Waitupa Notes.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 138, 15 May 1890, Page 2

Waitupa Notes.

[FROM OT7B f O3ra.C(B^i&B3Poin>^NT.t " There was some stir here last week owing to. the election of a membep'to represent our ward on the fEi^itea^o'Sa Board. , Mr Willianabn'a ionjr connection with the Board, and the able and cons Jentious, manner in which he fulfilled L the duties of the position, giving him a large majority I over bis opponent who, although not unpopular, has yet to \na. his spurs, as he has never before shown the slightest inter - i est in public affairs. • ■ I hope Mr Daw's new coaoh line will repay him for his etitarpriee, which iPhave no doubt it will wh«jn it gets known among the settlers here.and.m^tlie.npAy block,, upwards of 15 milas from, No^thcptt^j corner, which is bringing a lot of people about going to and. from their sections. i In addition to ; the local store 'already* I here, four storekeepers' carts come from • Feilding weekly for orders. J A good deal of fencing is going on, and two new bouses are in course of erection, j One for Mr Stewart and the other for Mr i Gordon. .-.....,.'. I notice thai the humble bee is extending rapidly in the Hawera district,, but I don't think we have any need to import them into this district, as last summer I noticed a cream colored moth working in. the red Clover and cow grass, and these have since given a .l&i'ge percentage of s«ed, which is no uncoaiinon thing within^ the last ten years. .X i - ".* >■ ' The late rains have greatly benefitted the young grass, which would otherwise haye been ra»t her back war dl ■ "' ! ■'- -'■ '■ ' La Grippe^ or bad colds, have been very prevalent, nearly every household Having one or more sufferers. „ The attendance at the local Bohool continues to be; fairly good, and when' *Williameon's rcad'Eait is made; passable %i the children, ihere will be a probable addition from, that direction. ; . ; ■ ' / Native and imported, game :is very scarce this season, naving been almost extirpated by poachers.