ALFREDTON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3511, 15 May 1890, Page 2

ALFREDTON.

The annual meeting of subscribers of the Alfredton-Mangaone Library was supposed to be held on the Oth inst, Tho only person present, however, was the Secretary. .The Couniy Council have metalled the ruts in' certain patches of the road, b'lifin qrie place, 'owing to t|}3 quan : tity not being sufficient, there will now be two ruts—one on each side of the bog-hole, The weather we are having at present, from a sheep-fin raer's point of view, oannot be beaten.

There was to have been held to-day tho annual meeting of ratepayers, but at the time appointed there was enly one" member of tho Road Board present, with the clerk, and not a single ratepayer, so the consequence was the meeting was adjourned,' Tho annual meeting of the Eoad Board was "also postponed from' the same cause, together with the ordinary meeting of the same body, owing to the members present being unable to find one of themselves wiljing to take the chair for the meeting, If anyone desires to see a quaker's meeting, or to hear a lot of nonsensical talk, they have only toattond a meeting of the Alfredton Road Board when it does take place. . I understand soino of t[)o obstructive ratepayers aro indignant that the meoifng was put off, as there were enough, fq have formed a quorum, somewhere within a hundred, miles ofiließoad Board Office, but they held an open-air meeting, and ovfr dently thought they oould attend any time it suited them.

. Bush-work has started, but the prices are very lowy and the work Is either slummed, or the storekeepers suffer In consequent, Our mailman appears to come in when he pleases, and no one seems to trouble themselves about the matter. To-day it wns'nearly one o'clock)?; he arriyefj, and the proper eievon! I always thought it was the duty of the Eostmastpr to repqrt such things, I 'wonder what time he will arrive when tho'roads are bad. Next day, I ejtnesV '