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Patea Mail, 11 April 1882, Page 4

LOCAL INFORMATION. pATEA County Council. Elections held Nov. 16th, with tho following result - -v ■Otoia Riding : E. J. Morgan 71 votes; 'll. W. Foreman 64, F. M. Chapman 52, R. Horner 50; Waverley Riding : 0. A. Dane 91 votes, W. Wilson 90, T. W. Fisher 83., J. B. Taylbr76, G. S. Bridge 70. ' Chairman of' Council, F. M. Chapman. f 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.r The ahnual 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., Milioy 94, R, A. Adams 93, W. Aitchison 87, W. Dixon 85,P.‘Mahony 74, JV Gibson 69, W. Howitt 66, A. Black 64. Works Committee comprises Councillors Milroy (chairman.), Gibson, and Dixon. 1 . . Finance Committee coniprises thAMayor (chairman),' Councillors Taplin, Gibson, Malib.ny, ; and. Black; • ■ ;• J f tyleeiings - of,, Council, are held on first* JVlqnday in each month, at 7 p.m. , HARBOR BOARD, Patea.— 11 Meetings Held second Monday in' eacb'fiVbrithJ : Meihbefs cs'lectcd.. in Februr ary 1881 for two years ; nhtrib'ly, for Otoia Riding,JH, S-: Peacock’; for Hawera district, G. W. Gtyne ,v for^ayerley,Rising, G. Ne’wland nominated, for County Council, R. Horner ; nominated for Patch’ Town Board;: (now : Brough Council ß R. 'A. Adams, W. Aitchison.. Government ndniinee, D.'Cdutts (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 185. F. M. Chapman, president; W. C. Symes, •; vice-president; J. Gibson, treasurer,; T, Eyton, secretary. D ATE A District Farmers’ Glitß 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.Turner, president ; F. M. ; [ Chapman, vice-president; 11,. F. : Christie,treasurer ; T. Eyton, secretary. ; . FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.— Jl* -Freemasons (Kilwinning lodge) hold meetings in Patea, third Monday in eachmonth. Good Templars meet on We.dnesdays. ‘Foresters meet every second Thursday. pOMAm Board, Fatea. — U 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 laud available for settlement near Patea harbor, located in Road Board districts thus : a • Agricultural. Pastoral. Waifoa district 1,305 • 64,800 Patea East , 4,219 37,800 , Patea West 3,376 . 20.000 Hawera district 4,297 30,200 ';Ngaire..distiict 2,s,o7 .. • :i n . Outlying districts 98,723 . 128,386 . ; ■ Totals 114,427; 2«1,186 • Also the University reserve of 10,000 acres, near"Patea,* recommended for Idng 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: 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 bar, 10 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 yery much less than the first ■ f Distances. —Wnverley is 9miles from Patea by railway route, as compared with 30 miles to Wanganui., Jlawera is 18 miles from Patea by railway route, as compared with 45 to Waitaraor Sl to New Plymouth landing-pier, Manaia is 28 miles from Patea as compared with 54 to, Waitara or 61 to New Plymouth landingpier. : ■ '

Patea District Coach Service-&-Co.’s conchas connect with j trains at Waverley for tho South, and at Hawera for tho North. ; NORTH. Passengers leave Wanganui by train Arrive Waverley Coach arrives at FATE A ... A.M. 7 45 10 0 11 15 l\ M. Kaknramea 11 45 Manutahi ..12 30 - Connecting with the train at Hawera, train leaving at 3 o’clock. SOUTH. A.M. Passengers leave New Plymouth by train at V. ••• 7 45 Coach leaves Hawera 11 20 P.M. Manutahi 0 0 PATH A 2 0 Arrives Waverley 4 P T«ajn leaves Waverley 1 15 Patka Extra Coach. A coach will leave Waveflfcv daily (Sundays excepted) at 7 p.ui , arrive Patea 8-40 p.m. Down : leave a.in., arrive Waverley 7-30 in time catch the morning train for Wanganui, so as passengers leaving Patea can get to Wanganui and back on the same day. WAVERLEY. — Copies of the Mail can be had at Mr Fookcs’s office.