EAST COAST LETTER.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 372, 2 November 1889, Page 3

EAST COAST LETTER.

[rnoM our own correspondent.]

Prav sit by us, and tell’s a tale, Merry, or sad, shall it be ? As merry as you will. Winter’s Talk—

A Tp.IXND of mine to whose opinion I attach much deference thinks the readers of the Standard have had about enough of County Council sins of omission during the last few months, and really I myself am somewhat sick of the subject, more especially as kindly Dame Nature has now taken the matter of road repair in hand, and is doing more in B few dare to improve them than the 0.C.C., County Engineer, and ail the fraternity have done for the last—Lord knows how many years, or indeed since their official nativity. We will see, Mr Editor, what they will do in the summer, “ because nothing could be done in the winter, you know" and so, give them a •pell for the time being. Recent beautiful weather is facilitating shearing operations along the Coast. Already a good deal of wool has been shipped from

Tuparoa, and shearing is going on rapidly inland at the Waipiro out.stations. Dumping begins at- the homestead about Monday next, the engine (steam) being now fixed up for that purpose, at the station woolshed, Mr Hargreaves, sub-manager at Ihungia (Waipiro out station), met with a nasty accident last week, which might have been, but happily was not, very serious. While shifting a horse, by some means or other, the rope with which the horse was tethered, got round his leg; the horse started off at a gallop, and Mr Hargreaves was dragged for some distance. As I said before, most hap-

pily (Mr and Mrs Hargreaves being estimable people), the injuries sustained, though severe, were not dangerous. The old Tawbiti Hotel—for many years the favorite abiding place for travellers on the Coast, when “ genial Jack," otherwise Mr John Harding of ynnr town, was proprietor, and afterwards when Mr White, now of Tokomaru, held sway—has recently undergone a complete renovation at the hands of Its present lessee, Mr J. F. Connelly (late of Opotiki), Ido not approve of cheap advertisements, and don't intend this to be one, but the addition of several very comfortable bedrooms, a really nice private upstairs f room, with piano, dbc., which was much

. needed, with a spacious balcony, commanding an extensive view of the bay, warrant at least a complimentary par, to which Mr Connolly, who has made many friends already, of whom Narrator is one, is welcome. Timber, iron, die., Ac., are expected by an •arly steamer, for the erection of a private residence for Mr Connelly and family, who purpoce residing contiguous to ths hotel, Tuta Nihonibo is on the war path. He purposes Standing for the East Coast Maori Electoral District—with what chance of gun. oess I leave your readers to judge. He will, be largely, almost universally, supported hereabouts (t.e, Waiapu), but Ngatiporou constitute but a small minority when compared with the Hawke's Bay and Northern districts. Enytusant, the above Tuta Nihonibo, Rev. Era Kawhia, and Pini Waipapa, chiefs of this locality, have received invitations for the Dunedin Exhibition for November 26th.