BOMBAY.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 246, 30 January 1917, Page 3

BOMBAY.

(By Our Travelling Correspondent.) Around Bombay, where the land lies high, farms are looking remarkably well. To a great extent paddocks are used chiefly for grazing purposes, hut in some parts crops have done better than in previous years. On one property, for instance, the long red mammoth mangolds have been unusually prolific The owner, Mr W. J. Wray, has in the past taken no less than 75 tons to the acre and when this season's crop is pulled he anticipates I he will have quite as good a crop. Although he has only about an acre in maize this crop is also a very promising one. Mr Wray, too, has some good Jersey cattle, a breed that he is evidently very fond of. There is something very clean and smart about " Willowbrae," a, farm which gives every indication of gaod careful management. This is situated on the Pukekohe-Bombav road and is a credit to the owner, Mr Ramsay. A well-clipped hedge gives a farmstead a better appearance and to the casual observer some ilea that the owner takes an interest in his surroundings. Good gates, neat fences, and well-kept surroundings are in themselves an advertisement that the owner is at least a careful farmer. We understand that Mr J. S. George, of Paparata, has sold his farm property to Mr Dunk. - There are a number of school picnics taking place at this season — the St. Peters Sunday School go to Papakura Beach to-morrow (Wednesday) leaving Bombay at 9.30 in the morning. A large number of friends are expected to join with the school.

Appreciation is often expressed in this district of the facilities enjoyed by the public since the inception of the motor coach which adds life to the quietness of Bombay. Thanks to Mr Carter, the proprietor, the coach leaves Bombay at 6.30 am. and brings the mail for the return journey at 7.30 p.m. This Jjalso provides facilities for catching an early train for town and the return journey in the evening gives every opportunity for spending a full day in the city and returning to Bombay after a pleasant motor drive from Drury Railway Station.