ALFREDTON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3203, 13 May 1889, Page 2

ALFREDTON.

3 (From Our Own Correspondent,) ' May 10. , Tuesday was a busy day here, At t 10 o'clock a meeting of the subscribers | to the Alfredton-Mangaone library • waa held in Mr Macquarie's woolshed. The balance sheet and..annual report . were read and adopted. The followI ipg gentlemen ■.were elected office bearers President, Mr Kebbell; ' Vice-President, Mr Dunn ; Treasurer, Mr Benton; Secretary, Mr Dunderdale. A motion was agreed to that th'o library bo open for tho delivery of books on Sundays, ratepayers' meeting. At 12 o'clock, the annual meeting of ratepayers took place in the Road Board Offiw, Mr Kebbell presiding. The minutes of. the previous ratepayers' meeting were read and confirmed, and the balance sheet read and adopted. A motion was unanimously agreed to that it be an instruction to the Boad Board to get a report from the County Engineer on the rohtivo merits of the Alfredton-Mangamahoe and Alfredton-Eketabuna roads. Then followed a long and rather rowdy discussion on the question Phillips' v. Koad Board, The settlers prfserit certainly had a treat . .they are lioi likely to forget for-a little.while, The complainant in this case came'to the meeting evidently in' a very combustible etate. At a point in tho discussion he got very excited and produced ! a white flag or rag, which he called the Board's flag of truce and flung it ■ on the table.' After another frantic ; search all over his'body: lie found a 'turkey red'or 'dirty red' pocket- | handkerchief which he waved over his

head, but that was olcarly.not th 0..... article he .was in search of, for after ' undressing himself to a. considerable-; ; extent ho found the remain? of what had once been aTJnion.Jack wrapped round- his body. This: ho unfutled, and at the same time, repeating whit . / seemed to be: intended for poetry J| about the flag ho "conquered tinder and }... would die nnder," he seemed to get considerable relief. A,: wotion ..ws ~ carried appointing a committee who are to try' and comedo;soma terms,.. with Mr Phillips on.. tbis.-vexed .qu^s-, ■ tion. A vote of thanks ..tOitho Chair' : i iubd brought this meeting, to a close. v ; i' A meeting:.of the Bo&rd ,waa_ after-, - , wards held.l >The? new: tnenibirssarQ, ,■>. Messrs Kebbell, Warren, Benton,' I Cross, J. Smith and E. Smith.