KIHIKIHI.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1816, 26 February 1884, Page 2

KIHIKIHI.

The polling for the election of five licensing commissioners for the Kihikihi Town District, took place on Satxnday last. Contrary to expectation, the interest manifested by the residents was not very keen, only 51 voting. The following is the result of the poll :— Hutchinson, 31 ; Cockerline, 30 ; Ellis, 29; Cowan, 28; Farrell,2B; Qualtrough, 20; Kay, 25 ; Tole, 25 ; Berry, 18 ; Kinsley, 11. The first five were declared duly elected. The contest wad not between teetotallers and hotel-keepera, as, in Auckland, but between pai ties. Kihikihi appears to be divided into two parties, but no one knows why it bhould be so. It seems to be one end of the town against the other, but I have never observed the animosity and rancour between them that usually obtains between parties who imagine their interests are opposed to each other ; therefore, the contest for commissioners was conducted with the utmost good humour. We have given up speculating as to the probable date of the sitting of the Land Court here, as we have been disappointed so often— we must only exercise patience. Many of the natives here have prepared for it, and have grown a large quantity of potatoes for the occasion. The contractor, Mr Stewart, is pushing on the work in Lyon-street, and as the weather is fine, and likely to continue so for a while, we may expect our streets and footpaths to be gravelled in a shoit time, Evidently the county council has a proper sense of the importance of our town, for it has voted a handsome sum for the repair of the road between here and Te Awamutu, a work that is very much required. As I have already stated, the expenditure of a few pounds on the flat near Mr Bridgman's house would make an excellent road of what has hitherto been a very bad slough in bad weather, for it only requires a little draining to make it passable in all weathers. We are fairly entitled to some consideration in this respect, for there is as much, if not more, traffic on this road as on any other road in the district. We have had a number of visitors recently from various parts of New Zealand, and some from Australia, all of whom were greatly pleased with the appearance of the place, its prosperity and future prospeotu, There is no native news at present, everything is very quiet. From what I can learn, the obstructionists have accepted the inevitable, and have submitted to the survey with the best 1 grace they can. In course of conversation with Rewi a few days ago, he said the loss of his pension was a matter of very small concern to him | a* qompared with the tranquility of the natives, for h}s gojnjf over toTawhiao had the effect of aUowm.ff jjbf flurypy fco proceejj more quietly than if he had maintained the §tand he first took jn the jnaj;ter.-=-(Own. Correspondent.)

Mr J. S. Buckland will sell at Cambridge on the 28th instant, fat and store cattle and sbcep, also 100 longwool lambs, and on the Ist March some good, Jhacki*' AtQhaupo bevrili sell on