Country News

Southern Cross, Volume 2, Issue 9, 2 June 1894, Page 5

Country News

OREPUKI

([From our own Correspondent.) The Queen’s birthday was, as usual, sb soaking wet day. Nevertheless our -Ideal footballers played a scratch match, Whisky v. Water, but, who ■won. would be hard to say, they were all so wet and muddy. The Birthday JSsaXi, however, was very successful, although a mistake was made in allowing Mr Mathieson to exhibit his limelight views prior to opening the Khali. The attendance was not very „«wood at the show, which was to be regretted, as half the proceeds were to lave gone to a very deserving charitable purpose. I see a petition is going round for signatures and is being largely -signed, —“for the purpose of bringing Hinder the notice of the Minister for Justice the action of the Public Trustee in disposing off the assets of ,-SShe late Robert Aitken in the manner lae did.” It seems R. Aitken, when -•l“se died, was in debt, but not very mnch, which, along wtth his coffin and funeral expenses, should have taome out of the estate. Thgse debts are still owing, but had the property Been put up to auction in the first instance there would have been ample funds, and to spare, for all purposes. There are a good many strangers about just now waiting for bushfelling to commence. lam informed ■j&at this year the area likely to be felled will 'be very limited, OAving, Enosf likely, to a tightness in the ■■money market and a falling off in the price of cattle. Road work has had be suspended, as the weather has Been so bad, and probably will have to ■2sSstad over until apring. May 30.