WHAREAMA

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8319, 27 December 1906, Page 7

WHAREAMA

(Prom Oar Own Correspondent).

At the last meeting of tbe Wiiareama branch of tbe New Zealand Farmers' Union, held in tbe Langdale Settlement SoDooihouse, to disnuaa Mr Marat's Land Hill, Iflr Hugh Morrison,, President, was in the chair. Ibe opinion was freely expressed that if carried, limitation provisions contained in the Bill would operate most an'justly in tbe case of old settlers, and pioneers who bad opened ap the country. The meeting decided that they favoured tbe optional By stem of tenure, and would agree to reasonable limitation. About iliree miles of good metalling bas been done on tbe road running through the Langdale Settlement. A traction engine passed along this road about a week ago, maah to tbe surprise of settlers, who considered tbat tbe roads here are not suitable for this kind of traffic. Shearing bas been completed on Blairlogie Station. Ihe operations .in connection with same extended over three weefcs, some fifty bands being fcnsily employed duriag tbat time. Eleven machines were kept going at top speed, tbe number of sheep passing through tbe shed numbering close on 24,000. 'l'he greatest number of sbeep that were handled in any one day totalled -1,650, bring an average per machine of 150. This is considered to be very satisfactory, as a n'umbef of tbe machine shearers were only beginners, otherwise the tally would have been larger. Ihe wool press, manufactured by Messrs D. Donald and Sone, of Mas tertun, was used with very satisfactory refiult", three men operating on same turned . oat 351 bales of wool per day. The clip is a satisfactory one. i \ AtJca, the Kev.-J. O. Andrew, has ■ just completed building a large cottage for the accommodation of tbe hands employed on the station. A large woolshed haß, also, been recently built, and , other improvements are in band. Mr Andrew, .also, coutemDlates erecting a puspension bridge over the Whateama rJiver to conneot bis property with Langdale Settlement. At present this river must be forded, and when there is a rise in the river it is not either easy or safe to ford. Tbe bridg? will, therefore, be a useful acquisition to tbe distriat, and to .those who have business communication with lea.