PAEROA.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4386, 24 January 1883, Page 2

PAEROA.

*nr. ; k 1 (FBOM OUB OWN COMMBtBOVVMMT.)----1 The annual meeting of' householders in the Obinemuri District . wes held in the Paeroa Public Hall a&Ji p.m. yesterday; I The attendance war large, the miners : coming in in great • numbers (^ompa.ed 1 with the settlers. The Chairman, Mr C. I F. Mitchell, read the Committee;* auraal i report,' and the hori. gecfetfiry to l«te committee, Mr J. M. Bobson, read the balance sheet, which showed receipt&from I the Board and other sources during the year to be £92 3s 3d, expenditure £90,25,. leaving a balance in hand, of £2 Is 3d, On the motion of P. Austin, seconded by I F. Lipsey, the report ,*ad bailee sheet were received t end edopted. s The. following gentlemen were efec'tod' a "connnittee for the ensuing year:—Messrs E. Sttaw,' F. Lipsey, A. McLoghry, F.'OoekrJ. H;^ Walsh, J. Lavery, andX £>nittips.! rThere were a gre^t many informal vo".es. -A. keen interest is taken-ia educational matters' here. ■ The- minerft hadi thevotiojf aIL their own way, completely swamping the settlers. The mucii needed rain seems rear at hand. .' The settler^ Bare saved their crops of hay, whioh, as a rale, .*ar» rery light, but of good quality. The jo^ato crop is considered a' faitare;' the appearance being excellent, but the yield will not pay for the cost of' raising,so we will, this ye:r, have to rely on Canterbury where, I understand, there hai been more rain.- t . , „, T Oar townsfolk are wondering why the new post and telegraph offices are-npt ( being erected; some think that the Government will abandon tde leasehold site in Paeroa for the more convenient' freehold one to be obtained in the OhinemuL'i township, which will be sold shortly; both, positions .being emyrt t .the.freehold ou^ht to hare - the prefereaaoV* Whichever site is decided upon the offices ought to be erected at once,

There does not seem to be much effort put forth by the .County to..,metal the worst portions of the Thames and'Ohine* muri main road; and we,all kftowthat' going without metal means the complete stoppage of all coach traffic in another, two months until next spring, which will cause much inconvenience to the travel? i ling public. The County should be up and doing. - ■ -•-