Kereru.

Manawatu Herald, 29 April 1893, Page 2

Kereru.

(prom our own correspondent.) Any one passing through would, judging from the number of men engaged at the railway . station, conclude that our district must be making rapid strides. This is not Exactly the case however, although the good's shed ha 3 been enlarged lately, and the company has about twenty men employed for a short time in improving the sidings and station by renewing the metal. The householders had very little excitement over the election of a school committee for the ensuing year as there were only five candidates (the desired number) nominated—Messrs J. Davies, J. Birch, R. A. McDonald, H. Dunlop and T. Cameron were duly elected. As Mr Davies was anticipating a trip to Australia he declined the position of chairman, which he so ably filled for the past two years and Mr Birch ' was chosen instead. . The settlers wish Mr Davies who left Kereru on Tuesday a pleasant and a speedy return. We do not possess so many influential men that we can part with one so entitled to praise as MiDa vies without feeling our loss keenly. Ths sales whioh take place monthly at Levin have proved a great boon to this district* Buyers

are generally present _ro_ri Weilirigton, ahd tlie surrouilditig coiiiitrj and settlers not only get a better price for their stock but are saved the expense, trouble and anxiety of trucking them to Johnsonville or Palmerston. The wet ahd cloudy weather of the past fortnight has beet, detrimental to the roaSs biit it fails been" most favourable for the newly-sown bush ground.