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Patea Mail, 3 May 1882, Page 4

LOCAL INFOEMATION. pATEA County Council. Elections held Nov.. 16th, With the followingresult : Oioid Riding : E. J. Morgan 71 votes, R. W. Foreman 64, F. M. Chapman 52, R. Horner 50. Wuverley Ruling : C. A, Dune 91 'votes. W. Wilson 90, T. W; Fisher 83, J. B. Taylor 76; G. S. Bridge' 70. ■ Chairman of Co i 1 nci I, F. 1 M, Oh a pin an. ■ Meetings held at Patea first Wednesday jin each ni.oiith. ' : ■ Borough incorporated Oct.T3lli, 1881. • Council elected November : 17th, the next annual election being due September 2nd, 1882. .The annual election of Mayor lakes. place on the last Wednesday in Noveiiiber. The Council is'composed as follows: 1 ' ’ | MAYOR. George Francis Sherwood, J.P. i , COUNCILLORS Ttiplhii votes 100 ; J. Milroy.O'i, It. A. Adams 93, W. Aitchison ;87, W. Dixon 85, P. Mahony 74, J. Gibson (19, W. Mowitt 06, A. Black 64, , ■ ‘ Works Committee comprises Councillors Milfoy (chairman), _ Adams, Aitchison, Gibson, and Dixon.' !■ G Fiiianoe Committee comprises 4he Mayor !(chairman), Councillors ! Tnplin, Gibson, Mahony, and Black. ; Meetings of Council are hold on; first Monday breach month, at 7 p.rm IT ARBOR BOARD, Patea.— I IT Meetings held second" Monday in !each month. Members elected in 1 February 1881 for two years ; namely,, for Otoia Riding, 11. S. Peacock) for Hawera district, G.‘ IV. Gatio ; for Waverlcy Riding, G. Newland ; nominated for County i Council, R. Horner ; ndminated’ for Patea Town Board (now; Borough Council.), I R. A. Adams, W. Aitchison. Government nominee, D. Coutts (chairman). Patea District Agricultural & Pastoral Association, holds two shows yearly, Spring anti 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. D AT E A Di strict F armers’ Club i : bolds meetings for discussion and business on the first Saturday , in each month, in the Club-room, Patea’. Subscription'los a year.; entrance fee £l. Major-'Turner, president; F. M. Chapman, ’ vice-president; 11. F. .Christie; treasurer ;T. Eyton, secretary.' '[ ' [ pRIENDLY SOCIETIES I Freemasons (Kilwinning lodge) hold meetings in Patea, third Monday in. each month. Good Templars meet on Wednesdays. Foresters meet every second Tlidrsdny. I ‘ DOMAIN Board, Patea. — ■ 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 lias reported to Government ah approximate estimate of Crown land available for settlement near Patea harbor, .located in Road Board districts ’(bus : . Agricultural. Pastoral. . Wahroa district : 1,305 .1 ; 64.800:1 . Patea East ~ 4,219 37,800 ; Patea West , 3,376 ,20.000 Hawera district 4,297 30,200 Ngaire district 2,507; ;. . , Outlying districts 98,723 128,38(5 ; ; Totals 114,427 ; 281,186 ! , Also thd University reserve’ of 10,000 acres, near Patea, recommended fdr 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 bush country is known to be excellent for settlement. JJ ARBORS & DISTANCES. Patea breakwater is 1200 feet long, and (be amount expended on construction, salaries, &c., since July’ ’77, is £13,887. Present depth on har,- 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 resulls as being probable ; and the depth attained at the present length of 1200 is greater than w.rs expected. The cost so far has Been very, much less than the first estimate., . Distances. — Waverley is V 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 Waitarao -51 to New Plymouth landing-pier. Manaia is 28 miles from Patoa as compared with .54 to Waitara or 61 to New ,Plymouth landingpier.

Fatea District Coach Service. j TOBB & Co.’s coaches connect with Vy trains at Waverley for the South, and at Hawera for (he North. NORTH. a.m. Passengers leave Wanganui by train .......A;,... 1 45 Arrive Waverley 10 0 Coach arrives at PATEA 11 15 : , P. M. Knkaramea 11 45 Manutahi 12 30 Connecting with the tiain at Hawera, - train leaving at 3 o’clock. SOOTH. , > ' a.m, ; Passengers leave New Plymouth by train at ... ... 7 45 Coach leaves Hawera 7 i 20 p.m. 1 Manutahi.............i 0 0 yTpATEA 2,0 Arrives irley 4 0 Train leaves Waverley 4 16 Patea Extra Coach. A coach will leave Waverier daily (Sundays excepted) at 7 p.m , srriye; iPatea 8-40 p.m. Down: leave Pa.ea 6 a.m., 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 Fookes’s office.