Awaroa.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 381, 23 October 1908, Page 2

Awaroa.

(fook oub own cosßßseoNDxtrr.) Tbe rainy season seems to have set in lately, and we are having more than our share of wet weather. Al though we are having a lot of rain, it bas been exceptionally warm, and splendid growing weather. The grass is a picture ot greenness just now and it is quite a relief io see it soi'thetead of paddocks looking like blackboards, and stock requiring green spectacles ta find a .blade of grass. They can get ell they want to eat now in a few hours, then lie down and get fat, which is how it should be. The price of wool seems to bs a litte firmer, and it is to be hoped It

kteps hardening, as the present prices leave a very smell margin for tbe grows'Early potatoes, crops, gardens, eto., ere growing well, and are fully a month earlier than lest year, If tbe blight keeps away tie a will be some nice crops of early potatoes by the end of November. Messrs Humphreys and Babbage brought a nice line of hoggets from tbe Waikato last week. They bad a pretty rough time getting through, as ibe roads are very bad just now toe driving sheep. Several settlers are waiting for tbe | weather to take up to st»tt sb earing operations. Lambing is nearly finished and docking is well under way ; so far tbe percentages are very good, but no one will know exactly until 'bo end of this month or early in November. Messrs Noonan Bros look a line of 100 bollocks to Waikato last Monday tor tbe sale at Obaupo. There is a general muster going on, and settlers will be wise to keep tbeir eyes op-n for strange cattle. Seme ot tbe long lost ones I am afraid ata not to be found in tbs bush, dead or alive But scouts are being sent out to attend sales from Te Haiti to Hamilton. I bear tbe Awaroa store, st present in charge of Mr Hostler is likely te change hands ; and that Mr Williams, from Oparaa, will menage It from the first ot next month. The store badly wants enlarging, and a small room built for po>t and telephone office. The present arrangements are any. thing bat satisfactory, there being no privacy whatever for anyone reqairing tbe use of tbe telephone. And no

pigeon boles for papers, fetters, etc, Closing moch incooveoienoe and in Oases loss. Why not get op a petition a'kiog the Government to build a small room and provide the necessary pigeon boles and office requirements ? L lunches will be running every day

shortly with cream to tbe Factory at Kawhia, and we should then get at least two mails a week. The present mail arrangements were pebaps suitable for A wares years ago, when there only half-a doteo letters and papers. Now there is a full sire mail bag lull of letters, papers, parcels, etc., every week. Sorely this warrants a little more consideration tliaa is shown at i the present.