DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 300, 15 December 1908, Page 4

DISTRICT NEWS.

WAttTCA. {From Our Own Correspondent). The spell of hot dry weather we have had for some, time was broken on Monday last, when heavy rain fell for a while in the morning, but it was not enough to moisten the ground under th:surface. It did good, however, to the 'irass. which was greatly in need of it. Showers have fallen on nearly every :lav since.

The milk supply at the local factory is still on the increase, and there is plenty of grass to keep it up. The dry weather did not seem to have atl'eeted Hie supply of milk in any way. Tin* tests are fairly good ='or this time of the year, the iiiglie-t being 1 H.!) and the 'owest WA.

j The tanners of thi* di-ii'ict are all | busy ploughing for their turnips ju*t ! low. Some had the luck to have a fe-.v : in before the rain started, and they ar-i now up and looking well, t The Telegraph Department's gang of •nen are making good progress with the •rection of the new line between New Plymouth and here. They are now •vithin a mile of the po*t office. having ■diifted nio-t of the old poles and replaced them with new ones, and an extra wire lias been put on. making \hrce in all, which should relieve much ■)f the delay experienced ill the past. With the. election all excitement i* over, and things are r aow very quiet. There i-i nothing to look forward tomly Christina*: l>ut that is not much to look forward to in this part of the world, where everybody is tied down with milking, f'y the lime one gets back from tile factory with the skimnilk. feeds tile animals, and washes the cans, etc., it is nearly time to start milking again, leaving mm time to go iwav for Christmas holidays.