EAST COAST LETTER.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 411, 1 February 1890, Page 3

EAST COAST LETTER.

[mon OL'B OWS COUBESVONDBNT.J Ths beneficial outcome of Captain Winter’s late visit to our locality is becoming apparent in the employment of working parties on our local inland roads, Messrs G. end J, Smith having contracts for repair and formation ot the Waipiro-Makarika road, and also that exiendinc onward from Makarika to the Tau. matao Mini, while Messrs Needy and Katana take up the extension thence to Waiomatatini. There is no doubt but that this is a step in the right direction, however the residents of Tuparoa and Awanui may dislike it as diverting the travelling public from the old coastal track end their neighborhood.

I also hear that Mr E. A, Pavitt (surveyor of your town) is surveying a line of road from Waiomatatini through the Waiapu valley, which will debouch upon the beach at or about Mr Robertson's hotel at Waiapu proper. This road has been a paramount necessity for some time past, as the natives have so cut up, fenced in, and otherwise affected the Waiapu Valley flat, that a stranger is completely bewildered on reaching the northern side of the river. Many oomplaints have been made about it by respectable Waiapq residents, and I am heartily glad that action is to ba taken at last.

Mrs Jones (Waipiro) met with an unpleasant experience, which might have resulted in a serious accident, on Monday last, when returning from Makarika with Mr Jones, who had been working at his trade (carpenter) at that station, There is frequently a number of cattle about the inland roads, especially at the close ot the day, and it appears that Mrs Jones was charged by one of them; her horse swerved, got into a hole or rut, and threw her somewhat heavily, Mr Junes was fortunately at hand to extricate her foot from the stirrup, and apart from a few severe bruises, and the shock, she escaped very luckily. One of the most exciting competitions, arising no doubt out of the late sports, &o.— which have preafed gu acute spirit of emulation among our aibiep-e—toon place on the convincing ground at Waipirp lately, kjstween, (would you believe it ?) our only Waiter and our storekeeper, solus. The former evidently meant to do or die, and disdaining thoughts ot future obsequies, dashed away for the 100 yards goal, at a great rate, on the signal to start (a pistol shot) being gives, The only ope being somewhat of the greyhound type, iu oontredielinnioq to bis plumper antagonist, evidently thought to w|n easily, but—Christmas time isn’t a good one for training, dontcherknow," and after running neck and neck for about 90 yards, the man ot commerce put on a desperate spurt, and landed about three yards in front of hie competitor, both being, I am requested to say, “ all out,” which is a sporting term I do not understand properly, and probably they (the rival runners) do. The 5... Australia arrived on the 23rd, landed passengers, shipped 100 hales of wool, and departed. The first “ block ” of vehicular traffic occurred in Waipiro High Street on Saturday last, ft was not altogether the number ot carriages, &0,, (hat paused the temporary sue. pension ot vehicular traffic, bqt the size of them. There were picnickers around, and they appeared to enjoy the situation im meusely—on horseback, under an improvised canopy, and on the top, sunimu diligentla, of a load of hay— Wait for the waggon ! Wait for the waggon I ! Wale for the waggon 1 1 I And we’ll all have a ride.