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CORRESPONDENCE.

■ , . TO THE EDITOR. Bm,—lii your issue of 17th inst., you refer to my meeting, You think it was a mistake on my part in not speaking, ajthp.ugh the attendance was small, as the principal representative men of jthe Borough were present. I will only state my reason for not addressing the mating was that after waiting- patiently-for half an hour and found so very few attending, and the bulk of those not being ratepayers, I considered it a farce to do so, and felt humiliated by the non-attendance and apathy displayed by the burgesses, afterhaving devoted years of my valuable time in their service, and for their benefit, especially when you take into consideration that I have never been an office-seeker, and did not solicit the ratepayers for the positions of trust I have held and now hold, but they have solicited me. I can only say this, that had there been a fair attendance of burgesses last l'Viday evening, T came fully prepared with incontestable data to prove the present sound financial and prosperous position of tho Borough; and of its careful and judjcjqus management by the Council miring the whole term of my mayoralty;, also of the vast and.material improvements made over all parts of the Borough, and increased wants provided for without having had to impose extra rates. I am, etc., M. Caseluerg, Mayor.

MAUKICEVILLE HANDICAP,

Tho following handicap has been declared for the Mauriceville Hand,}, cap, to take'place on Boxing Day,- at tjie Ifauriceville Athletic Club Sports: 100 220 440 yds yds yds John Poters ~, scr scr s:r, Charles Toon ~, scr scr scr. Niels Nielsen .... 2yds 4yds 6yds W.M. Cotter ... 2jds 4yds 6yds. I L. Cotter ... 4yds Byds 12yds. J. Bannister ... • syds Byds 12yds. H. Wilsone ... syds 10yds 15yds.

THE OBOWN PRINCE.

Berlin, December-17, !fhe report of S|r lHojeli:. Mclsen,?,ie \ippii the liealt| of Ijis imperial Highneas the Crown Prince states that he fjnda the larnyjf in a much better condjtjoni and too voice much stronger,'

than at the commencement of November. - The old swelling has to some extent diminished,.and the newßwelling, which had cuuscd such grave apprehensions, has. risen higher up in the throat, but does not present, so' malignant an appearance as it did a few days ago. The medical attendants are united in the opinion that an operation to remove the obstruction would be beneficial, but the existence of a cancer is considered a matter of doubt.

FINDING OFPEECIOUS STONES.

IMPORTANT MINERAL DISCOVERIES NEAR EKETAHUNA.

(By our Special Reporter.) A few days ago we made a statement in our columns to the effect that it was rumored that a discovery hud been made in the Eketahuna district which promised to be of considerable value, and that a member of the Government Geqlogicai'staff.was up tlrere making investigations. Since then various rumors have been in circulation,' and to set the ; public- mind at rest we despatched a special reporter to Eketahuna to glean all particulars. Our representative" returned late lasj evening and the following* is the result of his mission: "Arriving at Eketabuna.l immediately waited ori the parties who made the discovery, and in answer to my inquiries was informed that two or three weeks ago, whilst out fossicking in a stream, about seven' miles from Eketahuna, they found two or three very snialbstones; barely the size of a pin's head, and which to all appearances looked like gems; they also discovered huge blocks otstone very much resembling species of marbled Knowing both their finds to be of a rare kind in the district, they immediately sent specimens to theGovernuie/itGeologist. Sir James Hector was so well satisfied with the samples that he almost imroediately sent Mr Alexander McKay the assistant geologist to inspect the locality and report thereon, Since then I understand Mr McKay has intimated that the stones, although very small, are rubies, He considered the formation of tho country a very likely place for minerals, but deprecated toa much fuss being made over the matter till specimens more definite and payable could be obtaiued," prior to leaving Eketahuna our representative paid a visit to the locality where.the finds were made, which 'is about seven miles from the settlement,

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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2779, 20 December 1887, Page 2

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CORRESPONDENCE. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2779, 20 December 1887, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2779, 20 December 1887, Page 2

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