LOCAL INFORMATION. pATEA County Council. Elections held Nor. 16th, with the following result : Oioia Riding : E. J. Morgan 71 votes, R. W. Foreman 64, F. M. Chapman 52, R. Horner 50. Waver leg Riding : C. A. Durie 91 votes, W. 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. Worlcs Committee comprises Councillors Milroy (chairman), Adams, Aitchison, Gibson, and Dixon. Finance Committee comprises the Maj’or (chairman), Councillors Taplin, Gibson, Mahony, and Black. Meetings of Council are held on first Monday in each month, at 7 p.rn.
TTARBOR BOARI O. Meetings held secor jach month. Members ele< rry 1881 for two years ; nai Riding, H. S. Peacock ; £o trict, (Jr. W. Gane ; for Wi 3r. Newland ; nominated Council, R. Horner ; nomin Fown Board (now Bore R. A. Adams, W. Aitchison nominee, D. Coutts (chairn PATEA District Agl Pastoral Assoc: holds two shows yearly Autumn. Annual meetii April; and the present rr books are 185. F. M. Chapman, pres: Symes, vice-president; treasurer; T. Eyton, sec D ATE A District F a i holds meetings for business on the first Sat month, in the Club-roon scription 10s a year ; entra Major Turner, president man, vice-president; H. treasurer ; T. Eyton, secrel friendly soc J. Freemasons (Kilwinr meetings in Patea, third M month. Good Templars m days. Foresters meet Thursday, PvOMAIN Board U S. Taplin chairman ; Tennent, W. Dale, R. Hor E. A. Adams. J. Black, se for Se The West Coast Land Co reported to Government £ estimate of Crown land settlement near Patea bar Road Board districts thus : Agi’iculti Wairoa district 1,306 Patea East 4,21S Patea West 3,376 Hawera district 4,297 Ngaire district 2,507 Outlying districts 98,723 Totals 114,427 Also the University rese acres, near Patea, recomm leasing in farm sections acres each; The Governnlarge areas eastward of t up the Mongaehu branch, extent of level bush count be excellent for settlement JT ARBORS & Dl£ Patea breakwater is 120( the amount expended oi salaries, &c., since July ’7l Present depth on har, 1 ordinary spring tides. _ S estimated that by carrying 400 feet further out (one-tl at present), a depth of 16 i spring tides will be attaii favorable circumstances, plates much better rest nrobable : and the depth
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Patea Mail, 26 January 1882, Page 4
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