LATEST PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4881, 20 November 1894, Page 3

LATEST PAHIATUA NEWS.

(tty Telegrapb.—Own Correspondent.) Pakiatua, Monday. The cup match between Woodville and Pahiatua senior teams, playcdon Saturday in iucessantrain, resulted in ft win for Patiiatua by 31 runs, on tlio first innings, Pabiatua went in first and knocked up 134 with tho loss of six wickets, whou with two and a quarter hours to play, the innings was declared closed, and Woodvillc went in. At a quarter of an hour before time Woodville's last wicket fell for 123 runs. Tho committeo of the Borough and County Councils met on Satur day, and decided to rccommond to their respective Councils that contributions towards tho cost of maintenance, repairs, and re-construction, would bo:-Borough, two-thirds; County, one-third. , The Boroutjh meet to-night to reecho the report, mid the County meet to-morrow, ' Heavy rain has boen falling since Saturday. . Theiuqucfiton Johnßarry resulted 5n ft verdict of death from heart disetto. .' \ ' ' ' : .'"'"' : ■'• : Pahiatim, Tuesday. The. Bitogh <Counoil'met last oTwi»g,andcoßfirmed. the action of

the Committee in agreeing to accept tho responsibility of two thirds of tho cost of maintonanco and repairs to tho Mangatainoka Bridge, A special mooting of tho Literary and Debating Society was held last night, when tho business was reading competitions, ladies and geutlomen. The Judgos wero tho Rov. Mr Phillip, and Messrs Wilson and Thomas,' Thoro woro ton competitors, and tho Judges decided iu favour of Messrs Haslett, Skinner, and McKinlay, in the order named, Mrs Brown and Mrs Cooporcompetod for tho ladies prizes, mid woro placed in tho ordor given. A collection was taken up in aid of tho Wairarapa relief fund and realised £lss.