MANUTAHI.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 988, 24 January 1883, Page 2

MANUTAHI.

(from our corkksvosufnt.) Tuesday. The weather here, ami indeed all along this Coast, has been extremely dry tor some time past. The want of rain is beginning to make itself felt. The grain crops seem to bo none the worse for this, but it will have a bad ell'oct on the potato crop. The yield of grain is generally considered satisfactory, as far as ean vet bo ascertained. The works in connection with the railway are being busily pushed ahead. At Manntahi, (lie Bail way station is at the hack of Mr James Hamilton's property, and is about a mile and a half thorn the present business centre cf the district. This is rather far for the set thus near the sea ; but engineering difhculucs vtt'ttV, not permit (he runway being taken any I nearer. Manntaht- t'u the proposed site J of the Station a constdevab'o event of | ground has been let o' eA And lavge and j commodiom* stadott wt' tv; commenced without delay-. Aeav the i tUaitco a p.vtv cy the 'vco v*. fhv»,-ly-1 thudded wt\h oWc, Kv , ah hpAly ; entldey ed to \s tucy vug vpVvov .kpd eve*.-i tattt'e c,voh \A A,vWe A ’ihrivw the] hop ewe- \ w-..-.d cyv'o ravinei b.\ an vxcouw P Vip ePrhpps (he | hitec-h ,-p .\\\\ w.-p t of T;,v- (■■fiKv.yvs on this 1 cc.t-t '■ u-r i ot the vcu.-fniiViMeof the : otwlco \-A ov nvv\ ’v iV'nlV'mA Trent tin(<w \ that the d■ ac.g ve. \vn hj, viccpcP pavi hj. (to fees pvt pendv ttlar. that ft has beett 10 month-; under chivivtich’on. and the gap is not. quite tilled in y< t. The vails have now been laid front rates as far as tin's place. Ih-tween here and Kakaramea tlirre is the accomodation • plat form of i\ltingawa. Kakaramea station buildings are now completed, except as to receiving a (Inal coat of paint. When all is finished the general appearance of the station will be neat and tasteful. A considerable quantity of earth had to be excavated to make room for these buildings. Ballasting is being rapidly proceeded with. The grave! used for this purpose is very fine ; but, it is said to be nearly, if not quite as good as the coarser gravel used about

W fin garni i and Rangitikei. It is expected that tlio Patea-Manutabi section will bo open for traffic about nest May. The Maiuitahi school re-opcned after the Christmas vacation on January loth. Several children had left the school through parents leaving the district ; but a number of tlic young generation have filled the vacant seats, making the present number of children on the roll 39. The meeting in the school of householders to elect a new committee for the current year, and to receive the balancesheet and report of the outgoing committee was held last night (Monday). Only five householders attended. It was resolved that as this number was not sufficient (seven householders -being required by the Act) to ask the Board to call another meeting—say in a month, when the harvest would be nearly over, and the residents have more time.