COUNTRY NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2114, 13 February 1908, Page 2

COUNTRY NEWS.

ORMOND. O'itOM OUll COIIIUiSJL'ONDBNT.) . Tht ‘ r<J is , v <- ,f y little to- write about in tins sleepy settlement, and at I) resellt tile uuiiiy catlucation between residents is iu>t ‘‘iiow d’ye dor 1 ” le i “ When is it going to ram Y'' jt- ](. woi’o not lor oiie trough opposite thehotel in/ui.y would ibo in ciaro straitslor water. As it is, •they have to take their clothes down to the river. Tile only diversion here, and that only tor those with snare crush, is the billiard saloon, which, being under capable management, seems -to bo well patronised. The contractors for renovating the front of the hotel lidve made good progress, and when completed, visitors will find not only tho host of accommodation, but a first-class table, under the able superintendence of Miss Neenan. In addition to tlio line orchard described in your .Monday’s issuo, Mr. White lias a splendid crop of maize and marrows in a puddock only ploughed ini in ifrlic spring, near the Manse. The school children aro looking forward anxiously for Saturday next, when their .annual school p-iciwc is to be held in a paddock 'kindly lent by Mrs. Bruce for the occasion. Wo would bo thankful if the Chief Postmaster 'would nrnke some hotter arrangement for tlio conveyance of our mails to Karaka and settlements beyond. At present a letter is made to travel 45 miles instead of 9, besides the loss of a day, by being sent in a Gisborne hag to Kanaka, then ■past hero again to Gisborno, and thence hack 'by same route to Kar■aka. Why cannot a special bag bo made up for the latter .pkice? A time-table of .the several mail services posted up at our local office, and a set of letter scales, would also be appreciated. ________