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Patea Mail, 8 May 1882, Page 4

LOCAL INFORMATION. , J)ATEA "County ~ Council. Elections held Nov. 16th, with the following result; 1 ptoia Riding : E. J. Morgan 71 votes, R. W. Foreman 64, F. M., Chapman 52, R. Horner 50. Waverley Riding: 0. A. Durio 91 votes, W, Wilson 90, T. W. Fisher 83, J. B. Taylor 76, G. S.,Bridge 70. Chairman of Council, F. M. Chapman. Meetings hold at Patea first Wednesday in each 'month.' r pATEA Borough Council. Borough incorporated Oct. 13th, 1881. Council elected November 17th, the nest annual, election being due September &hd, 1882. The annual election of Mayor takes place on the last Wednesday in November. The Council is composed as follows : ...... i MAYOR, GeorgeFrancisSherwood, J.P. COUNCILLORS Taplin, votes 100 ; J. Mi hoy 94, K. 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. ; Meetings of Council arc hold on first Monday in each month, at 7 p.m. UARBOR BOARD, Patea.— JLJL Meetings held second Monday in each month. Members elected in February 1881 for two years ; namely, for Otoia Riding, LI. S. Peacock ; for Ilawera district, G. W. Garie ; for Waverley Riding, G. Newland ; nominated for County Council, R. Horner nominated for Patea Town Board (now . Borough Council;, R. A. Adams, W. Aitchispn. .Government nominee, D. Coutts (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 135. F. M. Chapman, president ; W. C. Symes, vice-president; J. Gibson, treasurer; T. Eyton, secretary. P AXE A District Farmers’ Club i 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; H, F. Christie, treasurer; T. Eyton, secretary. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES J. Freemasons (Kilwinning lodge) hold meetings in Patea, third Monday in each month/ Good Templars meet on Wednesdays; Foresters meet every second Thursday. iOMAUST Board, Patea.- _ 7 S. Taplin chairman ; members, R. C. nnent, W. Dale, R. Horner, W. Dixon, A. Adams. J. Black, secretary. Settlement. D for The West.Coast Land Commissioner has eported to Government an. approximate stimate of Crown land available for ettlernent near Patea harbor, located in load Board districts thus : . Agricultural.: Pastoral. Wairoa district Patea East- , Patea West. . Hawera district Ngaire district 1,305 4,219 3,376 4,2.97 2,507 64.800 37.800 20.000 30,200 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 ownsnther 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 Coode 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 circiiinstances. . 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 very much less than the first estimate. Distances. —Waverley 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 Waitara or 51 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. j trains at Waverley for the South, and at Hawera for the North. NORTH. # S.M. Passengers leave Wanganui by train 7 45 Arrive Waverley., ...i 10 .0 Coach arrives at PATEA 11 15 P.M. Kakaramea... 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 7 46 Coach leaves Hawera 11 20 P.M. Manutahi 0 0 PATEA 2 0 Arrives Waverley 4 0 Train leaves Waverley. 4 15 Patea Extra Coach. ■ A coach will leave Waverlev daily (Sundays excepted) at 7 p.m , arrive Patea 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.