EKETAHUNA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3231, 15 June 1889, Page 2

EKETAHUNA.

(From Our Own Correspondent),

For seven days past we have scarcely seen the sun. Heavy fogs with light showers up to Monday 10 a.m., when we had a heavy storm ol rain and hail, thunder and lightning, whioh continued to Wednesday morning. Wednesday 12th, 8.60 a.m, light earthquake shock, fallowed immediately by a much heavier shock; same day 4.40 p.m., eligbt shock followed by ono 4 minutes later.

On acoount of tbo weather the weekly meeting of the Eketabuna Debating Society was adjourned to Tuesday, 18th, when the subject Home Eule will be taken up. The heavy weather-we have had these last few days loosened some of the embankments along the railway lino. The passengers by the mid-day train to-day, (Wednesday), bad to get out and walk in one place. It is feared that if the-weather does not change, serious injury will be dono to the line between here and Mangamaboe.

Mr Eobert Murrell is appointed ranger, and Mr George Neale, poundkeeper, for' the distriot. No better appointments could have,been made. No one here knows the district and everyone's. cattle better than. Mr Murrell, , . Thursday 18. . Ekotahuna Licensing Benoh— Present—Messrs Dowsett, - Morris, Hodge, Bayliss, and Ellison. The Chairman, in tailing his seat, apologised to the.other members for not taking his seat last" week, v He beliere'd it was about time Licensing . \

Committees were done away with, Tbe-licensing sliould be placed in the bands of theß.M.'s Although tbe County Council bad refused payment be should still demand .travelling expenses. fie had seen Mr Von Reden who told him that the Bench must sit. He failed to see how thay could be made to sit.' They were not slaves in this country whatever, ibey might be in countries Mr Yon Reden was acquainted with. , Mrßayli'ss said " Mr Chairman, we accepted the position voluntarily, and for that reason we should not' expect payment';, besides,' as -. a Good Templar I could not accept payment," Mr .Edge said: "Mr Chairman, I may state I only accepted office for the benefit ? of -the settlers, not for payment, nor do I expect it." ; ■Mr Morris said: "I do not think it right and just I should be called .five miles from tbe bush to attend this meeting, without my expenses being paid, It was quite understood that asnone of tbe money,eent' from here returned again, they, should have their expenses paid. He might also Bay that if tbej got tbe expenses tbey intended to hand over part to some, fund, perhaps to the Good Templars towards paying for the piano." Mr Baylisg:" As we are all members of the Temperance Party we cannot accept payment." The Chairman: I cannot see that, Mr Eayliss; at anyrate I . intend to have, my expenses if I have to summon the Council for the amount. API'LIOATIONS, Application by Thomas Parsons for; new license for Eketabuna Hotel. Police report favorable,- Granted. Cuttler, new license Hallway Hotel. Police report favorable.— Granted, ■ Maurice Kelliber, renewal of license for Club Hotel'.—Police report favorable..—Granted. - Charles Beokman, Universal Hotel, renewal-of license.—Granted. S. M. George accomodation license, Alfredton police report favorable.—Granted, ' Expenses araouting to L 5 14s 9d wore passed for payment, including members fees of 10s 6d each and travelling expenses of Mr Ellison for twelve miles, The meeting then adjourned.

rUBUO MEETING. . A public meeting was held in , Mr Parsons' hall on Thursday evening, Mr Anderson J.P. in the chair. The Chairman stated that there were ' several motions to be brought forward, Tho first one for the meeting to decide on was as to tho time of closing the mail. Mr Aulin stated that great inconvenience was caused to the business people and others by tho present arrangements. The 'tram arrived hero at one o'clock, and left again at two, allowing plenty of time to defiver and answer letters. ■ Mr Bearden mentioned that on the arrival of the mid-day train the mails were thrown out on to the platform, and there remained till some one found it convenient to take them away, Mr Selby, also spoke in favor of the mail closing at 10,30 p.m, to go by the morning train. It waa resolved that Messrs Anderson, Von Eeden, Aulin, Parsons, end Penny be a committee to draw up a memorial to the Post-master-General praying that the mails close at 1.45 p.m., instead as at present, 1.15 p.m. The same Committed to memorialise the Telegraph Department re telegraphic communication to here. STARTING A BUTTER FACTORY, Mr Anderson, in opening a discussion on the advisableness of starting a butter factory, gave a short outline of the benefits that would accruo if one was started in the district, and in support of above read two letters from Mr Maunsejl and Mr Phillips on the subject, Mr Parsons gave some useful information, that it was no use attempting to start one without the owners took up shares. He moved that the owners otcows be interviewed requesting thorn to state the number of cows each had, and also the number of shares each one would take up. Tho motion was carried and the following committee were appointed to carry out the above programme Messrs A, Anderson, Bayliss, Olsen, Timmins and Syversen. magistrate's court, Mr Von Eeden, J.P., proposed that the Minister of Justice be requested to accede to tho resolution passed at this meeting last a Magistrate's Court be held hore, and to inform tho said Minister that the ltoad Board's office is quite large enough for tho purpose. Several present spoke to the motion and all were unanimous in adopting it. The hardship settlers were put to, whether as plaintiffs, defendants, or witnesses in having to waste their valuable tin/if in travelling to Mastertoiv to obtain justice was strongly animadverted on, Tlio present course they had to pursue was altogether unfair, and made poor men lose what might be owing to them rather than bo put to certain expense for a doubtful recovery, It was pointed out that it would be only fair that the R.M. for the Wairarapa ! should once •fortnightly or monthly visit their town', the same as tho South Wairarapa towns were visited for the purpose of settling civil business. The meeting, which was a very enthusiastic one, closed with a vote of thanks to the chair.