COAST NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3667, 20 November 1890, Page 2

COAST NOTES.

[By Fossicker,] Some little time hag elapsed since you last received a lettor from me; however, "better late than never," as the old saying goes, so just a f«w lines to let you see that Possieker's frirnls have not yet found means of making good their threat of extermination.

Of course ware not beliiud other places in the excitement that usually predominates before the elections, I must not forget to relate one little inoiilont of an amusing character, A % committee was to be formed at 1 Whakataki in the interests of Mr A 1 W Hogg, Tlio Tenui contingent of Hoggonians were to muster strong 1 and take Whakataki by storm, form a big committee there, and make .the I poor Beotbamitea feel white. Saturday j last, the day appointed for this terrible deed, came; all was bustle and 1 excitement in our little village by the ! sea, Mine Host of the hotel mado 1 preparations to receivethe contingent in stylo suitable for so great an occasion, and, Mr Editor—would you believe it, they did not appear, Whethent was the iufluenco of Tenui ' whisky, or whether their courage failed, is hard to say, One man turned up from Castle Point (ahuuterofpoor 1 Bunny, not Featherston Bunny; but, i anyhow, a great pest), He did not 1 give up hopes of of the arrival of the 1 Tenuites, until ilio last moment; when his agony was pitiful to see, he tore his hair, and raved, because tho i Beethamites were going to have it all their own way. Than vote for i Beetbam, he'd soqner vote for a I Chinaman, Jly last aocounts he has done nothing rash, but the dogs don't ■ work well since Saturday, The Secretary of thia "was4o-be" committee received two apologies— ou« s^tefl ! pressure of business us his excuse > for absence, anil the other could not come bgcause his cow had calved, This bold hunter also saw a Maori 1 circular in referenco to the' eloc- ! tions. On asking what it was he was told it was Beetham's notice, "Where's Hogg's? it ought to bo ■ stuck up to in Maori" said lie; ' " just tlie way they do it, underhand, double dealiug, &c," Take a fool's > advice, hunter, and learn Maori, I : shall say no mora in reference to this wonderful committee, but leave you to draw your own conclusions, The fishermen have left Castlepoint—the north west wind scared fyemnway, Our old friend has been doing a great old blow (almost as bad as the Cashpoint man), I am glad to gay ho has left us, and for the last eight days we. have had beautiful weather. A little rain would be beneficial and do great good, * Shearing operations are in full swing, The lambing has shown a good percentage all round, and I believe some of the dips' are very satisfactory. lilr tjolin Holos, of Olp, met with an accident when wool hauling the other day from., Pakowai, The builook'droy wheel ran up .a bank and the dray turned over, coming on top of E[oles, and then hounding off turned on tp it? wM? again. lam glad to say that though much bruised and shaken he is not. supposed to bo seriously hurt, The residents about Whakataki and Cashpoint aro very slow in educational matters, They are no nearer to getting a new school than they were two years ago, and their teacher, Mr Mangnuson,has resigned in consequence. The School at Turn, is making good progress under the able management of Mr Pope. It is to be : hoped the settlers will give him every encouragement and sond their children regularly to school. I have come out of my shell for the purpose of enjoying tho excitement of electioneering, and unless I run foul of a Castlepoint. rabbit pack, you may hear further from me.

DunsdJnEoapita}. PPM, November Jfl, . At a meeting of the Hospital Trustees to-day the report of the Commissioners, Sir J. Hector and Mr Cavow, was considered and discussed, It was decided to ask the Government t« supply the .Trustees, with a copy of the evidence taken. All'the members who spoke condemned the report of the Commusioners as unsatisfactory and valueless, but deoided to leave the matte? to the new Trustees.