PAHIATUA NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4748, 15 June 1894, Page 3

PAHIATUA NOTES.

j (From Our Own Correspondent), I,_ - , TfipSDAY. 'At tlio annual 'meeting of shareholders 'of'the"Pnliiiitua Herald Co. Mi' 1). Crewe was re-elected a director, and Messrs Granger and Knight worcuppointcdnnditoi's. The balance sheet was a most satisfactory one to the shareholders, shewing a profit of £IOB upon the year's transactions, besides which the business had been considerably strengthened by purchase of plant, etc. The Directors received a hearty voto of thanks. Mr J. Miller, of Ridge Road, Mangalmo, contemplates taking a trip to tlio. Old Country shortly for the benefit of his health, A sanguinary encounter was witnessed in the Main Street last Wednesday. An irate tradesman, seeing one of his customers, who was evading payment of a long-standing score,'gavo ehaso, and avtor a dodgy run round the Town Hall captured the defaulter in the street, and a lively five minutes ensued, the look-ers-on eventually separating them, At an ndjourned meeting of the Pahintua Borough Council, held on ! Monday evening, it was decided not to accept any tender for tlio river diversion scheme, and also to stay tlio Engineer in the preparation of bridge plans, at any rate until after the election ot Councillors for the separate Wards. Some detail business including protective works, wlicre.tho river is ciicroacliing,-.ter-niinated the proceedings. For a bush-felling contract in the Mangahao District recently, no less than 50 parties of men tendered. At the second performance by the Amateur Choral and' Orchestral Society, of H.M.S. Pinafore on Wednesday evening, the Hall was tilled to overflowing, the'piecc ranning smoothly from beginning to cud and the public being thoroughly satisfied.