Pohangina Notes.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 44, 20 August 1895, Page 2

Pohangina Notes.

(FKOM OUU OWN {.'OIIRKSI'OXDE-VT.) Mr S. S. Clapham, our retiring pupil teacher, who has been promoted to the charge of the Nikan School, was on Friday last the recipient of two addresses. One from the sciiool children accompanied by an amount of mouey (enclosed in a purse given by Mrs Welsh, the wife ' of the head teacher), the second was from the residents and was presented at a farewell social in the ball, in the evening. Mr Clapham suitably and feelingly acknowledged both addresses. Cricket Club meeting in the hall on Saturday next at & p.m. There was a sharp earthquake shock here on Saturday last. Salvation Army tea and musical mcllange on September 12th. I notice that the pasture is coming on vevy well, and I am Kure the stock have need of it, but, the cold weather notwithstanding, the cattle look remarkably well on the whole. There arc plenty of lambs now, and there should be a good percentage. By the appearance of the fruit trees, spring is rapidly approaching. Peaches andphims are in full bloom, that is of course the early sorts. The settlers are making preparations for seed planting. It is surprising the number of trees which have been brought ioto this district cluring tbe season and several acre* have been planted. It is a matter of surprise, if not absolute regret, that nothing is being done to hold a Horticultural Show in Feilding, although I alid others who would compete ] are quite aware that the Fkildixg Stah ! has done its best to promote that object which would be well patronised from the surrounding districts. I would like to see it started and many others besides. Surely you have one energetic gentleman in Feilding who would only be too glad to make a move in the required direction, and there are others who would delight to make it a success. Bushfelliug is in full swing, but pric3s j are very low for the work, but I hope to sec an improvement as the season rolls along. Other improvements are being effected in all shapes and forms, but one thing we are short of and that is good roads. We pay high rates to the Council, yet parts of the roads cannot be got through because no metal has been put on them at all. You would think that the pioneers of the settlement would have had their roads done by this time, after having paid heavy rates for so many years. I notice the water has been diverted across counti-y on to the Main lioad (Pobaunjna Road) instead of running down the Valley Eoad which I, and a great number of other ratepayers, think will, ere loug cost the Council more to keep the course which the water runs now, than it would have done had it been allowed to flow in its natural course, for it is almost sure to cut a great channel across the section it is ruuuiug now. It has a drop of over 100 feet and then flows through a swamp to fhe Main Road. Before it was turned this way the culverts and ditches could not take the water, and tho question now is, where is all the extra Water to go to. It was doing damage before aud is certain to do more.