WAVERLEY.

Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 479, 26 November 1879, Page 2

WAVERLEY.

(From our own Correspondent.) November 24. ■The wet weather of the last few days has delayed the sheep shearing in a few instances, but has done a wonderful amount of good to the field and garden crops. The fanners round and about Waverley have gone in for cropping to a much larger entent this year than last, and no matter what road you take, you come across fields of wheat and oats, and oceassionally a few potatoes, all in a flourishing condition ; and the farmers should bo delighted with the present aspect of their crops. The grass, too, is plentiful. The cattle arc in fine condition, and there should bo no scarcity of Christinas beef.

Great preparations are being made for the Agricultural Show and Races, which take place during the week. The course is in fair condition for running, the dip on the sido next to the main road having been filled in during the past year ; but the course could be greatly improved by next year if it was ploughed up and laid down in grass, for at present there arc one or two cart tracks on it. The stewards are doing their best to make the meeting a success, and should the weather lake up, which is to be expected at lids season ot the year, visitors may expect a good day’s sport ; and as Mr llallam and Mr Woolston have undertaken to provide the creature comforts on the occassion, the public may rely on being furnished with nothing but the best articles. The local members ol the Agricultural Show Committee arc also doing their best to ensure success. It only wants a month ot Christmas day, yet I have not heard of any preparation being made for the usual athletic sports in this portion of the district. Last year Normanby, Hawera, Carlyle, and Waverley all went in for sports. I have carefully perused your paper, but can find no notification of any sports to be held in Wave! ley. When a lunatic is sent from the Wanganui district to the asylum at Wellington, 1 have noticed that the Wellington L’ress, when referring to the matter, generally use the words “ another lunatic from Wanganui f Yet, from the number of inquests held lately in Wellington on suicides, in which the verdict ol the jury has ended with “ while of unsound mind," I fancy Wellington could send quite as many lunatics to the asylum as Wanganui, the. only difference being that Wanganui has the sense to arrest her lunatics before they do any harm, which Wellington has not. The R,M. Court sat at Waverley on Wednesday last, when a few civil cases of minor importance were disposed of.

1 am informed that a case of beating a horse till it could not stand, is to be brought against a well-known person in Waverley ; but as the case is sub judice, I must refrain from commenting on it.

Thu Educational Committee met on Wednesday last, the minutes of which meeting I will give in my next.