WALAU.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15037, 4 August 1914, Page 3

WALAU.

$-'' B WnY aiaU Wf»ws Provided a voi-v STlVii' CV9 ?'? K or ? Jar O gathering - - 2J? day n3ght . "' tho Hall -- ,? X up {I, ° P ro - r fammo •' : A-L5 0 , tele P hon ° extension party from ;■: Anberky north to Waiau aro" maffi v *,ood progress with their work, bavin" ;/.- Mw reached Culverden. whero an"x" 4 Si° i. t ?., b ? insta "vd. Tho con- * Sh 3 m nskio two ,'r lonß absence, tho Amuri 'V * v wmt, y Council's permanent road iranii - : '" rftt"' up cam - D a little to the north - - oi naiau, and havo commenced widen- .;. iag 6o me 0 f mosfc dangerous cut- *-- 'if~§f "t tie "cinity. Increasing motor .£:"- tr^ c . 1 ? a « mado this imperative. • ' rfc ■? rainfall at Waiau for. July was Z ■«_;!' ,off ? 81 - on record for very "many .f- *$*«. the total for the month being X ** against 1.99 in last year, ">'- : 16.96 in in 1911 and 1913 '- '■*5?* n ' el *y; -V 1 consequence, Bpring is >- w^L nR l w " lt - n tte ground unusually dry A T-^T 1 • ould S- vo tho sun some '*- **M. m P™- 3 s Pnng growth. $. «?* farmers aro badly in need 'I' - i* the of their stock. "J. . " -Hie committoe of the Waiau Railway g; . met on Saturday evening. Pref- i?» i* essrs K. Pettigrew (chairmanK / n-/ oet€ T r ' W* Gale. J. Brown, L. J. g * J. E. Pvinaldi. C. Nettine. and jj, vie oecretary. A of condolence v 5 3, to tho family of the late Efe„. *"* McKia. A voto of thanks waa pass-

Ed to Mr Pulley for his .conveying the delegates to Wellington ■to and froui Culverden, and to the Canterbury memI hers and Mr Forbes, M.P., for their presence at tho deputation. Tho president reported in connexion with tho visit to Wellington, that they had had a very eatisfactory assurance from tjio J3on. W. Fraser that the work would bo accelerated. Tho deputation had decided to approach Mr Fraser in a very straight manner, andraako their requests as direct as possible. Thoy recognised they were dealing with a straightforward man—one who called a spade a spade—and tho reply they "ot was equally direct. Another matter that was brought up was the rumour that Mr Fraser only intended to put tho railway to Rotherham. They now had his assurance that ho intended to do nothing of tho sort; Waiau was tho object of the line, and ho intended to push it right through Mr Foster moved a hearty vote of thanks to the delegates for the able manner in which they had stated the Leaguos case the motion being earned unanimously. A letter was received from Mr James Chapman, the contractor for tho first section.of the railway, objecting to certain statements made by tho ueoutation at Wellington, and asking to address tho committee on tho subject. As Mr Chapman failed to put m an appearance, tho matter dropped. The secretary stated that tho subscription lata had not come in too well Some portions of tho district had c h °"" tribnte. and there to sti 1 a , ance of £15. Tho president "ported that one settler had offered the sum of £5 to help wipe of the deficiency. It washed to icr-ept £2 of the amount, that being considered an ample donation for one settler to make. It v,«s Sod to call in all outstanding subscriptions.

HANMER. At a meeting of the Hanmer Springs Advancement League, he Id on Saturdiiv nieht. it was decided to call tor fenders for the work of laying out the Pr r S Sturdav C 'afternoon . football match wa<, played between the Culverder! and Hanmer teams. It was a welfoupht game, resulting in a diaw. Mr Pwllington acted as referee, Jhe loSl team entertained the visitors at Ser and afterwards at a smoke conCt ' r \"hare drive was held at Woodbank station on Sunday, twelve men participating. The ammunition was provided by- Mr Hanmer Atkinson who also entertained the men at lunch. About 150 hares and rabbits were snot.