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Patea Mail, 22 May 1882, Page 4

LOCAL INFORMATION. pATEA County Council. Elections held Nov. 16th, with the following result:— Otoia Riding : E. J. Morgan 71 votes, R. W. Foreman 64, F. M. Chapman 52, R. Horner 50. Waperley Riding : 0. A. Durio 91 votes, W. Wilson Jp, T. W.Fisher; 83, J. B. Tajdor 76, G. S. Bridge 70. Chairman of: Council,F. M. Chapman,, Meetings held at Patea first Wednesday in eachmonth. v ■ pATEA Borough Council. j 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 ; . •: . - . i : MAYOR. George Francis Sherwood, J.P. COUNCILLORS'TapIin, votes 100 ; J. Milroy 94, R. A. Adams 93, W! Aitchisbn 87, W. Dixon 85, F. Mahony 74, J. Gibson 69, W. Howitt 66, A. Black 64. Works Committee Councillors Milroy (chairman), Adams, Aitchisbn, Gibson, and Dixon . . Finance Committee comprises the Mayor (chairman), Councillors Taplin, ; Gibson, Mahbriy, and Blackli ! ’ ■.’• .- ■ , Meetings, of. Council are held on first Monday in each month, at 7 p.m. .. FT ARB OR BOARD, Patea.— JO.. Meetings held second Monday in each, month. .Members; elected .ip., Februr ary 1881. for two years ; namely, for ;Otpia Riding,, H.. S[. Peacock ; for! Hawera 'district, 1 S G ; . VV.'Ghhe ; fbr'WavcHeyFiding’, G. Newland ; :i nominated !for ; County Council, R. Horner, nominated for Patea Town Board (now Borough Council), R. A. Adams, W..Aitchisopg : government nominee!,'D : . f Cbutfs (chairrhah)'. Patea District A gricultural & Pastoral^Association,,. , , holds Two ! shows, yearly, Spring and Autumn.' Annual hieeting 'is held, in April; arid the present tn'embets on the books are 135. ‘ . ; F. : M. i: Chapmari‘, president; Wi ; 0. iSymes; vice-president; : J. treasurer; secretary. . P A!TE A pistric^Farin^s^Ciul) i, , holds meetings for discussion and business 1 on the first Saturday in each month; in the Club-room, Pateu. :; Subscription 10s a year ; entrance fee. £l. Major Turner, president ; .Chapman, vice-president; H. F. Christie, treasurer ; T. Eytori, secretary. FIRIENDLY SOCIETIES;— ■Xmi-Freemasons i (Kilwinning lodge) hold ..meetings inFatea, third, Monday in each .month. Good Templars meet on Wednesdays. Foresters, meet .every second Thursday! : • - ' : ‘ ! T\ OMAIN Board, Patea.— U S. Taplin chairman ; members, R. G. Teririent, W; Dale, B. Horner, W. Dixon, R. A. Adams. J.ißlack,.secretary. for Settlement. ji The West Coast Land Commissioner has reported to Government an apprdximate estimate of Grown land available ; for settlement pear Patea harbor, located, in Road Board districts thus : Agricultural; Pastoral. Wairoa .district ■ >! ;;64,800-- ! : Patea East 4^219.. ;■ ,37,800.-..., 1 : Patea West ' ' 3,376 ' ' 20,000 Hawera district 4,297 30,200 Ngaire district ""'"2,507 ■ Outlying districts 9,8,723, ~ ~128,386, Totals 114,427 281,186 AlsdHthe •’University ‘ reserve of f IIO,OOO 1 acres, near Patea,-recommended for long leasing; in ifarm ;sections of, 2Qo,ito/500 acres ,each; The .Government owns, other large areas eastward of the I?atea river, uh tlie r Mbriga‘ehu' branch, where' a “Vast extent^of level bush Country is known to be excellent for.settlement;

tIAKBQKS & DISTANCES. Patea breakwater is 1200 feet longfr and; the!!amount expended font: construction,; salaries, &c., ; iince Present ’dejpth, on- Jarp lO to ill feet .at! ordinary spring tides.;) Sir Johm Goode | r eetixhatedithat By carrying thetbreakwatef 400!fe6t furth'er out (one-third longer than: at presents a :depth of IB: feet at ordinary! spring slides, .will be Attained*! under ••m-j favot’dhU’ 'circumstances; is This: rcontem-j plates! muchi" better as ; being) probableaind thb ■ididpth; attaine'd afthei present Ifeng th of 1200 iff greater than was; .bxpepted; JiThe cost has ibeem veiy; linuch rless than the ’first estimate; ;?. a • ! i .'Distancesi~Wdver\e.jl is 9 i tnilesi!from| -Patea. by rai 1 way route, i as compared- with j 30 imiles. to iWanganui. Hawera is -18; miles from! Patea by railway ;route,- as cohipared with.4s to Waitara or6l to New| Plymouth, landing-pier. Manaia is- 28| miles from! Patea as compared with 64 itoj Waitara; of-BFto New Plymouth landing-; pier.;; -«-'bV.v . Patea District doach Service. JuDoM ..coaches,connect; with, vy trains at Waverley for the South, and at/fJawera for the North. , NORTM.' - v - A.9. Passengers leave. Wanganui by n , . train vlv?J‘^itvb'rirvr • • lj7iM Arrive Waverley 10 0 Coach arrives .at,PATEA ... ........ 11 16. :) / /; ■ ■ p.m. J Kakaramea 11 45 ; Manutahi 12 30 Connecting with the train at Hawera, , train leaving' at*3|o’block| J l_ V V••■ (5 . 1 1 Passengers leave New Plymouth by train at , 7 .45 Coach leaves Hawcra.Av..';U...'.ll.\. IJ2O ' " , P.M. Manutalii ) ..... , ii-.Ai... '0 .0' ' PATEA 2 0 Arrives Waverley 4 _O. Train I eaves W averl ey...4 16 Patea Extra Coach. A coach will leave Waverlev daily (Sundays excepted) at 7 p.nr, 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. WAVBRLEY.TrGopies pf ithe MA|fc can be had at Mr Fooke's’s office.