EKETAHUNA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3145, 5 March 1889, Page 2

EKETAHUNA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) The contractors seoin to be m ikinq good headway with the station buildings lieie. On Monday, 25ih. the 1.0.G.T.'a | hud a picnic ut Mauriceville.: Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, although it was anything but a good (lay for an outing. High winds nnd rain prevailed the. whole of the day. There was one curious feature in connection with the pjeuie pai'ly that rather surprised me. An invitation was sent to their brothers and Bisterß at MaGterton to attend, hub' l>efore the guests left they were asked to contributo two shillings each'towards tint expenses, Curious hospitality, that to say the least. ' i

. I hear there is a petition being signed by all the business people prating for a Magistrate's Cwrt to he held here. I also thank you for your sub-leader on the subject lust week. In connection with the above subject I heard from ono of our business tuen last week, that Kb sent "to Masterton for n summons with what be thought tho proper amount of stamps, affixed thereto, Just about tbo time he thought he would have to go down to Miisterton, bis plaint was sent biiek wjih a c|ej)iand for sixteen shillings more for service. "{Jo\y jyitb wlint lio had already paid, that would almost cover the amount owing, so h» declined to pay any more but let the debtor slide. That is only one of h great many cases of. money lost to the district. . V-.

" 'ff 6 tad,a fire at A#W belongmg'to 'Mr fati fnivm down. Supposed to bfl > caHiiid by bush fires, It was insured for £25.

Two drunks in tbo- look-up on Friday, lioth bailed out on Saturday morning, another drunk took charge of the cell immediately after the first two left, : The last ono' seemed inclined to fight With' the oonstalile. " y/e bndqu}te&qj)sp}f|'of accidents on Satiirdaj, Petersen's tjinber waggon broke down; ono of the, wh'eels Ciinu< off. The driver by some means ; fell off.' qnoof t|w'wheels: went over liiui. As the waggpt) wjis empfy v a't tt)e tfi)io tfie nari.rwua nof, -i befliy. Berioiisl.y Jiu^'t,, t|ip next event, Jones'-spring cart jjn' leaving tl» store . wjlb ti load

ol goods for Pahiatua, tinned over - > 111 fiont of tliu ntoie with the result' J?/*that n sbttft broke/ Two outfof "V'f* tjneo tiißclnnpa that were 011 the ton'" were smashed up. I unJoratand (tfl • ' it will cost almost six'pounds To , make tllo damage good. > ; 1 learn that the last occupier of the lock-up. was -a man called . .. ''.•Happy Jack." I haxn often been surprised lliat a Justice of the Peace was not appointed from the reaidentsin' the town. Out* of our- -two-v miles, ami the other thi erodes fiom here. Veiy inconvenient if one is wanted in a hurry, although both . : ;•,) gentlemen are very attentive to their --.-.vJ* duties when called on. Again, - : wt£ I should think it not \eiy convenient for then)<Jr come bo far,-for every trivial oase, siich us ■. trying a drunk. I suppose we will aet everything .we want to mako r Bkftubuna a ptttadtse—wheu tho pigs .begin to fly.

An Up-country Town in Victoria. A late Musterton resident wrKpfti. us as. follow?: —Having a . few : moments at -my disposal, . Lwould . like to give you jusl i> few -lidpu regarding my admit - into a fresh , : township. St Arimud, tliß place: in ' wluoh I liavtt pitched my tent, IS ( about 150 miles from the metropolis,: and is something similar to.Masterton,.; having 8000-inhabitants* gas.'igoodi . - , drainage etc., mid is: kept: going, by : : imuijjx and agricultural interests; ■ ■ -w the j/as it might mterest'yim to know - \ tlmt 10 per cent dividends: are being. : I paid, and the price is 16s \od per. • I fOOO, The uffiiif isJiowHver worked. by a company, /flie Parliamentary , elections will shortly be taking; place,: ■■ and great ' interest is bpin<» taken itt-•••:.••• the important question; .To give you : .. mi idea of liow these elections are " carried on I would remark th«yn. this electorate thereare about a dfl|V '■ Farmers' Clubs": who have banded. - together for the election season, and : • who call themselves tho " Electoral / Group," They forward their views to candidates, and pledge themselves .to support that one who takes' the greatest, interest in their welfare. v We have,. of course, a Borough J* ' Council composed of nine and a Mayor, the latter (difFi-rcntly:. to N.Z.) being. first elected by the burgesses as .Councillor, and then selected by the Council to fill the honorable " position, • As a result quietude invariably reigns in the meetings. .' ' • ,■•■ .. v. I aiii not fond of Victoria nor her people, tho nature of the latter being very different to that of New. Zealanders JB'-sideal lind 'lie heat so Very oppressive that I rarely can get the necessary amount of rest, Speaking of health, you' would perhaps be a • . little surprised when 1 say-that in this township we have over 100 cases of typhoid on the books at the piesent time. It is made' compulsory that all contagions .diseases shall ho reporjfel by responsible health officers as Mr a 8 they are discovered tothe local board of health, and then to the ~ Central Board at Melbourne,