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Patea Mail, 28 March 1882, Page 4

LOGA.L OTOgMATION. pATEA County Council. Elections held, NToy. 16th, with the following result’:— Otoia Riding t E. J; Morgan 71 votes, R. W, Foreman 64; F; M. Chapman 52, R. Horner 50. - ■ : Waver ley Riding C. A.,Durie 91 votes, W. Wilson '9O, 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 mouth. . > pATEA Borough Council. Borough incorporated Oct. 13th, 18811 Council*; elected November * 17th, the next annual flection, being, duo. 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;; Aitchisoiij Gibson, and Dixon . ; Finance Committee comprises the Mayor (chairman), Councillors Taping Gibson, Mahony, and Black: * : ' - ■: >; . Meetings of Council are held on first Monday in each month, at 7 p.m. IT ARBOR BOARD, Patea JT Meetings held second Monday : ih each month. Members-elected’ in February 1881 for two years ; namely, for Otoia Riding, H,. S. Peacock for plawera district, G. W. Gane ; Waverley- Riding, G. Newland; nominated for County Council, R. Horner ; nonduated for Patea Town Board (now Borough Council), *R. A. Adams, W. Aitchison. Government nohiinee, D. Coutts (chairman). ■ ! v

Patea. District Agri cultural & • Pastoral • Association, i r holds two shows yearly, Spring and Autumn. Annual meeting is held in ? April; and the present members ihv the' books: are 185. • ■..,•1). M. .-Chapman,,, president W. ,C. Symes, . vice-president.; J. .Gibson, treasurer; jT, Eytpn, secretary. D ATE A District Earn T holds meetings for. dis mers’ Club discussion and business oh the .first Saturday' in each month, : in : the Club-room, Patea. Subscription, 10s a year ; entrance fee £l, Major Turner., president ; F. M. -Chapnrv vi**<i-nrpßi<lGnt ! FT* !P. Christie^ man, vice-president ; H. F treasurer ; T. Ey-fon, secretary, piRIENDL’Y SOCIETIES.— , L : • Freemasons (Kilwinning lodge} hold meetings in Patea, third Monday in each month. Good Templars meet on Wednesdays. Foresters meet every" second Thursday'. DiOMAIN Board, Patea. — U S. Taplin chairman ; members, R. C. Tenneiit, W. Dale, R. Horner, W. Dixon, R. A. Adams. J. Black, secretary. : for Settlement. The West Coast Land Comniissioner 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 2,5.07 , 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 500 acres each;. The Government owns other large -areas eastward of the Patea river, up the Mongaehu branch, where ; a . vast extent of level busli country is known to be excellent for settlement.

jjAEBOKS & DISTANCES. Patea breakwater is 1200 feet long, and the amount expended on- construction, salaries, &c., since July ’77, is £13,887. Present depth on bar , 10 to 11 feet at ordinary spring tides. Sir John~6oode? estimated that by carrying the breakwater 400 feet further out (one-third longer than at present), a depth of 16 feet at ordinaryspring tides will be attained, under unfavorable circumstances. Tins 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, i Distances.— Wavedey 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 Waitaraorsl to New Plymouth landing-pier. Mariaia is 28 miles from Patea as compared with 54 to Waitara or 61 .to New Plymouth landingpier. ' " Patea District Coach Service* / & Co.’s coaches connect vyith., trains at Waverley for the South, and at Hawera for the IJartb. , ... ■ • NO PTH. - '■ Passengers leave Wanganui by train 7.46 Arrive Waverley;...lQ 0 Coach arrives at PATEA H 15 * - ■ /. 3 Kakaramea 11 45 Manutahi ......... 12 30 Connecting with the train at' Hawera, train leaving at 3 o’clock. SOUTH. Passengers leave Now Plymouth by train at Coacu leaves Hawera Manutahi PATEA Arrives Waverley ... Train leaves'Waverley a, nr. 7 45 11 20 P.M. 0 0 2 0 4 0 4 16 Patna Extra Coach. • A coach, will leave Waverley daily (Sundays excepted) at 7 p.m . arrive Patea 8-40. p.m. Down,: leave Pmea .6. a.m., arrive Waverley! 7r30 in time catch the morning train for Wanganui, so as passengers leaving- Patea can get toWanganui and back on the same day. WAVERLEY.— -Copies of the Mail can be had at Mr Eookca’s, office.--.