HARAPEPE.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1052, 22 March 1879, Page 2

HARAPEPE.

March 15. A tcekting of tbe Pirongia Highway Discnct was h=ld in the achoollioase Mara- , epe oa Saturday last, the Bth. The* busin ss of ihe m etiug was nos of rn^-h pub'ic interest. Diuiug ths meeting "the t-he chairman had to call the attention of tbe Board to tne con-luce of one of the trustees*, -tr McMina, who, during the wuole time ihe meeting had been transac&iug public business, bad beon readiog the newspaper, aad wno got rather (well, I will aay for politeness sake) warm a*. out it ou being br-mgho up by the caairman, for b having aa he did. •Smoe then, i suppose he considers his d gnity upset, he Das sent in hiß resignation, ou account of the JaDguage used to him by tbe ohairuiau. If io came to a qufati-ju of polite language, I think, the to »5 w luld-j found on the other leg. A petition was received Dy the Board signed by a majority of the resident ratepayers ot ibe .nacricsin fa/^r of building the Waipa bridge at Te Hore, inßtead of about a mile lower down, as borne of the settlers nere want v, as the site ia not fixed, aud U very unlikely to be so wiihoat calling a public meeting of the ratepayers of tbe district The petition was eonsidored raiher premature, altbough it B'iovvs tho pubic opinion on the matter. A suijsoiption liso for the Waipa bmLe is *i«o i>e a« numerously signed, an.i upwards of £50 is on the list, and cue promoters ot it asate r.har they have n-jt the aligh.esc doubt in being able to raise £100 oa cou-.iir.iou that the bridge is at Te dore, but not a pound will be givcu by any of Cue subscribers, if the bridge is lower down, J£r lugtiam *S e/.-hens, the Government >urv yor. is sti-1 over here survey ng t -e Gove n ment :anl, and wheu it is done, the sooner it is put up for sale the better, ;-.s at prc-sdnd vt is lying idle, not even paying ratas. The po at> cc<..p io this district will not be a good ,-ue, 1 h.ar, as the rain c*me to late, and, iu rn.uy cases, has given i.hem tue s-cond u,c »wch For the pay. few da, s the weather has been very hod, and the Waipa river is 'alliug lapi.i'.y.