WAIHENGA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1118, 6 July 1882, Page 3

WAIHENGA.

•■ ■ „p (m>: ■■ • - ■ " [Egojk<{or, qwn correspondent]. On"Saturday, evening a.publio meeting ••' was held in the schoolhous'e ;Waihenga, to consider, the advisability of erecting a .publichall and library. There; was a '., > ) large , -attentlancß l ; the.ohairbeing taken. ',ty.Mr J. Martin jun.ofHuangaroa Station. A great deal of interest-was. manifested by th \u».present iu the,proceedings, and ; ? ; qonmil;«r*ole disoussion ensued as to .-the best i»»y ot oirryinsr, out the projeot, it' -being/;;ultimately■;' decided by.- a targe ..; majority.-to- consider the advisability of V'.ere6lih|fapublio;hall wj'thout'a library. It was then resolved that" a company should be fnrmedt.with,-, power; to ..issue five-hundred shares at ten shillings each, . to bo made ■ in'cash. for y -; full amount■ allotted. A.; coi.nmitte*a "wat elected to carry, out the undertaking, thefirst mooting to be held on Saturday Bth •insf.- Over ;ona hundred sliares were promised to ba .taken up by tho meeting, ';' ; and"there Millie doubt but that the hall ""will shortly he built,. The'library move...mentis not to be allowed to .drop. 'Subbeat onca opened • •ami aii- .eutertainment, for the ..benefit of . V the 'funds takes place on Wednesday event ...in* •■•■.:■ ■•■■-'*■.■ •. .vßuokridge'a new hotel -lsbetng. pushed >v'forward* with all speed. It covers a liderablearea of ground, and will cause •" Paine'a»toro to look small in comparison. • Mr Paine, by the way. seems to be doing; *'»• Urge 1 and increasing trade!' His 'Store Ji.welUtookod with goudf oTall descrip- ' iioiw, and he-seems tp-hayi) plenty of, energy to:keep his ballrotiipg;- -Residents in-Other, parts of the valley'. have little idea how. tbis:place is becoming the trade ; oentre-for'thfi sunbUnding district;. Indeed is making good" steady progress, and- will in time become a town of some-importance in this y<tlley,' What we require is a little more piiblip spirit on ' 'the-part ohome of our neighbors; Sonie •'•opportunity'.should be given to tlwyming ■ -men to. meet together for mutual improvement and recreation, and it is to be hoped that next winter something may be done in this direction.