Manukau.

Manawatu Herald, 26 May 1894, Page 2

M anu kau.

(from our own correspondent ) Steady improvement is still the order of the day with us. New places of business and new and improved style of residences continue to go up one by one. The latest addition is Mr Gower's new residence which is just completed, It is built on the small down at the back of the town and commands a splendid view' of the ocean and the surrounding country. The stock sales begun by Messrs A. G. Tame & Co., have so far proved a great success, and that enterprising firm now intend to erect permanent yards, as soon as a suitable site can be decided upon. Mr R. Bevan has sold out his interest in his butchering business to Mr H. Henson. Mr Bevan intends to confine his attention to farming. We lost one of our oldest settlers lately, viz.^Mr. C. S. Houghton who died very suddenly. Mr Houghton. was a highly respected member of the community. At one time be took a keen and active interest in all local matters, but owing to ill health he was not able to get about very much. He leaves a large family, several of whom are grown up. The local cricketers was very sue cessful playing twelve matches, winning ten and losing two. Eleven of these were champsionship matches. The club wins the Championship and Mr Wilson's trophy. Mr F. Bethune wins the bat for the best batting average and Mr W. Hart that for the best bowling. Mr Campbell of the Manukau Hotel has greatly improved the appearance of his hotel by adding a balcony and by painting and renovating the house generally. Several attempts have been made to have a creamery erected here but so far without success. The Manukau Farmers' Club have induced one of the Government experts to attend a public meeting which is to be held on Tuesday evening. The School Committee have written to the Education Board stating that the reports in the I papers in regard to the dispute with the head teacher were contrary to fact as the committee did not resign in a body. At the meeting when this was supposed to have taken

place only three members were present, consequently no business could legally be done as it requirs four to form a quorum. They further state that the committee is unanimously of opinion that the head master was quite right in the action he took in the matter. -;- All the local sawmills are very busy just now and the station JJJ * presents quite an animated appearance. The Railway Company" aW putting an extra line of rails to meet the increased traffic. There is, just a possibility that this will be made a crossing place for trains if the proposed new time-table is adopted.