WAIKARA.

Wairoa Bell, Volume IV, Issue 148, 3 June 1892, Page 2

WAIKARA.

[FROM OT7R OWN CORRESPONDENT]. Winter seems to have fairly set in during the last few clays at the Waikara and judging from present appearances, we stand an exceedingly good show of having an impassable road for the Winter. It is much to be regretted that the Hokianga County Council do not do something to thisjjroad for there is now a great amount of traffic over it from the Wairoa to Hokianga, The local storekeeper has on more than one occasion expended money out of liis own pocket on this road patching holes and clea.rilig fallen trees from off it. Under these circumstances I think the Council might vote n, small sum towards making it somthing like passable during the wet months. Your leader re goods shed and passenger station would be read with much pleasure by many north of Opanake. Surely it is not the expense that is keeping- the Government from erecting the buildings, a small shed where goods could he safely stored, and another where passengers could take shelter from the wet while waiting- for the train, are all that is required. Why, the whole lot would only cost a paltry few pounds and which it would pay the Government lo expend, if only to escape the fearful amount of curses weich are constantly beingheaped upon them. The gumcliggers up this way are jubilant over the late rain, what rain we had. was just sufficient to stop all swamp digging hut not. enough to soften the ranges, now the latter will he fit for digging-, consequently the diggers expect to get more gum and of superior quality. Some of the Maoris have had exceedingly good crops of kumeras, potatoes, pumpkins e'c., off their plantations this year cl early indicating- tha t some of the land in this part of the district is well suited for raising- there sorts of products. I notice in looking over some of your correspondents’ notes that I am not by any means Lie only one who would have wished to hear our member before he went to Wellington, hut all the urgent invitations for him to air his eloquenee have not succeeded in drawing him out. Well ! we can only thank him for his courtesy The fact is, the little man got so few votes from the Wairoa portion of the electors, that he does not intend to bother his head about us, there’s one blessing we can return the compliment at the next election. We have had some rather high winds up this way lately, which have somewhat damaged some of the gumdiggers’ villas necessitating several repairs. Thank goodness ! the cost of labour is not very great, while the material is both cheap and plentiful.