GREYTOWN NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4660, 28 February 1894, Page 3

GREYTOWN NOTES.

(h'rom Our Uwn Correspondent,) Ther9 was a meeting of St Luke's vestry last evening, when the resignation of Mr J. G. Fildes, vestryman and lay reader, was received with regret, and a resolution passed expressing high appreciation of his valuable work in tho church, The vestry also decided to procure psalters for the use of the congregation. An effort will be made to render tbo singing portion of tho servicos much more congrega* tionnl than hus hitherto been the case. Mr Grace, the now Minister, is working hard to increase tho congregation aud put new life into church work.

The Snell Memorial window still hatigsfire. Enough has beun subscribed to secure a very handsome window, but the amount of the duty which a hard hearted Commissioner of Customs insists on being paid for it, is not yet forthcoming, About £7 is required, It isatrangosuch a thing as a memorial window should be dutiable, It cannot bo to encourage local industry, as no ono is likely to go into the business in Now Zealand for the next hundred years or so; and the amount of revenue derivable from this source is too insignificant to trouble about. However, we can't get our window without paying tho duty, and at present all pockots seem closely buttoned up, Somebody set tiro to the broom down at tho northern end of the town oo Saturday, and the resulting conflagration burned up tho corportion wheelbarrow, and tho handles oat of sundry picki and shovols, planted by the Borough workmen after knocking off time, A crowbar and a couple of iron wedges did not burn, however, but to maketho job complete some { ono stole them, Tho Overseer and his mon havo now a new outfit,

Another attempt is to be made by Mr Coleman Phillips to rouse an interest in tho question of a water-race from the Waiohine, through Greytown and across the plains of Mntoa. The idea is a good one, but as it will cost about £3OOO find will not at tho samo time put sufficient energy into the people to get the value out of the scheme that there is undoubtedly in it. lam afraid nothing will eventuate. Tho meeting is called for Maroh 10th.

We have had a spell of wet, cold weather hero, and it seems to hare besn very welcomo. Tho heat became oppressive; the grass was brown and the roads becoming completely broken up. The rain has already altered tho aspect of the paddocks, and the roads are" setting " solid again. Now we don't mind if the sunshines again for a week or two.