j^/^LO£AL ( pATEA County Council. I Elections held Nov. ,16th,,with the folIbwing result, • Oioia Riding :E. J. Morgan‘7l votes, R. W. Foreman' '64* F, M. Chapman 62, R. Horner 50. >,, . ~ : , ' , Waverley Riding : 0. A, Durie 91 votes, ■ W." Wilson” 90, r iV W. Fisher 83, J. B. Taylor 76, G. S.’ Bridge 70. : • 1; 1 ' ‘ ’ '■ r,i Chairman of Council, F.-M» Chapman. : Meetings held at Patea first Wednesday in each month. .pATEA , , i .GBoroughdncorporated Oct. I3th, 1881. < i | Council'!'elected: November. 17th,: ;the ’ next annual election.hqing, .due (September ! 2nd, 1882. The annaal. J ele.ctio.n: of Mayor • takes place on the last Wednesday in /November.- The Council is composed as fplloWsf-UL 7..- 7"l■ i' V'fVt,O yJ ; : MAYOR, George Francis Sherwood, J.P. : COUNCILLORS Taplin, votes 100 ; J. Milroy 94, R. A.Adanis 93, W. Aitchison : 87, f Q9, Wi Howitt 66, A.-'Black 64. ; Works Committee,campuses Councillors Milroy (chairman), Adams, Aitchison, !' Gibßos‘iii'dvtJiiXon' ELi i\')' 3-O' £o >/1 j dc-. 1 | JVinqnc^poinmittee’C qmprisqs -the I (phairinan); Councillors Gibson, Mahony, and' Black. l ’ ,; /' ' l ' ‘ ; Meetings of Council are ' held-’on 'first Monday, in eaeli month, at; 7 p.m. - IT ARB OR B O ARD, P^tCa.— s - lx “Meetings 1 held second''Monday £ in' , each 7 morith. io Members elected I 'in 'FebnE' ary 1881 for two years hamelyiiforOtoiA Ri din g,. ; ;H>. 5.., peacock f for \ ,Hawere.. district,, p.. W. .Q-ane,fpr-^ay^rleyi^ldiiogj, G.‘ Newland ;' homihated “for 'County Qotihdil, ? !B. :i Hoirri''dr^jC‘h ! diilndtdd/Yb , f Patea Town-i Board ; iCouhcil), ! R.i A,, Adams,AV. Aitchigon. ; Goverrtment, fiominee, D. Coutts,(chairman), d , . 1 1 pATEA District Agricultural PastqraL :i Asspciation, L . holds j two, shows- t yearly, Spring . and Autumn. Annual meeting is held in j April ; “and the present'members bn the 1 bbbk'safe 1'35. ! ‘ *-”1 I ( P7 Ml': Chapman 1 ," president ;‘W. G7 Symes'; " vice-president ; ’ -GibSon, 1 treasurer : T. Eyton 7 secretary. ; : : •’ 1 f) ATE A District farmers sbliijoi I ; boid^.imeetings for discussion and. business bn the first Saturday in each mbnthV in’'the 'OluEidbm, ; Patea: J Subscription 10s a year ; entrance fee ’ j Major-Turner;,-president! -f.Fi M.j,Chap-i ina.n, ; , yice-pr,esident; ,H. F.; Christie,, treasurer ; iVEyton,^secretary.,. - FRIENDLY SOCIETIES,—: x- (Kilwinning lodge) hold meetings in Patea, third Monday’ in ..each nbbnth? 1 Good Templars meet on Wednesdays 1 . ’-'Foresters' '-nieet* every ' second* Thursday; i ; < , , ~:l t > :• ■ •=• DOMAIN Board, Patea.— l ; S. Taplin chairman ; members,R. 0." Tennent, W. Dale; R.j Horner,, W,;,Dixon,, R. A. Adams. J. Black, secretary. . f !( - pAN D for ; Settlement. : The West Goast Land Commissioner has, Government an approximate 'estimate7 of Crown ‘ land available, for settlernent hear Patea harbor; located in ; Road Board'districts thus •' i Agricultural-. Pastoral; 1 Wairoa district . - 1,305 -64,800- . ’' ' Patea'East •’ 4,219 V ’ 37,800 1 : . | 4 Patea West 3,376- 20,000 ’■ r> l . ’ _ clistj’ict. 4,297-' ~ ,30,200' 1 ; “ Ngaife district 2,507 : i Outlying 1 districts 98,723 128,386 1 ! Totals 114,427 281,186 >Also ,lhe ; ;Uhiversity:‘resefvbiiMl (I0;OOO ,acres,.near Patea, recotnraend.ed fpr.jopg leasing in farm sections of 2QO .to, 500 • acres each; The‘'Government 1 owns oilier ,-large 'areas 1 eastwai'd 1 -bfi* the'Patea "river,' 1 up Otbe Alongaehu <branch* W r here j a , t vast extent,of .level bush- country is. knqwn.fp, -be excellent.for settlpment., ,7 t
TJAKBOUS & DISTANCES. ; ' Patea break water.is (1200, feet long, ;an,d; the amount expended* on construction, Salaries,'&c., since. July ! ' 77, is £13',8»7 S . ; t ,1 Freserif 'deptJi 'ori J harj ! 10 to 1 ‘ 11 Teet at ; ordinary: spring:tides.; ?Sir John. Goode estimated;tha,t by v carrying. the,breakwater, '4oo.feet further out. (one-third longer,than, .at present), a depth of 16 !feet git, ordinary spring l “tideswill 1 be : .atfairi'ed, under' uk' J favorable circumstances. :< This* plates • puefe-vibetter;-Hresults;.; ; as i, being* } probabj g;and ( ,t,h,b, depth ; ,’^t.tained, a.t]the, . present Ighgtli or 1200 is greater than wa,B ejxpected'. ‘‘ The 1 Cost so fki 1 has been very sriuich less than thb first ■ ■ - • | Distances.— -Wavm'Uj is . 9; miles, from Pajtea by. .railw.ay ‘3O, miles to Wanganui. ,Hawera f JAIB, I miles 1 frbhi ; Patea ! railway . route, ' as' , cbrhpared with ! 45- tio ! “ W afital'a brsl ; tb'N'ew 1 ißlymouth/ landing-pieii. ;r*o!danaia:i>isv>2B( lf milgs ;fr.om, .Patea,as, compared; or 61 to New Plymouth. landingpier, , , ( , .- " ' , f f !/■ Patea District Coach Service. C’ 'IOBB & Co/s coaches connect with If Mtrains iat Waverley for ? thei South,? and at Hawera for thfi-North. I • ......irl NORTH.;: Wlk| 1 ; Passengers; leave ; Wanganui! by ;; | trajnt ~-.7.-45: i . Arrive, Wayer1ey......,10 Or Coach arrives at PATEA:... ......A., 1.1; 15, : " ’ ■’ ; ;'i v -. ", ' P.M. V i Kakaramea f i. ,11 '45 • ' Manutalu :! ..;.A:.-; : 12 30; i Connecting with the train: at Hawera} r strain leaving at 3'b’clock. . : ■ •-> - J SOUTH. 1 '' " ! a.m. : i Passengers leave New Plymouth' ■•" i ' by train 1 at- •' 745 'Coach leaves Hawera 11 20 ; ... : P.M. ■ Manntahi .V.....i-A 0 0 PATEA ............... 2 0 i Arrived-W'avbrley ; A.UI Av >'4? 0 Train leaves Waverley,; 4 .15, : "//; 'Patea .Extra' Coach.',,',, j',‘, | A coach -will' leave'Waver!ev 'daily (Sundays excepted)* at 7 p.m, arrive Patea 8-40. p.m. Down : leave Pa.ea 6 a.m,, arrive Waverley 7-30; Jn . thne catch, the morning train for Wanganui, so as passengers leaving-. iPatea - can ' get to Wanganui and back on the same;day; tITTAVERLEY 1 ---CopiWof .the .MAIL can ,VV 1 be had at Mr Fookes’s office.
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Patea Mail, 31 May 1882, Page 4
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