HONIKIWI.
Own Correspondent. y The weather for the past week or so has been exceptionally cold and bleak. In fact on June 23rd it was so cold that the surrounding hills were covered with a white mantle of snow, a circumstance which has not happened for Home time. Frosts have been very frequent during the last day or bo doing a good deal of harm to the young grass which, owing to the adverse season, was not put in until fairly late. Feed, however, although showing signs of going off, is still in a very satisfactory state, considering the time of the year. Stock, therefore, is in good winter condition, and better able to withstand the cold and bleak weather.
This year the amount of bush being felled is much less than in previous year's, owing partly to the fact that a good number have aa much down as they can manage for a while and partly because last year's bush is still lyng unburned. Several settlers are having small areas cut out to secure more grass for next season. The milking season just finished baa been a very remunerative one owing to the abundance of feed. Farmers are now busy in getting ready for the next one, which promises to be even better than this one. More cows' will be milked next season and as this will mean a large quantity of cream, the need for a permanent carrier between here and Ootrohanga will be very great. It is hoped that by November the roadwill be metalled right through and the cost of cartage should not be so great. As the district has grown so much during the last year or so, the need for a more adequate mail service is very pressing. At present we have only one outward and one inward mail per week and as the incoming mail is received after the outgoing, business matters have to be left over for the next week. This is rather unsatisfactory and as w« are only ten miles from the railway surely we are entitledto at least two mails per week. It would be a good idea if it could be managed to run the mail out and back with the cream cart.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 481, 10 July 1912, Page 3
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374HONIKIWI. King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 481, 10 July 1912, Page 3
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