WAITANGURU.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 595, 20 August 1913, Page 4

WAITANGURU.

Own Correspondent.

The departure on August 9th, of the majority of Mr Hitchcock's gang of workmen, involves much importance to this dietrict, and means a great u "l in more ways than one. Instead of travellers and our own residents bavin;: to gaze upon a partly finished buiklina, iho unfinished condition of viiioli undoubtedly brought forth many and various oritioisms, they can now viow the " finished article," a survey in' *vhPii t'uimjt but promote praise-

■,-,' r/ihy eonmipnl.3, and shower crediteU'e (niniofiH on all thoae concerned in (he eri;il>l)!-hmonfc of n butter facioiy :••, WniumKuni. The plumbers :•■ !".-< eenJ [aiFiily engaged eflectr roeopfpjen of their part of the e ;;.ep and liy the middle of the r k re n, l<o being finished. The oul paperhangera are also 1 : e ei .it, and hope to bring operare s to n climax on the factory and k i : enipcr's residence, by the end week. Their departure will

aire wittK-Hs the arrival of the engin- (. r whom- time will be occupied for a c k or i,o in placing the machinery :i'e. One. necessary places. After their i work is completed the manager Will I limi much of his time occupied in cleaning up and preparing everything for the commencement of the milking HeaHon, which promises to be a succoPAful one. Tho past winter cannot be described n.'< other than a mild one for though jwe experienced a good deal of rain, the humid conditions which attended it counteracted this. The paddocks uo beginning to aassume a healthy .a rem and feed in many cases is fairly abundant. The mournful cry of the oariy calf can now bo heard from many i k-rmp, a aure denoter that spring is upon us. J'k'u-mors are bußy at present prejjarin;r for tho advent of the "kine" fencing and building is going on apace in a:i:.icipation of a "fat early cheque/' (eve-n euceopuful season or two the company will bo in a sound position d<h eoh r wilj then begin to swell >h>- ;.!..;.:■; account. This will induce 1 r -,n pp to (heir dairy herds, the ■'■■ cd tap.e certifying that dairykr"i- nio to stay. In three or four * vigorous transformation will ir foand rankini-c among the progres-.'i-ee dietrictH.