ALONG THE COAST.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1128, 23 August 1882, Page 2

ALONG THE COAST.

Fori iter ferenda vincitnr malum quod non evitari potest. Just at the present time, excitement runs high here about#. “ Fair Play” having displayed the “ red rag ” everybody is ready to “ go for him,’’ you hear nothing else but, “ What can the fellow mean 7 ” “ Awfully

damaging to the district.” “It is not true, can’t be,” and other expressions of a like kind, I have no doubt it is very disgusting to the Shareholders in the Company, especially the Directors, “ Fair Play ”is different, socially, altogether from the “Australian Knight,” (who by the bye made far more derogatory remarks than “ F. P. ” has done ) he was too big a bug, by a long way to “ put a head on,” but “ F. P. ” being differently situated, I do not suppose they will leave anything of him at all, it is to be hoped they will bury him decently afterwards. Sic transit gloria mundi.

I think it is about time the responsible authorities, whoever they are, moved in the matter re repairing the fences and headstones of the graves of the men who were killed in the different actions fought on the Waiapu R’”er during the late war, and who are buried at or near Te Hatcpe ; the graves at present, are in a disgraceful state, the fences having become rotten, have fallen down, together with the wooden head stones, and the pigs have rooted all over the little cemetery. Surely the arrears of pay due to each man who fell, ought to be sufficient to erect decent headstones, and a substantial fence, I do not think any of them had any relatives residents of the Colony, and conse. quently their arrears of pay would revert to the Government.

There is very little news of any interest from this district, several gentlemen have lately visited us, on the look out for land, but with what success I have not heard. The weather is still unsettled, and there has been a heavy fresh in the Waiapu river, but I believe it is crossable to-day.

KOKAKO. Te Awanui, Ith August, 1882.