THE RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS AT TE AWAMUTU.

Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 1006, 3 December 1878, Page 2

THE RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS AT TE AWAMUTU.

Sik, —The long; .looked for time has arrived, and the Te Awarautu “ Railway Station Changing Committee,” which, for a long time, has been iff a chronic state! of excitement, and waiting impatiently for the visit of Mr Conyers, has, at last, had the welcome intelligeuge flashed along the wires, “ that Conyers is coming.’' The Committee, thinking that the Commissioner could not possibly find his way . alone , and being most solicitous for-his comfort and accommodation, appointed a, deputation to meet him, at the Ohaffpo Station, with a waggon.’ Accordingly, the deputation proceeded thither, but ’ found, on their arrival, that in addition to Messrs Conyers and Lawson/ the District Engineer, Mr Stewart, .was also in attendance, and must be accommodated, though probably not a little to the chagrin of the deputation. But the waggon was commodious, and one of the deputation acting as Jehu, a start was soon made Te Awamutu ward. They soon arrived at the four cross-roads, and the Commissioners were nearly in pight of their destination, when, lo! the deputation cannot allow them to proceed further in this direction, as to do so would expose to view the intended route of the railway southward, and too plainly shew the Commissioner that the zig-zag alterations required to take the trunk line in and out the township, would make it very much resemble the creep of a snail. So the deputation decided to take another route, via To Rahu and Rangiaohia, and which is only about three time the distance. Of course, distance was of but trifling importance, when compared with the accomplishment of the very laudable object the deputation had in view. Arriving at Rangiaohia,the Commissioners must be taken to the residence of one of the deputation, where, with the most disinterested hospitality, the " fatted calf "

had been already prepared.,, the Southern birds were " 'too old to be caught with chaff," and after politely'declining the Honor bfpartaking proceeded at ottco to the Te 'of course, accompanied by the deputation.;. ;Lunoheon; being over, the station site was insppcted. The deputaion (themselves being skilfull engineers) insisting oh having it changed, as " all the traffic would, come from the other side of the township.". This, the Commissioners, or. at. least Mr ?3tewart, could not.' f exactly, 'se'e, and humbly suggested that the settlers on the Alexandra side might deserve, some consideration.' This idea was pooh-poohed by the deputation,' and the discussion must have taken a serious-turn, and, the- climax reached, when the District Engineer reminded the*' irrepressible- leader •• of * the deputation that- he /lid' riot oome to Te r Awamutu tfrbediotatedto by a. cockatoo., Of coursV,|ttoii obstinacy andungrateful insolence? on*the part, of missioners to a .deputation,, appointed, by the elite <3f Te Awamutu, ia linpardonable, especially after;bOing treated to a jdde in "the waggon,*'and '."tin irivitatioh to partake of the " fatted-clalfj"; arid, I venture to say, that,. on no,future occasion- will these same gentlemen receive at the hands of the Te Changing Committee," . such 'lavish'; ' arid : , dismteresteilibWa|lty.^lam[^c M ; ; " ' Honesty 1 the .'Best Poiicnr. - ;

Sie,—-I was very much struck, last evening, at St. Peter's Churchj with the very bad management lndeecl I. '.inay call it entire want of Management, with regard to accommodating; :• strangers service.' We. ,hay 9 Chiircli"wardens,; ; no . end of vestrymen and' a. verger," yety not a'single b'he'of them ever, 1 attends, to assist in placing the cpngrega-.. tion and T keeping.' things square'.;!. What was the "result last', evening?',",. Why, iii the f f tat' Seats were' j amined ten ! persons,; and this, too, on a hot muggy evening. To be packed like sandwiches' on a cold evening may be weU eribugh, but to have all ondV-piety .squeezed out in the shape ■•■ of perspiration, is j.not conducive 1 to ;the spii-itual;(Welfare: of church; goerSj rior calculated tainspire strangers .with that' amount of admiration for our Parson.and' church matters generally,<which we would like them to carry away to other places.: We take a pride in haying, 'our, church* well managed,' i&c.,, and yet this great blot on the said managoinentihasT existed 1 ever since we havettiara! Church,d r a!Church, Parson! Churchwardens'!,. VesayVmferi I Verger! see to this, arid keep ! up bur prestige in the eyes of strangers, so that bur church may really be what some, of us are so fond of callingit} !;,theb,est;iittle'CO\in.try church in,:tho,\P,ioce§e,",,. Sincerely-, hoping that nothing I have written may.be; taken as offensive by any of the,;church committee, &c, as no offence is meant, I,

am, sir, yours, &c, : ' ,' ( ',''" ' ' A BeOTJLAS ATTEWbAUTi' Hamatoii/I)i3c. v 2;i§7B.:' ■■■ I'-'V::'. „

THE LATE BAZAARV.;: . ! Sib,—"VS^ill';'ypji ipjife'me'! a! Jfew'lines Jui; your valuable cblumiW in. to, con-'' gratulate" the ' whole" ; p&risli'.upon,' 'the.l success of the Bazaar. :K ' It ( ' fmall credit upon the neighborhood'that' this siicc'ess' shdiilfl have bben 1 so especially a.s.the prevent any biit'the most intrepid ai Buteidersfrom'Veatuiirig but iti'lt. J! Su'relyj we may perceive in. our success ( a les'sbn of the beauty I "of'harm'ony work, and'howmu'ch'good' maybe done if wo werk together .with, good-humor,'! forbearance, f and.'' zeal.' 'which' . leave nothing bttt gratification in! the minds of the workers. : ■Everyone' deserves' praise, trom everyone else, from the'friend'vrho came from a distance W open the ; Bazaar for U8 to the one who raked' away the : grass each day. All worked well and ungrudgingly,. and, as there,is,-much to/ be done at time's like these iri the way of keeping the 'machinery going,'without l anyone knowing all the trouble .taken, I take this opportunity of thanking in everyOße':s;behalf those kind friend's who : worked-so Inrdubusly when-no one'was there -to.,.see. -With; congratulations; praise,., and j ; thanks for > Everyone' (not forgetting the kind assistance arid notice* of the Waikato Times,—l am, &c, Wm. Caideb, Incumbent, ; : St<; > Peter's, Hamilton,j : : ,; v •;> ,i n; > .r'A\v.)

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