Pohangina.

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 94, 6 February 1892, Page 2

Pohangina.

After travelling along , the. galley road with, its upa and dowas, iupd windings in and out, the Pphangina valley presents a splendid view\w,ith. its many miles of flatrcoiintry .and the river flowing along r . pefpei^fiy enough this week r althoughyouj;'reporter was informed that theW;ii§id been a heavy fresh last week, wTiieh carried away several portions of the land belonging to Mr Hopki^ :fi - The new local store owned fey Mr S. Palmer is now completed j' and a varied stock suitable W country i-e---quirements is . always ; fin" Hand.Palmer intends esteblishing^anfrae. commodation housfe which will Supply $ a long felt want in.&e distano^ it&& will be much appreciated by travellers, and'settlerS abrqssJheXriver who are sometimes detained r through its sudden rising. The Engineer to the Ktwitea^Road Board, Mr G.,Bray^was ja^he district on business,- imd exchanged fraternal greetings with. r ypu^ reporter, which was quite refreshing, being such a |^ An invitation from jttr T. Reeve, the schoolmaster, -t& spend the night at his residence, was gladly accepted. Mr Reeve reported' progresV4nti£e distriot. The number ' of : scholars oa the roll' was 45 with a prospective increase, and school affairs going along smoothly after the failuteof the;r«ent * attempts mad& to - .shnnjr *hin^ - Around the school is a miniature mddiel farm, this being the outcome of the efforts which were necessary to^make both ends .meet during the early of the school's existence. • "*" «»•*•*■- The cage supplied by Mr Oorpe, and erected by his workmen^ and. the neighbouring settlers, for' the conveyance of pedestrian^ across the river has proved a failure. QniteLpassage across it dipped into the water and it required six men; to Jiaul it over. ' " -• *-*-^^^€- Both Messrs Oorpe's, and Warne's mills are in full fwirigh^YJ^gjaUafifd quantity of orders in hand? '"^tHsFJI As 1$ other ; district Jhe^pio of burning has fyen/the question of the day, and sd'far gb6a- r &Bults have been obtained. — We are informed tnst'W ; (^n& Francis, of dhrublands in*lh'e;l^kiigina, has disposed, ibl his^estato t%Mr Barnes from Aslib'urton, aiid f H going on a visit to the Gldi Gd^ntryJnext month, on acoount of ;his health. Mr. B. James of Aatuwt, has nowcompleted the erection pfliw premises a»d is acquiring: a s'tdo^ of the very • best materials for use; in jth§ feajj&gt Tent ma|er r covers, jnarquees, and ojl Mr R. James having a tltprongh knowledge of the requirements oftne trade, is prepared to supply storekeepers at reasonable terms, and will guarantee satisfaction , in every- case.