PAHIATUA NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4461, 4 July 1893, Page 2

PAHIATUA NOTES.

(Prom Our Own Correspondent.) The weather of late has improved, inasinuoh as that I am able to chrouicle a few frosts followed by bright days. Notwithstanding the character Pabiatua has for much rain, it will bo seen by the gazette records of tho rainfall taken at some ten districts (Masterton inoluded) that oar district actually comes out with the lowest.

MrD. Milne celebrated the opening of his Makakaiii Hotel on Saturday last by keeping open house and providing a most sumptuous free din ner in the evening. The invitations were given without niint to all who chose to conio, and were well responded to, a most enjoyable heme; spent, Speeches, music and Bongs were contributed at intervals, A great amount of discussion, both in the Council Chamber and outside, has been going on with reference to the most eligible site for the bridge over the Mangatainoka river, party feeling runniug very high, No less than three sites being suggested and a deal of selfishness being displayed by different owners of land near the proposed sites. I think the fairest way out of the difficulty would be to invite say competition designs for the bridge from Engineers both in this and other districts, tho question of the most eligible site to be left to such engineers,

I hear it is tho intention of Mr Skey to bring his big traoiion engine through the bush shortly on his way to the Palmerslon Show grounds. If he does the two Counties had better follow him up with an engineer and' staff of men to replace bridges, and repair damages. The Fusilier when her boiler is full weighs 17 tons and considering the primitive description of some of tho bridges and culverts, their age and amount of wear and tear they have received, for some years past, I am afraid that with the advent of this monster many a frail structure will collapse, It wilt also be a BOurce of dauger to all persons riding or driving, the roads being so narrow and horses meeting this puffing billy, acoidents are likely to occur.

A large and representative meeting of Uallance and Pahiatua settlers was held at Sinclair's on Saturday night, to discuss and ask the Government to grunt a subsidy for the purpose of i bridging the MuDgabao at Sinclair's. A resolution was passed requesting the Government to assist, and tho following gentlemen were appointed a committee to wait upon the Minister and fix the rating area and work up the matter, if possible, to a successful issue, viz., Messrs J. Sinclair, Reese, Baton, MoOardle, Tail, Wyatt, YYalßh and the Chairman. Should their efforts be crowned with success, the bridging of the river will be a great boon to the settlers as also the district generally, The estimated cost is £I,BOO.