PAHIATUA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1977, 29 April 1885, Page 2

PAHIATUA.

' — •— a \M [mm our own correspondent!]*. A public meeting was held here on Saturday evening at Mr Millar's workshop to consider the advisableness of forming a' volunteer corps, and various other matters. Mr W. AY. McCardle was voted to the chair and briefly stated the advantages that would accrue to a volunteer corps in preference to the militia. After a great deal of discussion it was resolved to ionn a Volunteer Gdrps'e, ; and •tlie-'namAtf ■ thbse'willihg' to .join ■ twehty-hilie of those'present gaVe iri thef} rtame'g. fhe'Jl^i 6^^' l deput'f}tion,"to consist "of 'the Qhdirniarj pit upon Sir Juljus Vogel ind urge'ppo'h hiju'the importance "of extending tho T'e(ep))pne'through the forty Mife Bush tp WpPdvilJe also to 'mjike' ll'ie ■%{ Qffipp s mqnay pidoii qfpiip ag a)pp with a?iewtp_fprpr4ingtheabftyp, a§ niapy of the residents as can maife jt convenient to attend and interview tl»o Hon, & Stout when he passes through the dintrict one day next week, The matter of a library was then discussed, and finally a Committee was formed to canvass tho district and see what support could be qotehjed, and to report next Saturday at the same time and place. This closed the Wsinera'oif 'the nleeting, wilicK'-m a£teiltf^a , Ubotlfc 'f of ty coiisiijering the'Shor?; 'notidd Wit h ver| go |'-r.. ; r:,, *, ~, ~.,,-,. . : v, i: . ,;,y Tlie Key. Warbpys held gefyice pn beRersuasion at % A) i' attended, '..''■'.""' Tlie 'fpljpwiijg pp,injnat,}qnß iiMm vacancies pn file Hfl.aj| ceived tp-(jay J, M-Jiivie, Edward Bugitje, H. Jkns, J, Potter, and Get, WliitOQinpe, Messrs Beattie and Walker are pushing on with their saw mill, and hope to be at work in a short time, but they will not be without opposition as 1 hear Mr Campbell intends to start one vciy soon,