DISTRICT NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10577, 7 March 1912, Page 5

DISTRICT NEWS.

IHURAUA.

[From Our Own Correspondent.l

At last, after about a fortnight oi what the Dominion Metcorologisi terms humid weather, we are able tc •go for a walk outside without th< need of a mackintosh or umbrella. j The recent rains have left the cla> roads decidedly soft, making the going difficult for wheeled traffic. Local farmers will have no need tc trouble over winter feed, as , the growth of pastures is almost luxuriant. .Dipping operations have received a set back by the recent inclement weather. Though the grass grub is causing farmers in adjacent districts some annoyance, so far the pest has onlj made its appearance on parts of the high country in this district. (Good progress is being made wit! the two private telephone lines from Eketahuna to Ihuraua, and from Masterton to Ihuraua. It is oxpectec" that the Eketahuna line will he completed in a week or so, while the Masterton line, which is a much more Serviceable construction, will take a much longer period. Mr P. Jensen, who has leased from the Education Board a piece of land, is clearing a site thereon on which* lie intends erecting a store.