TE WHARAU.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10150, 21 December 1910, Page 8

TE WHARAU.

Splendid reins fell in the district last week, and feed is now plentiful. Several large drafts of fat sheep and cattle passid here last week on their way to the Freezing Works. These are the first of the season. It is expected that a large number of fats will leave this district this Eeason. A large fishing party, include ir,g Mr A., Matheson, of Hawke's Bay, left here for Holy Rock, Glenburn, to enjoy a week's fishing. Flill are reported as being Y erv P len " tiful on the coast thia year. Several Te Wharan riflemen leave this week for Wanganui and Auckland, where they will take part in the shooting meeting at Christmas time. Several sportsmen from this district intend taking part in the Martinborough and Homewood sports meetings at Christmas. Mr K. Matheson, late of London, and at present residing at Flat Point station, has leit for Wellington. Messrs Brechin and Cox intend shortly leaving for New Guinea, where they intend taking up farming. A large and fashionable gathering of people assembled on Mr Simpson's lawn at "Glenroy" on' Saturday, the occasion being a farewell garden party to Mr and Mrs McGovern and Miss McGovern, who are shortly leaving the district. During the afternoon different gam'es were taken part in by old and young, and a splendid and sumptuous afternoon, tea was enjoyed by all, and*the day was suitably terminated by Mr McGregor presenting .Mia McGovern with a beautifully engraved entree dish,and Mr McGovern with a handsome case of pipes, the ovation which follnved clearly demonstrating the great esteem in which the family are held in this district. Mr and Mrs McGovern will shortly settle on a property near Masterton. The local school closed for the summer vacation on Thursday afternoon, and will re-open on 30th January. A well attended meeting of farmers was held here last week, to discuss the advisability of holding'an annual stock sale in Te Wharau. Messrs lorns, Evans and Cooper of the Loan and Mercantile, Dalgety, and Abraham and Williams respectively,. were also present. After some discussion it was decided to hold an annual sale, the date being fixed in February. Owing »;o the spring being so dry. rabbits have become very plentiful again, and a large number of men will be put on to lay poison during the next three or four months.