Ashurst Notes

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 146, 2 June 1891, Page 2

Ashurst Notes

(FBOM OTTR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Mr McGoriagle, the Government inspector here, has drawn my attention to the great alteration going on in the bed of the Manawatu close to the Road Bridge, which is likely to endanger the eastern approach. There is an island in the river about 30 chains below the bridge ; this was originally part of Mr McKenzie's * property ; but one day the river struck out a new course, and left this piece high and dry in the middle of the Btream. The river ia now working into the opposite bank. This barrier in mid stream is arresting the shingle, and thus caused the centre of the bed to be silted up as far as this bridge. The force of the current is now thrown on to the last pier, and the bank immediately in front of the gatekeeper's house. There are 9 spans over the rivers the water now flows through" the last brie on the eastern side, running at right • angles with the bridge, the other part of the bed is shallow water. A fresh may put it all right, or all wrong. The amount of goods' traffic", on the Gorge line must be very satisfactory to the Railway people. In timber alone it is good, about 10,000 feet per day coming through from Danevirke to Palmerston. To-day there were 6 double trucks and 1 single truck loads of timber came through, while by road there was 8000 feet delivered from Mr Warned mill. No greater proof of Palmerston's prosperity is required then this ; . there are a f great many buildings- in course of erection there. There will be another sawmill' shortly on the Feilding Road. Messrs Stevens, Wood, and Pott, here purchased the plant- of that mill on ■ the Palmerstori Road, closed by order •of the- Railway authorities, because the only way of getting their logs into the mill was by an incline down the terrace. It was too dangerous to cross the railway line in that manner . - - , ■ . There was a meeting of the cemetery trustees on Friday, night. Messrs -McColl, W. G. Kilford, Searle, Ingram, and F. W. Whibley, secretary. It^vas decided to fence the ground in with an 8 wire fence and posts 9, feet apart. There are 21 chains to put up, the coat will be about £17. The trustees proposed to adopt a very simple plan. They instructed their secretary to take out the names of all the residents in No 6 ward and the Pohangina, from the roll ; it is supposed there are enough of them, if they contribute Is each, to raise the amount required ; Is is the minimum, but each one may add as many shillings as he pleases. The trustees thought that, this being a public cemetery, all those who are within a reasonable distance would help by this equal contribution. It will than be really the peoples' acre, and each can feel he has a share. We are all equal when laid in it. There was a meeting the satoe evening of those ' entrusted with the Recreation Reserve.' Messrs E. Sanders, G. Rumble, J. Paton,' T. Rimmer, and F. W. Whibley. The meeting was called to debate on a letter received' from Mr Macarthur that afternoon, stating that he had seen Mr McKerrow, and that everything was satisfactorily arranged if Ashurst agreed to the proposals contained in his letter. We agreed to these and wrote to our Member requesting him to have the lease drawn up at once conveying the ground to us for a Recreation Reserve.