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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 253, 1 September 1879, Page 2

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(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT,) August 28,1879, There is really little to write about progressively. When in hopes of a spell of fine weather it commenced raining on Saturday and continued till p.m. of Tues. day, of course rivers and creeks were, flooded bank high; This was most unfortunate as Tuesday was the day appointed for Mr Beetham's meeting of electors, I know Mr Beetham arrived at 5 p.m. after a very rough journey of eleven hours, of course the electors could not travel on account of floods, consequently the meeting fell through, There is one certainty that Mr Beetham is aware with what we have to contend with in the way of bad roads, Mr Beetham and Pharazyn are no doubt the favorites in the district and if returned will no doubt work together for its general good,

I see there is a large native meeting at Whakataki, to-day; I hear son.e negotiations respecting a large block of land on the East Coast is being discussed; three gentlemen from Napier are in attendance, It is high time somethingwas clone respecting a police station, The house which is rented for this purpose at present is about half-a-mile from the post office, and approaching it in flood time is quite a task the bridge which is often covered by

flood?, the only means the Constable has in getting to his quarter*, is by a cradle slung on n wire rope, this contrivance is out of repair; fortunately the district i» orderly, otherwise the Constable would find great difficulty in confining an unruly individual. The weather has changed again for the better.