TINUI.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2636, 30 June 1887, Page 2

TINUI.

(from oub own cobrebpondent.) _ Rain is still falling in larger quantities than agreeable, and coming from a southerly direction is cold and chilly, moat uncomfortably bo.. The bachelors" Jubiloe" fostivstl passed off with great eclat. The Town. Hall was" tastefully decorated with evergreensVoil paintings, mottos, &c, whioh were well arranged by Mr Mangnusons. The iuolemency of the weather did pot damp, the spirit of the fair box, who attended'in fairly large numbers. About twenty five couple danced to the good music of Messrs Claney and Nix. The Committee deserve every praise for the admirable manner in which their programme was carried out.

A meeting was held at the Road Board Office on Saturday afternoon, for thepurpqseof forming a committee in the interests of Mr G. Beetham, M.H.R., and was well attended. Mr R. .Mau'nsell was voted to the chair, and Mr MoHutchon elected secretary. The committee meet again in & fortnight's time, to report progress. • A branch of the Tinui and Castlepoint library has been established at Whareama. Birkett hag kindly offered to act as custodian, and will receive subssriptions and,distribute hooks. I understand the new books ordered from Melbourne are now in Wellington, so we ought to expect them very shortly.. Mr Thomas Parr,. blaoksinitb, of Whakataki, 'has a consignment of his patent horse shoes to arrive, and those who are anxious to know what they are like will shortly ,'have an opportunity of testing them. ;■. - t Our Postmaster has been away; on M duty, but arrived iu tima io puit.

Ii the mail, so that wib haye ample: time to answer our correspondehce. '';// / . Should contractor; Britfc obtain" ilid metal to finish his contract from the quarry near Mr Stillborn's'honieatead, 1 . the conveyance of Bame feugt-this township will . cause,, considerable! damage to the . .petition' being got under sent'tO: County,. : boay'tdint^nerwi: ; ;////^^i;/-';/' 1 hear :W ; .date; and jhfti' t^aM^afl, Ms -.already been' : eng , aged^6r : .- k ihiß purpose. ' ,;■-. ...v ; / : /Vv' •:/■-/,'