WHATA WHATA.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 682, 28 October 1876, Page 3

WHAT A WHATA.

The late welcome rjins L*>e had a most betuiicial ellect upou all growing crops, and pasture, lhe cjuuiry njw oukfresh ulid gieen. There htu been a co didtii a.ble atea uf laud, >at->-y lOivu with gr.«j, which needs more moisture than an* o'Ler crop. It will also le*»en the difficulties in navgnting, tie Waipa and tuA steamer lmhe siitl comes ever) week. A petition has been drawn un, and i$ bci q largely »iJiied by tl o European a d native resijeut* in the Whaia VViiata dis tact, and wliicli will ■lioitly te lent to mo uoii the Defence M nuu-r, compluinmg ol a want wbiehhia been long felt, vz : So resilient mcicul innn. Tbat ujodic»l nd' ice *i.d attendance are requi ed among tbe naiive*, the lollo*iug uionali y rale fur tbe past eighteen mouth* ani|jl> p>o«ei, bir.lis, 6; denh*, 17 It is pnucipal'y for the oatirea that a medical man is required, for tiiey have nriiher t e lucliuuiion, nor in mttn^cuea ih« means to pay out money lor medicine, etc, and what natirea in the other parta of the Colony imve received Irom tbe (ioverninent, surely the«e are entitled to, for they hi>ve been peaceful and law-abiding tiom the fi sd. it id lmoit unuece.-sury to point out wtut a security und Baring it will be to the European settlers in the Waipa district to hare medic il as.istauc, with in ea-y reach. £hu ii ata.ed in lhe peiilion, and also that tbe European set tiers in kilning it, do not wiab for any gratuitous assistance, but will pay for any attendance received, so that a profession 1 mi.n might take a moderate •alary for the Native «hargr, wi h tbe certainty of augtueuting it by a largo and increasing private practice. It u a matter which affects evcr>one more or less, and 1 lute uo doubt but that the projpoct of ge< ing a medic >l mm viilbi warmly Supported. — UuKhEsiPOiiDKNT.

A PcoTCH itiutister, aft r a hard day's labour, *i.d while at a ' d jnn-r «■,' as he culled it, kept nice-ScnUy pmiging . I c ' hiium' and atui ing th « 'MiaD^ulup at haiue v* a* as fond <>' Imam like t lv.it as he wai,' when the uiidtrns kindly offered to aend h-r tiie preheat of u ham. 'It'-t unco km' o' yi>, unco kin', but I'll no pit ye to the trouble ; I'll just lull' it, hnine oaMiuhird ufore me.' When, on leading, he mounted, and (he hum wh put inio a tuck, tuuie difficulty wus c getting it to he properly Hit inrentiYe q riiussojn cut tue Gju. u knot« 'I tuink, uintress, a choue m t . ci, w»il mak' a gran' balance.' 'Ihe hint was itnmddi ttely acted on, an I, hue unotber Joiiu G-ilprn, he mor«d away with his ■'bilmice true '