KIHIKIHI.

Waikato Argus, Volume II, Issue 125, 24 April 1897, Page 2

KIHIKIHI.

♦— D.\M!E. The social held ill the Town Hull on Thursday night was well intended, and a very enjoyabb night's dancing was the result. Owing to the rain setting in rather heavily just about when dancing commenced, and to a counter attraction in the slnpj of 11 soc'al and dance at 1c Awamutu the tame evening, many who would have otli: nvise attended were absent. Mail Skuvick.—l understand that a pt'titiou is being forwarded to the Hon. Mr Thompson, Minister for Defmce at \\"t-li ngton, signed by many natives concerted, with a view to having a mail service established between Kihikihi and W'aotti, passing through l'aiawcia, Wh'irepap.l and Aotcaroa, a distance of about 4,") miles. There is a considerable populat'on living along the route mentioned, and Waotu has at present only a weekly service from Auckland, but whether the service will be granted I cannot venture to say. £t!UOOL Committkk. —I beg to remind all householders and others co 1 corned of the general meeting on Monday night, the 2(kb, in the Town Hall, so chat the meeting may be a thoroughly representative one. A Hint.—Many of our ratepayeis are becoming t f opinion that the local Town Hoard are like many similar boards and County Councils in not being mindful tf the good old motto ,; A stitch in time saves nine." I refer to the gutters or drains alongside the footpaths, which are allowed at times to become choked, and coii'erjucntly divert d into a wrong dirtc'ion. In one ease the footpath has during every heavy rainfall lately been converted into a gutter, and consequently had nearly all the giavel washed away, just for want of a few minutes work in charing the proper channel for the water to run in. Half a day's wages now and again might be sptnt to the saving of a lot of damage to the streets and footpaths.