetings held at Patea first Wednesday in each month. pATEA Borough Council. Borough incorporated Oct. 13th, 1881. | Council elected November 17th, the next annual election being due September 2nd, 1882. The annual election of Mayor takes place on the last Wednesday in November. The Council is composed as follows : MAYOR, George Francis Sherwood, J.P. COUNCILLORS Taplin, votes 100 ; J. Milroy 94, R, A. Adams 93, W. Aitchison 87, W. Dixon 85, P. Mahony 74, J. Gibson 69, W. Howitt 66, A. Black 64. Works Committee comprises Councillors Milroy (chairman), Adams, Aitchison, Gibson, and Dixon. Finance Committee comprises the Mayor (chairman), Councillors Taplin, Gibson, Mahony, and Black. Meetings of Council are held on first Monday in each month, at 7 p.m. u ARBOR BOARD, Patea.— 11 Meetings held second Monday in each month. Members elected in February 1881 for two years ; namely, for Otoia Riding, H. S. Peacock ; for Hawera district, G. W. Gane ; for Waverley Riding, G. Newland; nominated for County Council, R. Horner ; nominated for Patea Town Board (now Borough Council), R. A. Adams, W. Aitchison. Government nominee, D. Coutts (chairman). Patea District Agricultural & Pastoral Association, holds two shows yearly, Spring and Autumn. Annual meeting is held in April; and the present members on the books are 135. F. M. Chapman, president; W. C. Symes, vice-president; J. Gibson, treasurer; T, Eyton, secretary. DATEA District Farmers’ Club i holds meetings for discussion and business on the first Saturday in each month, in the Club-room, Patea. Subscription 10s a year ; entrance fee £l. Major Turner, president; F. M. Chapman, vice-president; 11. F. Christie, treasurer ; T. Eyton, secretary. piRIENDLY SOCIETIES J. Freemasons (Kilwinning lodge) hold meetings in Patea, third Monday in each month. Good Templars meet on Wednesdays. Foresters meet every second Thursday, TYOMAIN Board, Patea. — 1/ S. Taplin chairman ; members, R. C. Tennent, W. Dale, R. Horner, W. Dixon, R, A. Adams. J. Black, secretary. for Settlement; The West Coast Land Commissioner has reported to Government an approximate estimate of Crown land available for settlement near Patea harbor, located in Road Board districts thus : Agricultural. Pastoral. Wairoa district 1,305 64,800 Patea East 4,219 37,800 Patea West 3,376 20,000 Hawera district 4,297 30,200 Ngaire district 2,507 Outlying districts 98,723 128,386

Totals 114,427 281,186 Also the University reserve of 10,000 acres, near Patea, recommended for long leasing in farm sections of 200 to 600 acres each; The Government owns other large areas eastward of the Patea river, up the Mongaehu branch, where a vast extent of level bush country is known to be excellent for settlement. jj ARBORS & DISTANCES. Patea breakwater is 1200 feet long, and the amount expended on construction, salaries, &c., since July ’77, is £13,887. Present depth on har, lO to 11 feet at ordinary spring tides. Sir John Goode estimated that by carrying the breakwater 400 feet further out (one-third longer than at present), a depth of 16 feet at ordinary spring tides will be attained, under unfavorable circumstances. This contemplates much better results as being probable ; and the depth attained at the present length of 1200 is greater than was expected. The cost so far has been very much less than the first estimate.^ Distances. —Waverley is 9 miles from Patea by railway route, as compared with 30 miles to Wanganui. Hawera is 18 miles from Patea by railway route, as compared with 45 to Waitara or 51 to New Plymouth landing-pier. Manaia is 28 miles from Patea as compared with 54 to Waitara or 61 to New Plymouth landingpier. Post Office Notices. PATEA POST OFFICE MAILS are Received and Despatched as follow Daily Mails Outward, For Waverley, Waitotara, Maxwelltown, Kai Iwi, Wanganui, and South, twice daily, ; box closes at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. For Kakaramea, Manutahi, Hawera, Normanby, at 11.30 a.m. For Stratford, Inglewood, New Plymouth, and North, at 11.30 a.m. Direct mails to Nelson and Wellington by veery steamer. Letters must be marked “ per steamer.” Francis Long. Postmaster, HOME MAIL. Next Homeward ’Frisco mail leaves Auckland January 31, and closes at Patea about six days before that date. Next Inward ’Frisco mail reaches Auckland January 9. MELBOURNE and SUEZ MAILS. Union steamers run between Wellington and Melbourne, in connection with the fortnightly Home mail service via Suez; on the following dates : Leave Wellington Dec. 11, 18, 25, Jan 1. Arrive at Wellington from Melbourne Dec. 16, 23, 30, Jan. 6. Home letters for this route should be marked “ via Suez,”