The Feilding Star. TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1884. The Turning of the Tide

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 77, 10 June 1884, Page 2

The Feilding Star. TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1884. The Turning of the Tide

Although it cannot be denied that the Manchester Block has experienced some of the ill effects of the general depreciation in the value of landed property which has been so seriously felt in all other parts of the Colony, yet out of this very evil has come good, as by the selling value of land having come down to a fair level, many desirable settlers have been thus enabled to acquire land, with a view to farming it, at reasonable rates. The exceptionally fair weather experienced for the past month or two, has permitted a great deal of work to be done in the way of bush felling and road making. This means the expenditure of large sums of money in wages, the natural sequence being that business on all sides is showing a certain liveliness indicative of permanent improvement. There is an advance in the price for fat cattle which will be highly appreciated by the settlers of the Kiwitea, who are largely interested on this point. The business at the railway station is • steadily increasing, and it is being gradually forced on the minds of importers and exporters that more storage accommodation, by an enlargement of the goods shed, is becoming absolutely necessary. On this point we may state that if anything in this connection is wanted from the Government, it will be necessary for immediate steps to be taken by the townspeople to lay their requirements before the District Manager. The grain, wool, fungus, tallow, &c, which will be forwarded from Feilding next season will be far greater in the aggregate than ever it has been before. A proportionate increase in the timber export may also be anticipated. The authorities can therefore be urged to build an addition to the present shed, with a perfect confidence that the results will justify the expenditure. Since the present station buildings were erected, nine years ago, the business has increased in a manner which ought to be most gratifying to the Government. We have reason to believe that the Feilding station contributes more to the revenue, and at a less expense, than any other station of its class in the colony. It is therefore not too much to expect that proper means be supplied to meet the expansion in the goods traffic, which is now inevitable. Another sign of the " turn of the tide " is the daily increasing demand for house accommodation by new settlers, who are coming in, not only from England but from other parts of the Colony, attracted, no doubt, by the superior facilities offered here tor working men to find ready employment at good wages, as well as for persons with small capital desirous of making themselves a home. There are other evidences of a change which are not necessary to be dilated on, suffice it to say that they are patent and thenpower is being felt and experienced by all thinking and observing men.