IHURAUA.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10558, 13 February 1912, Page 6

IHURAUA.

I The welcome rains which fell during

the past week liave been beneficial to the district for many reasons, the forfcmost of these being a scarcity of drinking water, and the settling of dust on the clay roads, which a week ago was six inches to eight inches deep in many places. Linemen are about to start erecting the Eketahuna-lhuraua private telephone line. It is expected that this work will take about six weeks to complete. < - : fi ; The fruit crop'is generally poor throughout the district this season, owing to the wet and windy weather experienced during the spring months. In spite_of the wet weather experienced, ra bo its have greatly inci'eased throughout the district, and farmers are not sparing in their endeavours to exterminate the pest. Many farmers in the outlying districts have been tempted by the recent dry spell to burn their felled bush, but in no instance has a really good burn been obtained. I understand thai' a Hawke's Bay , syndicate have reason to apply. to .Parliament to obtain the surface mining rights of a local section of land at present in the hands of the Public Trustee, and which is-credited with having an oil spring at the present- time throwing off enough gas to light two large houses.