TAUERU.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10447, 12 October 1911, Page 6

TAUERU.

The-weather, for tius season of the year, seems quite out of place. Even the farmers and runholders are already wondering when more rain will come, although docking is in full swing in readiness for shearing. At the same time, to the uninterested individual, the hills and pastures look like the corner of a- billiard table. The lambing up this way has not been good, the general average (from the number of ewes put out in April) being only about 75- per cent, although on the other side of Bennett's Hill the -average is greater. Mr W. D. Watson has on his Weraiti estate an average of 130 per cent of lambs, while on his Hill property the average of black faces showed a considerable decrease to that of last yean-. Considerable inconvenience 'has t.been caused by the colapse (or partial collapse) of the Hangman'sj Bridge.' Coming on to the busy sea-, son—.wool carting and return loading—the waggoners will have a live-, ly time unless the bridge is soon re-' stored to its former strength. This will cost the wool growers extra freights. It has been repeatedly suggested that a careful survey of all bridges within the Masterton and .Timui" Counties 'should be made, to avoid some later inconvenience' and possible fatalities. The Taueru bridge, (for instance, may soon be looked to. The usual, (at this time of the year) pVooession of tramps is on the road, some with ©wags and some lial* bare-footed, looking for "work on tlie various stations, and soliciting food en route. ' • The painters have commenced reno vaiting the Taueru (School, which has been in a somewhat dilapidated state for some, months. ©rovers are commencing to be bitsy with sheep 'and cattle, driving' down to the 'various freeaing- companies, and tilings generally are looking (brighter than has been the case for some months. A. movement is on foot to endeavour to persuade the Wairarapa Boxing Association to hold a tournament here .at an early date, several gold medals having been promised for various bouts.

The epidemic of measles., prevalent for months here, has practically disappeared from our midst, and the village may now be said to be clear of such diseases.

' The telegraph staff ha® renewed the telegraph line from Whakataki to Master ton, and residents all along the line 'appreciate the improvement in sending and receiving messages, especially by telephone..