HORORATA.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2224, 13 April 1881, Page 3

HORORATA.

Our correspondent writes under date April 10th :—Most of the threshing in this district is being got through astisi factorily, with very good results, some farms of large area turning out about thirty-firo bushels of wheat to the acre, and from twenty-five to twenty-eight of oats. There bos not been much barley sown, but the return per acre has not been bad. There have been two threshing machines at work, both belonging to the immediate district. Ono is owned by the Hororata Threshing Company and the other by Mr John Thorne, the latter doing its work most satisfactorily, the combine being perfectly new, with the latest improvements. Till the last rains everything was looking miserably dry and parched up, but since the feed looks better, though more rain would not hurt. Two new bridges have been erected on ono lino of road, from Mr Thorne’s to the Bakaia Gorge road—one over the Hororata river, the other over Mr Oordy’s creek. They both are good and substantial erections ; but there is still left a deep creek near Thorne’s without a bridge. Our old “ magister ” at the district school has departed to “pastures new,” and has been succeeded by a Mr Willis, from the North Island. A very handsome presentation was made a few days ago to Miss Ida Digby, for having officiated for two years as harmonium player in St. John’s Church, Hororata. The gift consisted of a remarkably handsome gold watch and chain, the necessary funds for its purchase having been subscribed for by the persons attending the church, Mrs Oardale, of Qlendore, originated and bore the onus of gathering'the subscriptions. Messrs Bollitt and Trafford, our local millers, are busy buying and gristing wheat from the surrounding neighbourhood, and are doing a large business. A farm of fifty acres here was disposed of a few days ago at the high price of ton guineas per acre.