PAHIATUA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3128, 13 February 1889, Page 2

PAHIATUA.

(From Our Own Correspondent,) :We have had some very nice rains here this last day or two which have .caused the vegetation to spring beautifully, though somen hat to the detriment of the bush felled that requires burning. Unless we get some more dry weather, future burns will be unsatisfactory. Grass -seeding is about completed now, although, the rain has, in some cases delayed final completion.

A caso was to-day tried in Woodville against two men from hew, by the respective names of Hogg and Eawson who were charged by the local constable, at the instigation of one David Irvau, coachdriver, .with stealing from him a sura of £8 10s. The police having no evidence against the accused they were both discharged, There is some talk of their taking action against Irvan for false imprisonment.

The residents of Pahiatua will in future be well supplied with law, a new lawyer having' settled in the township, a Mr Richmond from the Empire City who intends practising here,

' A man by the name of Clarke died ' in the village settlement last night > who had been very recently an inmate •' of the Masterton Hospital, and who I died of disease of the throat—and this ) reminds me that an application was made last week to the Chairman of this county by a village settler, who was iu very ill-health to get him medical assistance. The: Chairman suggested the Masterton Hospital to . the settler, who accepted the preferred ! help to get there. Now comes the , sequel—On his arrival in Masterton i I understand that the Chairman and other members of the Committeo were quite ready and willing to i admit him, but, upon seeing the medical officer, he pronouncod the . case as one of Phthsis, and in consequence refused him, admittance, and further, as plain as he could, told the man to go back to his home, and prepare to die. Wasoversuch an outragioiis action before beard of, that a doctor should over.rule his Committee and refuse the poor man admittance, after having come so far, and, probably, only for a short time? I do not believe that the saine kind of treatment would have occurred at any other Lospital in the Colony. As to the question of the prohibition of chronic diseases from this particular' institution, can the doctor claim that it has always strictly adhered to this rule? I think not. In fact, your correspondent can go further, and say that, from information which he holds, it has not been strictly adhered to, Then why make this very urgent case a special exemption 1 The end of the whole matter is, as I understand it, the Council mean to take up this Hospital question, and will, in future, in all probability, grant a subsidy to the Waipukurau Hospital, to obtain Hospital privileges. A question of the BastwelPs Tollgate cropped up at the last meeting of the Council on Saturday. Two members, of tlio Council explained that it was the intention of the Wairarapa North County, as soon as the railway is opened to Eketahuna, to sbifb the toll-gate to Hawera, seven miles this side of Eketahuna and close to the .Pahiatua County boundary, 1 This is a suicidal policy, and one which, if carried. out,''-will cause a; retaliation by the Paiiatua Connty, of erecting another gate near to it, and blocking entirely the ti«ffio between this and Masterton, and instead; of ; as was expected, trafflo and business ■ being. concentrated near' : to Masterton and Wellington via Eketahuna, it will be diverted entirely, to Napier and Wellington via Woodyille, Cr Yon Reden, who, I understand, is going to move in this direction, will surely think twice'before he does; Does he not know that he is a repro- , sentative of the Alfredton Riding in i which Eketahuna is included; does he. j not also'know that: the diversion of | the traffic to Woodville,will be an i injunction to his Eketahuna consti- ; tuents. He surely can devise some | measure whereby the maintenance of i the seven miles of main road between | the boundary of the Pahiatua County ; and Eketahuna ; can be provided i for other than: ' by 'toll, -If he cannot, .probably some of '.his 1 ■( constitnents can, jn all 'probability; ( help him out'of the'difficulty, If one i gate is erected, another wiilbe without | doubt,by way bEret,aiiation» ',-,■''..; .'.M, ] .Opposition'is;tho order pf.the.dayj , here now in almost every line, "Op- i position hotels, opposition nearly '| everything else, iind now opposition coaches. Mr Crewe started a coach I to ifun' regularly ■;between; ( Woodyille t'o:day, : an;d was liimsclf, thbtTshu. J 'v : ?W: : v:. : i'^:^>v.'

Wairarapa'North County 1 ' Council. The regular monthly meeting of the Counoil was held on Tuesday last Present-Cis W. H. Beetham (obairman), Handyside, H. Elder, T. Chambeilam, You Beden, E, Meredith, E. D. Dagg, and B. S. Maunsell. , The Returning Officer having! repoited that Mr H. Holmes had been duly elected Councillor foi the Masterton Kiding,''he;took his seat accordingly;:-': £. :';.'.y v''.; :: t •''? •> The minutes of the previous meet; ing were read arid confirmed. :;;;.■

: : ': :^'poBBESPONDENQB.;-:^..'- ■';',■.■:':■■;■.: ; ; ;From Wairarapai North Benevolent .'Society, applying 'for. a further grantof £SO. : ?;.'.:•-: :: Jrom' Eeturning Officer, reporting the eledtionjof MrflV Holmes for the Maatertdn :;;:lirom K ; re'fencing. :QOYOTing ' ; : fresoluti6ir :;;,re : -legalising ■roads/-.;" •;^/:,'-' : & ~.'-.", ; />. j

i .Kpm''Pahiatua' County, covering resoiittion re adjaatmeht of aceo'upts. 'VFrqm' :same)>requesting authority to coliect:rates."'X -V/- ':" ',;'v ; . :: .-;:.\ ;;: ; Fimh;p3mm{ asking ;for' services."of,'the .County. Engineer, to Aspect; a bridge':at Kahautara; ' : P^ : '•;:-Prom--J.' Bennett >and■ otbera, petitioning the Counoil to; take steps to prevent rabbits -from harboring in culverts'on;the Masterton-Waimata 80ad.};;,."-: .... ;^ : .,'W-';\ • From- ,VVhatman Bros.,:asking to be exempted from payment of toll at Taueru _ when' going to and from paddock' on east side of river. >Eroin Clerk and Eeturning Officer, Eangitumau district re election. ; - ; •. from. .Clerk Castle Point Licensing Commissioners," asking that dates of March and June meetings ; be refixed. FrouijOhief Surveyor, re road through to Bideford. From Whangarei County Council, requesting co-operation re Hospital and Charitable Aid Act. :

From Or Handyside, re-expendi-ture on Ford. .'-.'■ EANoiIUMAU EOAD DISTRIOT. - The Clerk and Eeturning Officer reported that the roll had only just been received from the Property Tax Department, and too late to give the legal notice required before the date fixed for the election by the Council, He pointed out the roll contained niue names of voters, six of whom were absentees or non-residents, and thus the appointment of the Board would virtually fall upon three persons. To avoid this he suggested that as the. new property tax valuations and returns' would shortly be issued, the Council should wait until the new roll from that return which would include, all property owners up to Oct 1,1888, should be made up, The Chairman said it was evident the Eoad Board could not be formed out of three ratepayers. He moved that the eleotion be postponed until the new roll was in force.—Carried.

' BOAD ENCROACHMENTS, In reference to the application of Mr P. 0. Tumor to be allowed to keep his fences on that portion of of the road reserve not in use for road purposes, Or Yon\Eeden said the road was laid off originally as a road and railway three chains wide. The railway had since been made in. a different direction, and the Government on one side had reduced the width by one chain, On the other side there was still a chain between the settler's frontages, and thtf metalled road. Several temporary buildings had been put on : this .reserve by men employed on the railway works, and had- been since abandoned. The property owners now asked permission to fence in the laud it front of their seotions until the Council required such land.

It was resolved on the motion of Or Von JReden that permission be given to the settlers to fence in the said. land, from the native reserve' southward on the Eketahuna, Main Eoad, within a half ohain ot. the centre of the.metalled road. ■ , SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS. The Clerk of the Pahiatim County Council wrote' covering - a resolution from that body to the effect that as the settlement of accounts only -went back to March, 1888,1 they had decided to place tho accounts in the hands of:the Auditor-General ml accordance with the Act.

engineer's sekvioes The Council resolved, m answer to an application from Mr J. Dawson, that; they would not object to Mr Breinner inspecting the Kahautara bridge provided it did not interfere with his. official duties or encroach upon the time due to the Council. CHARITABLE AID BILL. 11l reference to a letter from tho Whangaref County Council asking the Council's support in getting the Act amended in the direction of making native lands liable to be rated for the support of hospitals and charitable aid, The Chairman stated that a circular had been received from the Government indicating that aboriginals would have to bo treated in the matter of receiving support the same as Europeans, and only hi extreme cases would the Government contribute anything towards the expense. _ Or Meredith pointed out that in districts where native land predominated an injustice might be done to thorn in any such rating. It might be vice vma in other cases where the lands held by natives was inconsiderable.

. After some' further discussion it ,was resolved to agree to the request of the Whangarei County .Council, and to sign and attach the seal of the Council to the petition from that body. LEGALISING KOADS. In reference to the 'letter from the Masterton Boad Board, the- Chair-1 man said it seemed to'iim by what ■cropped up at 'nearly every meeting of the Boad Board and Council (hat thero existed a■■ great necessity for legislation upon the question of legalising roads. There were many, roads in the district on whioh public money had been spent, and no objection had been made thereto by the owners of properties through which they ran' until the Crown grants matured, and then they were' closed: against the public. If the attention of Government were called to the matter,;'they might; be induced ■ to' bring in a measure to legalise'roads under certain conditions if they had been in use as public thoroughfares', It was a question the Council ought to take up.-' : : - Cr Dagg moved that circulars ,1)6 sent to the various bodies in the'area comprised /in the old Provincial district asking their co-operation hi the, .question of getting ''. roads that had been in use as public roails, and on .which public'money h'adi been expended legalised as such where: the ;Cmwri grant had since matured,:,''/ ; / Cr Handysideseconded the motion, which -was ■; discussed ;< and ■ finally carnedj-' K : :: : s //^'■■-I ;^'V^' "'-' : 'o- ■'.' "^^'BABBilSo.,///•';.■.-• :V In xeply to; Mr": J. -Bwttand

others, asking the Council to take v I steps to pioYent rabbits Jiom using , > tbo culverts on the County roads as„"i, • I resorts. r _ ut w, I The Chairman said he understood /W4 the culvorts referred l to were badly JQ! I constructed ones, made by placing a , couple of logs a little distance from ,- each other,-and a islah placed over the top The rabtits entered these culverts and and then burrowed 'through under the wire fences into the lands adjoining It was not possible to dig them out, and the « present oulverts would probably have to be replaced by box culverts, coil- J ' stated of sawn timber. His atten-, tion had been called to one oulvert in , which no less than forty rabbits were soon to enter 1 . '.

Or Maunsell moved,' and Cr Dagg seconded, that two of the worse cul- ; verts loported upon by tbe Inspector be removed and replaced with properly constructed ones.with a view to ascertaining the extentoftherabbit y Carried. "T :'.'■■''■.'' TOLL-GATES, . . Jjj - The CM;of the Pahiatua Counoil "jM wrote pointing I 'out the injustice it- 9e would- be,to; erebfc a toll-gate at •** Hawera, and asking them to reconsider the question, 'and threatening to retaliate in the event of the Council refusing to comply with their request. ..'-.;

/'■'.Cr Yon Beden said no question of erecting a toll-gate as stated had yet dome before 1 the Council. It was ,', deemed by the Bidinp that to keep up ' . the fourteen miles of main road, the present; toll.wpuld have to be shifted to the northern side of Eketahuna. .-It was resolved to send a reply to the effect that no proposal was before * the Counoil.to .erect i toll-gate at Hawera. ;'.'■' ,

; ! 'DBPOTA l nONi.''.i:.'v'.:.i- : ,'.;,-' :^"; -"":.' : Mr Andersoir waited .upon the'-' ; V : ;V:: Council with a request'"that they ..\ ; ;S would provide the'Eketabuna Board with a gravel pit in lieu of the J«r' present one, whioh was of -little' vise -;i: ■hr ; to tliein, andexpensice tq.worlt. ; -It'. : .. : ;:!**'■* was hard as cement, and contractors;"-^.; would hardly" undertake contracts, when they found they had-to; work :; :■ 1; it for metal,- He had pointed out a, : v piece ofiand that he thought would 1 ;'\j/J£ be serviceable for a gravel pit. ■■, ": .'-•. ..'■•;>. Or Von'Keden moved that .the ' j ■•':; engineer be authorised to prospect " for. metal, and.that the engineer-arid'. : ' *".. himself be authorised.to.deal with \ Mr Syverseh for.tlie.purchase of-the •' '.. same. , .-',-.: ■■■'■.-. '■.'--.

Cr Meredith seconded the motion, :' • ,t which was carried.', <■ ■.".-. '" : ",' MORE.WARDENS WANTED. ' '..' Mr Anderson further asked: that ; the Council would authorise them to : v increase the number of members of ■" ;' : the Eketahuua Road Board from five to seven, as it was found difficult £o '■ - • work their scattered distriot with/bo- ' ■ few members; ■' '- ■." The clerk pointed out;the Eoad ' Board had '.power, to increase-the- :■.■--. number of members, without applied'-'.' tion to the Counoil, upon a petition 'l|. of two thirds of the ratepayers. ;n. ". .'■ EXTENSIONOF TIME. ' ' '.-■'" ' -'■ P. Scally applied for an extension of time to.complete his contract for .'■'•■ metalling Te.Ore'Ore-Bideford road; it would take him about eleven 'days extra time to complete. The applica- , tion was granted. ;.-'■. . : "■:.;;;

,■ FINANCE COMMITTEE. , ■■':_■:■: ..-'■'*■ The report of the Committee _was : ; .'■% read and adopted as follows.:— •'■'"' A*

The Treasurer reported .a credit balance as per- cash book, £lß9d-8s; ,' receipts since last/meeting, £256 Os '- 3d. Accounts as per time sheets were examined' and passed, for payment. Messrs Whatman Bros; were a; granted exemption from payment of : tolls on the condition mentioned -in. ; ,';' their letter upon, the Bubjeot. Jt ■' was resolved' and recommended.'that ' the Tollgat'e keeper-hat Tauerii be instructed to permit the officers of'the Council when engaged on County,'.' business to pass' the gate free of chargej; such exemption to-iholude • the County Eanger for thV time \ being. It was recommended to.the Council to remit to Britt and Co. any tolls paid' by them prior to 81st January,'; that being his contraot ■'""' time for the completion of the work. It was resolved to allow 4s worth v of stamps and stationery to each of the pertnaiientn'oadnien to-coyer the cost of malting repdrtsj.&c- : ■■■";■ It was resolved that the permanent men be allowed pay for Christmas ■., Day and New years' Day in each year, without, being expected- to work on that; day; -unless in cases of '' urgency. ; ,< , ■; ..- It was resolved that the question of the claim made ; by the Pahiatua County Council upon the North'; Wairarapa Benevolent : Society, ■; for . charitable aid distribution in Pallia- \ tua, be given consideration-to when the accounts 'between the two- ' Counties are being adjusted, -.,, The Coiriniittee recommend a•'. further grant to, the North; Waira- ■ rapa Benovolent Society of £SO- on the usual terms. ....

. ENGINEERS REPORT. . '■'-._[ The Engineer's report was read and adopted, - WINTER ROAD TRAKFIO. ~: .;'. It was resolved on. the motion of Or Von Beden, seconded by Cr Mere : dith that the recommendation in the' Engineer's report, to limit the traffic on the Alfredton Eoad in the winter time be referred to the Alfredton Eoad Board. ■'•;. ■.''.-,■• TOLLKEEPER. .■' . .• It was resolved that remuneration; for collecting; the tolls at HastwdH Clearing be 80sperweekto.date.from the' time of the appointment. <; '£

' ■ TENDERS. The following tenders were received for' 17.90 chains road formation, Eketahuna to Tinui: Accepted: T. IC Yorke £5412 a; declined: Bassett and Winter £68155; Clws. Lorain M lOsjJas. McMillan £B4. Tho meeting then adjourned.