PAHIATUA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2501, 15 January 1887, Page 2

PAHIATUA.

[From oyn ow>f Cqiipseojident,] We have no. bank here, and the only ; fone.at Woodville is the Bank of New •Zealand. Things are carried with, a very.high hand.'. If the least error 1 occurs, and an acconnt.is a fewVpounds short,' bill's This' is right enough; in the case ,! of ad venturers, butib happens,!, passur^-k'ihe

case of traders with large stock and' good reputation, If any other bank; could be prevailed on to start a branch here, lam sure considerable business could be done, • The burning questions here I note very briefly, The main road is three chains wide; and we are > powerless either to narrow it or metal it. Nobody, knows why the railway line is.' laid off about two miles away from tow.n.. Nothing is done about the road, from Pahiatua to Fitzherberfc, Ws have no policeman. These and others will.be alluded to by Mr George- Beethamwhen he addresses the electors here shortly. I now go on to describe the roads east and west.' On the east, after leaving Eketahuna, a traveller, will notice three roads; namely,p angaone, Central, Hawera and Bock roads. As the bush stands in all its virginbeauty along the road you might;imagine these to be mere tracks 'to saw-mills. Really, they open up large settlements and load to extensive clearings. As soon as the bush along the road is felled the extent of. land, when-cultivated will surprise travellers. After passing the Rock roads you arrive at the township of Pahiatua, 'W southern boundary is the liraumea' road, whioh. loads to the township of Kaifcawa, and beddea that is the outlet for- a large district. 'Passing, through. Pahutua you observe (still eastward) theToritea Road, which eventually. will go over the Puketoi range; to the sea,' It forms at present tbe'soutbem boundary of the" Penal' Settlement" now/as I write, inflames, Why it was fired I know not, No dwellings exist to ! burn, but the small sections will be very badly burned, and I expect in some cases, the owners will give up the scheme, This Toritea road is the only possible means of access to the East Coast, but will never carry traffic over there. The natural outlet for the East Coast is ;by sea. That finishes the roads eastwards. "Westwards you have nothing after leaving Eketahuna. It is true there is,a large group of special settlement, with a regular network of half-finished roads, and large areas of bush felled waiting to be burned. But there are no. maps and you cannot practically get any access from the.main road. There is a greatj battle going on as to where the road! in shall be located, when it is settled 1 will describe. ■ -,■ 1

I owe the Maoris an apology foi saying they netted trout in the Man gatainoko, Now rumor says it wa Upokorora. If so, I don't see why the; should cot net them."

v ;The dry weather continues am gardens are very thirsty. . Our local daily coach to "Woodvill bas : knocked off running, and conse quently Macara has triumphed, an fares have been raised from Is to 2s 6t The residents aie wrath and say.h* they known .that.- the local:coac (Peterson's) ,was iri wahtof funds the would bave subscribed.

The railway is reported .open froi Mauricavilleto Mangamahjoe, -Mod seems to'know where goods should l consigned'to, nor whether "there ai any refreshments obtainable at Mai gamahoe. I cannot understand wh these horrible names are retained, would rather see it called' Slush hoi or Gnatty Whare, than what it is. cannot pronounce it, and have to do long think before lean spell it*