MAUNGATUROTO.

Wairoa Bell, Volume V, Issue 183, 3 February 1893, Page 2

MAUNGATUROTO.

[FROM OUK OWN’ CORRESPONDENT. In country news I notice the weather is generally the first subject brought up for discussion; I suppose it is only natural, as it so affects the farming community either in seed time or harvest. lam glad to at last be able to say that wo have had a few fine days, which was sorely needed to dry the seed and hay lying about, and should it continue to keep fine fur two or throe days longer most of the cocksfoot seed and other grain crops will be secured ; lam afraid that a good deal of the grass seed will have been beaten out, as most of it in this district has been down a long time. There was quite a number of ratepayers present at the Council meeting on the 19th inst. It had become generally known that a deputation was to b ; sent up to wait upon the Councillors, with the intention, if possible, to get that body to consider the question of repairing the old road leading past Cullen’s store, instead of forming and metalling the new road. This the Council refused to do, but resolved to put an engineer on the job, to prepare estimates of the probable cost of each road. Here again is waste of money, as any one can see without taking an instrument on to the ground which is the grade road, as the new line runs about one in sixteen, and the old line one in six, in

places. I expect the matter will be kept on hand until it is too late to do anything to either road this year. It is not too much to Bav that great credit is due to the Chairman of* the Council for the order maintained at the meeting under the circumstances. The Committee of the Agricultural Association held a meeting on Saturday evening to fix and arrange prizes for the forthcoming Show. Owing to the liberality of the public in subscribing and giving prizes, the committee considered themselves in a position to allocate prizes to the tune of about £BO, ■which they expect to be able to pay in full. Of course, much depends upon the weather, but we are hopin g for great things. The Paparoa people arc aaea-r ot iAi:s.aiiga.i.tiiotG, for they have already got their posters out.