LOCAL NEWS.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume I, Issue 37, 16 September 1867, Page 3

LOCAL NEWS.

The Greytown Cemetery. —It will be seen fro’.n a notice elsewhere that at last steps are about to be taken to render a least at portion of the land set apart for a cemetery at Greytown a credit to the living and a fitting resting place for the dead. A meeting of the members of the Church of England will be held at the School house Greytown on Thursday evening next relative to this subject.

Greytown Road District. —A meeting of the rate-payers of this district was held at the School-house, Greytown, on Saturday, September 7, for the purpose of electing a Board of Wardens, and levying a rate for the construction and maintenance of roads, under the District Highways Act. There was a large attendance, as is usual on such occasions, and considerable clisatisfaction was expressed by the rate-payers in the Southern side of the District that)their lands should be included in it without their knowledge or consent. Mr Skipper was unanimously called to the chair; who read the advertisement convening the meeting. Mr Pierce Cotter—who throughout took the most prominent part in the proceedings—questioned whether the meeting had been legally convened, inasmuch as notice of it had not been posted in some conspicious place. On Mr Revans pointing out that the evident intention of the Act was to insist upon publicity being given of the intention L o hold a meeting, and that the posting was not required in a district in which a newspaper was printed Mr Cotter’s objection was overrulled. Some irregularity then occurred in consequence of the impression which prevailed, owing to the loose wording of the Act, that the Chairman of the Board was elected by the rate-payers. The error was, however, no sooner known than rectified, and the following gentlemen, having been duly proposed, were unanimously] chosen Wardens, C. R. Bidwell, H. Udysen., Samuel Revans,, H. H. Jackson, J. Tocker, and T Kcmptonjun. This important business concluded, Mr Cotter proposed, and Sir Re vans seconded the resolution, that a rate not exceeding fid per acre shall be levied on the lands comprised within the district. Mr Kem- L :ton jun., moved, and Mr Tocker seconded an amendment to the effect, that the rate shall not exceed 3d per acre. The amendment was put and lost, and the original resolution was then unanimously carried. Mr Skipper and Mr B. Grigg, was unanimously elected Auditors; and there being no other business the meeting broke up. A meeting of the Board was then held when Mr Hart (Jdy was chosen Chairman and S. Revans Esq., J. P.' Treasurer of the Board. Mr Lucas was appointed Collector. The members of the Board, being pretty fairly selected from every part of the District, have only to resolve that the Board shall prove a great public benefit, to render it such, and thus secure for themselves the good opinion and thanks of their constituents.

Grettown Wardens. —The next meeting of the Board will be held at two o’clock p.m. on Saturday, 21st September, at Mr J. Fuller’s Hotel, in the expectation that in the mean—■ time a Bill will be passed by the' Assembly curing the legal blundering of the District

Highways and other Acts, and in indemnifying people for their supposed illegal action, through being misguided by persons assuming themselves to be legislators and therefore competent to prepare legal Bills. It is to be hoped that the Assembly will take care their Act is full enough to cover all the Provincial errors, and therefore we suggest that the Bill be either drawn by the Attorney General or at least submitted for his approval. Masterton. —Our correspondent writes as follows:—“ The body of poor Gray lately drowned in the Euamahunga was found the other day, about 20 chains below were his horse was found.” Markets. —Our farmers complain and truly that if they produce any considerable quantity of oats and potatoes they cannot dispose of them, in fact the withdrawal of the Defence Force has already occasioned a glut at Masterton, and this want of market checks the agriculture at progress of the valley. Though wool, butter and bacon will bear a cost of carriage amounting to from five to eight pounds per ton charged on produce sent from the Wairarapa to Wellington, grain and potatoes will not. Then we must either make a local market or have a tramroad from Masterton to Wellington. The timber trade if not discouraged will make a local trade for thousands of bushels of oats, but better still to have a tramroad, -which it would not be difficult to obtain did our population evince a little more life’s blood, or if they could be only made to move with a little more rapidity.

Native Land Surveyor. —We notice in a recent “Gazette ’’ that Mr W. Skeet has been licensed a Surveyor under the Native Lands Act, and it will be seen by advertisement that he has taken up his residence at Greytown. Sale of Agricultural Implements. —We direct the attention of our agriculturists to Messrs Bethune and Hunter’s sale on Wednesday next, at the stores of W. W. Taylor, Esq., at two o’clock. Meetings. —On Saturday evening Capt, Donald attended at the school-house, when 21 of the late Greytown Cavalry were sworn in and joined the Wairarapa Cavalry Volunteers. Immediately afterwards a meeting of the Wairarapa Public Hall shareholders took place, when the Provisional Directors report was adopted, and the following gentlemen elected a Committee of Management, Messrs T. Kempton, G. Beetham, E. Grigg, A. J. Skipper, R. Wakelin, E. Walker, and R. Hastwell. Road to Morrison’s Bush. —We notice that this road, for which a sum of money has been thrice voted by the Provincial Council, has at last been laid off, and we trust that no time will be lost in getting it formed and metalled.

Great Land Lottery. —Mr W. E. Chamberlain announces that he will convey, in four prizes, 1200 acres of land on the Taueru, to the fortunate holders ofthe four winning tickets; which can be obtained at £1 each.