Ashurst.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 24 September 1891, Page 2

Ashurst.

The Manawatu Time's correspondent furnishes the following items : — Pohangina has been in high fresh for three days — snow melting — lot of it to come down. Apparently there is more snow on the hills than is usual. A good large slice has been taken from the river-bank at the foot of the cutting at Ashurst, on the upper side of the protective works lately made by the railway people. Anyone having friable river-banks would do well to have a look at the method of saving them adopted here. The willows laid in are now in full leaf, and their roots are forming a network that it will soon be impossible to break through. The angle at which the fagots are laid is just sufficient to turn off the wash of the water, and so it remains firm. I notice some more has been clone this last week near the bridge. Mr John Gardiner, the well-known carter, had a narrow escape last week. Whilst engaged in tightening the twitch chain from the top of his load of timber the chain broke, and he fell from that height on to his head and shoulder. Fortunately no bones were broken.