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Patea Mail, 30 March 1882, Page 4

LOCAL INFORMATION. County Council. Elections, held Nqv. 16th, with the following result':— Otoia Riding : E. J. Morgan 71 votes, B.W. ,Foreman,. 64, F. M. Chapman 62, R. Horner 50, Waverley Riding : C. A. Durie 91 votes, W. Wilson 90, T. W. Fisher 83, J. B. Taylcir 76j 6. 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, B. 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. Heelings of Council arc held on first Monday in each month, at 7 p.m.

TTARBOR BOARD, Patea. — XI Meetings held second Monday in each month. Members elected in Februtary 1881 for two years ; namely, for Otoia Riding,'H. S. Peacock ; for Hawera district, G.-W. Gane r p.for/Waverjey- Ridings G. , .Nevyland ; nominated . for .County Council, R. Horner ; nominated for Patea Town Board (now Borough Council)! R.A; Adams, W. Aitchisoh: Government nominee, D.• Couttaj (chairman.) i 5 Datea District Agricultural & JT: : Pastoral Association, holds ;!two shows yearly, Spring and Autumn., Annual meeting is held in April; and the present members cm tlm books are 135. . . r ; F. M. Chapman, president; W. C. Syines, vice-president; ■J. Gibson, treasurer;' T, Eyton, secretary. . P ATE A District Farmer s- Club T ; 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 IWner, president; F. M. Chapman, vice-president ; H. F. "Christie, treasurer ; T. Eyton, secretary/ FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.--T- Freemasons (Kilwinning lodge) hold meetings in Patea, third Monday in each month. Good Templars: meet on \Vjednes-. days’.' Foresters meet every pecond Thursday, / ryOMAIN Board, Patea J J S. Taplin chairman ; members, R. G. Tehnent, W. Dale, R. Horner, W; Dixdh, R. A. Adams/ J. Black, secretary.;

X> for Settlement. The West Coast Land Commissioner has reported to Government an approximate estimate of Grown land available for. settlement near Patea harbor, located ip Road' Board districts thus:— i: Pastoral. Wairoa district : 1,305 - 64,800 Patea East ; 4,219 - . 37,800 Patea West 3,376 20.000 Ha'wera district 4,297 ' 30,200 ' : : Ngairedistrict 2,507 ■ . Outlying districts 98,723 ,128,386 1 1 - Totals 114,427 1 281,186 ' * A Iso the, UDiversity reserve • of ■ 10,000 acres, near Patea, recommended .for long leasing in farm sections of 200 to SQO 'acres each, 'The Government owns,other large areas eastward of the Patea ; river, t lip Mho Mongaehu branch, where a vastextent pf level bush .country;is knpwn ; to be excellent for settlement. , ; Tj ARBORS & DISTANCES: . I Patea breakwater is 1200 feet long, and; tjie amount expended;,on construction, salaries, &c.,, since July ’77, is £13,887. Pfesent depth' on Idr, 10 'to 11 feet at ordinary spring l tides. Sir John Goode estimated that by carrying the breakwater 400 feet further put (one-third longer than at present), a depth of 16 feet at ordinary spring tides will' b6 'attained,' under imfyivorable circumstances. This ’ contemplates ;mtich 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 mucli less than the first 6stiimlto. i Distuncea. —Wnv'orloy. 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 Wnitara or 51 to New Plymonlh landing-pier. Manaia is 28 miles from Patea as compared with 54 to Waitani or 01 to Now Plymouth landingpier. .

Batea District Coach Service. i'4OHB & Oo.’h coaches connect witli trains atWavcrley■ IW tho -South, iiixl at Unworn Tor tho North. . ■ \ ■■ ■ ‘N’duTii. a.m. Passengers lonvo Wanganui hy train 7, 46 ••Arrive Wavcrloy’ r .Uo 0 | Coach arrives at PATISA 11 16 r.M. C /■ Knkarnnien 11 46 • Manntuhi 12 30 Connecting with the (rain at Unworn, i train leaving at 3 o’clock; < * SOUTH. a.m. Passengers leave Now Plymouth ‘ by train at ........................ 7 45 Coacm loaves Unworn.; 11 20 I’.M. Manutahi 0 0 . PATJSA ,2 0. Arrives Wavcrley ..., 4 0 T’uain leaves Wavcrley 4 15

Patka Extra Coach. A coach will leave Wavcrlev : daily (Sundays excepted) at 7 p.in. arrive Patea'B-40 p.in. Down : leave Pa..ea 6 a'.m., arrive Waverley ,7r30 in time catch the moriiihg : train tor Wanganui, , bo as passengers leaving Patea can get to Wanganui and back on the same day. WAVERLEY.— COpics of the Mail can he had.at Mr, Popko^t'office.