MOHAKA NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1676, 17 February 1913, Page 4

MOHAKA NOTES.

•■ ■ v Ono of tho driest seasons oil record, is the universal cry of Mohaka settlerenot a drop of ram for week?, bush fires on all sides, and tho thermometer 90 degrees in the shade. Set there has boen no real complaints, as there is still abundance of feed and stock of all descriptions look well. During the past eight months 05,000 sheep have gone from here to Nanier. The fat lambs (on rape at present) havo nover looked better. Mr. Hall, assistant county engineer, had a narrow ■ escape recently. While endeavouring to- cross tho Waikanao lUver he lost his footing, and was swept *way with tho flood, and would probably have been drowned had it not been for the presence of mind of Mr. W. Tate, who went to the 'rescue and pulled him out. '■ The rabbit plague here ehows the necessity, for prompt measures being taken to remedy the 'liuisence. Some of the wetMore to to great expense and pains clearing tneir l-uuo of "bunny," while others take no trouble whatever. This state ol things should not be allowed, as it is not fair to tho man who keeps the place elear. We are looking forward to a viu't from Mr. Campbell, M.P., at an early date. Fish, havo been unusually plentiful of late, large catches of schneppor, etc., being general. '