Apiti Notes
» '<fOUIt O"WN COItBESPONDENT.I A 'public meeting was held here on Satuiday evening, the 24tk inst., for tlio purpose of coming to some determination as to what shall be done towards clearing our cemetery reserve, and it was resolved to try and got the Government to exchange the present reserve for ono moro suitable, as this is all gravel and very large stones which would make it almost impossible to sink in it and there 13 water close to tho surface which is objectionable. \ Wo shall be having the contractors for the motallmg m again 'shortly, I expect, as the roads are getting dry now 'and fit for tbe work. - - *" Shearing was to commence' on Saturday last. The frost has done a lot of harm to our small fruits, and many of tho settlers are now lamonlmg their weakness iirpaying for their fruit trees before they saw them. It seems the Maoris have secured about SOO acres of the Coal Greek Block"/ and tho surveyors have had, to start their work over again, to suit thoir wants. Ifc is rough, on tho settlers now toibavo to come through a Maori settlement after all the struggling, we- Have' had^o^makoipf' roads,, and now the natives ai &Msp£i} have the benefits of our labours for notSf- * l ing. '- . • / • / *
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Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 52, 29 October 1891, Page 2
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