MAEREWHENUA.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 412, 15 February 1877, Page 2

MAEREWHENUA.

(From our own correspondent.) Since I last wrote you we have had heavy and stormy weather, but I am glad to inform you we have had no serious damage done. Some of the crops are a little shaken, but, upon the whole, we may consider ourselves very fortunate, considering the great damage done in other districts. At Menlove's out station the wheat crop is down. There are about 600 acres of barley to cut yet. The force is increased to 150 men and 12 reaping machines, so the crop can't stand many days. There are about 500 men harvesting on The Tables this year. In about ten days or a fortnight you may expect a good many men coming through to your district. It is said there are 300 in this district out of employment already. Craig, Bell, and Johnstone, who all have heavy and large crops, are getting on very well. The crops have stood splendidly, and there i 3 every probability of owners being handsomely paid. The County Council is beginning operations. There has been a £io contract let towards repairing the Pass road. I cannot help thinking that the Miners' Association have been very lax in the performance of their duties in not getting the £2OO expended that was voted for the Pass road by the Provincial Council. "We are getting our eyes opened when it is toelate. I omitted in my last to tell you of the death of Mr. Kennedy, a very old and respected resident. He had been ailing for a long time. There was a large attendance at his funeral. Mr. Farquharson read t.ho burial service in his usual solemn and impressive manner. The deceased leaves a wife and five children in easy circumstances.