TE AWAMUTU.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1975, 5 March 1885, Page 3

TE AWAMUTU.

The annnnl meeting <>f the Volunteer (Jawilry was held in the ballon Saturday ciotim-', when the balanca-sheet, showing a ciedit balance of £13, was lead n ml udi.pte<l. l'ie\ ions to the mooting tho le Aw.iniiitii Band played for an hour on the gieou outside tho lull. A good many people weie in the township, attracted by the fact that the band would play. Atone tune it was able to hold it own againbt most of the kinds in tho province, but ninny of the membeis left the district and it was almost br>ken up, but Mr hibloy never despaired, and after a tune some of the members returned and lesiuned their practice, and new iiiemhsii joined, mt that is is getting 1 up again to its old st.mdaid of excellence. It is the intention of the b-ind to play e\cr> S iturd.iy o\ emng for nil hour, if tine. At a meeting was held on Monday evening to in. ke ,urangem<Mits for the foithcommg picnic, it was decided to hold it on Fml.ij, l.juh ni^t. Messrs (Joodfellow, in the meantime t.» be naked for the use of tlielt paddock in which to hold it. The school children and band will assemble at the school at 10 ».ui. Besides playing on the Riound all day tlio band hi\a kindly offered t<, play in the evening in the hall foi those who wish to wind up the day'd amusement with a dance. The election for licensing commissioners resulted m the defeat of the temperance party, the publican party winning by a hiitfe majority. Some of theso Littlo PeddlniKton elections would bo amusing, were it not for their insignificance, and itoinetime* bittorueHs. Kwh little townnhip of fifty or a hundred inhabitants imagine itself to bo the centre of civilization, and "the hub of the universe. ' There was a vei y good cancatuie of " your own, ' it WA-. a pen «md ink sciat.-h of your cones ji indent sitting in a nun cask witli a bottle in one iiaiu! an 4 agla^in tho other, am.) evidently enj.iying himself very much. The title of this splendid work of art was " inodei ilion, our own correspondent up to lu-. waist in it." It alluded to "your own ' being uiu with the temperance party although not a blue ribbon man. The election however passed off quietly, tho foice of police sent for the occasion were not lequired, and went home disgusted that there was no amusement. Te Awamutu is once more secure. I have not »ecn the common «eal of the town yet, but from Billy's d'-Hcnption I should say it was simply superb. I hear the collars, chains, robes of officers, &c, ordered for the mayor and town councillors aie "gorgis" to behold. It is said the corporation aie anxiously waiting for an oppoitunity of niring their robes and dignity togethei. Kihikihiand Ale\.indi.ilnde >onr diminished head-*, you cannot come up to this !— (Own Correspondent )