HAWERA.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 974, 20 December 1882, Page 2

HAWERA.

—. (from ouh wuum'mmxr.) As you saw by my telegram** the A«cK .land men got severely thrashed in the first match, and the second one was worse, for the visitors were beaten by an inures and 43 runs. Hawera made 121, HiJdi ford 29, Moore 28, Cunningham 23. and Bereaford 18, wore top scorers. Auckland made 39 band 38. The on’3- one of the visitors who appeared to be able to stand up to the bowling of the Brothers Ba_yly was Bowden, and his cricket showed that lie was by far the best man of the team. Messrs Adamson and Fulton umpired, and gave general satisfaction. The want of rain js being felt here, the ground is beginning to get a rather parched look and farmers are studying the glass with hopes of it going down. The Mayor presided for the last time at the Council meeting on Wednesday last which was held in the new buildings. His Worship congratulated the ratepayers on having such a splendid building without costing them anything. He also congratulated the architect, builder, and furnishers for the manner in which they had carried out their work. Tho installation of Mr Bate into the Maj'oral chair takes place on Wednesday next, 10 a.m,. The concert and auction in aid of the English Church was held on Wednesday night and passed off very successfully. It does appear a strange thing with the quality and quantity of musical talent that we have here, there are so few entertainments. I believe the Harmonic Society has collapsed entirety, but I think if an efficient conductor could be found it would sprout again. The visiting cricket team to Nelson has fallen through, several of the players who promised to go have been unable to get away, and although a team could easity be made up, the poor show the Aucklanders made has prevented them from holding themselves up to public ridicule b}' encouraging defeat eveiywhere the}' went. Mr Thomson, at the last meeting of the Council gave notice that he would propose at the next meeting, “ That steps be taken to provide the town with a scheme of water supply and sewer drainage, the cost of such scheme to be paid out of the £1,500 of the loan allotted to water and drainage, and that a competent Engineer be consulted as to the best method for the Council to proceed to obtain a water and drainage scheme, and that a report be obtained from such Engineer. Onr facetious Inspector of Nuisances in his report the other evening, drew attention to the “ bundle of offensive matter ”• that did duty as a hihlo in tho Court House, and remarked that for all wo know to tho contrary it might ho a copy of Voltaire or Payne’s Ago, of Reason. ’ The article in question is certainly doubtful, as the filth on the outside prevents one from seeing what it is, also a piece of red tape encircles it, at least it was once supposed to be red, it could hardly he called that now without stretching the imagination to some extent. Let us hope that with a new Court House a new bible will appear. The Masonic Hall is completed and will bo opened with all due pomp as soon as the Hon, W. Whitaker can tear himself away from his official duties. At the installation meeting the other night, Bro. J. K. Ferguson was elected R.W.M. The retiring R.W.M., Bro. Pitcher, was presented with a jewel by the Lodge in recognition of his services as R.W.M. for tho last two years.