TINUI.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 172, 30 May 1879, Page 2

TINUI.

(From our own Correspondent.) . May 28th, 1879. Tlioro is nothing of interest occurring here just now;'everything appears dull enough, and with the present state of roads there is but little locomotion. Mr Miller's temporary hotel is now open, and will, under present circumstances, do for winter accommodation. I see the Whakataki fire was a clean sweep, only two small chimneys remaining to .show where the building stood. I hear Mr Mangnusson has sent to Wellington for plans of a new hotel, Mr Rogers' Club Hotel at Castlepoint is well worth visiting, for the management of this house is rerlly superior. The road from Oahanga to Castlepoint is pretty good, being mostly sandy beach, but on approaching Oahanga the silly policy of neglecting newly formed roads is at once apparent, The road in question is from tho Maori Pah to the top of Ohonga hill. This road is above a sideling, Tho late rains have stopped up culverts and worn out a considerable ditch in some places fully two to three feet deep. If something is not done in this direction before long it is quite possible that the water will undermine the road, and what might be now remedied for ten or a dozen pounds will cost eventually hundreds, On arriving at (;he Oahonga

Ferry Hotel ono is at once struck by the primitive appearance of the building, but pn entering the premises you notice that although the rooms are small everything is neat and clean, and the proprietor very obliging. - Mr Stilling is about to erect a new bar to this building, but this addition has been dalayed considerably on account of the disadvantage in procuring timber from Wellington. The proprietor also complains of having no ferry boat, the old one having sunk, being rotten. A boat for this tidal river is urgently as through the winter months Moaften much swollen. ® Having recently had occasion travel by the newly formed read leading in to Pokowai, it is noticeable that something needs doing there; culverts aro stopped up, and the heavy rains are doing mischief.

I see Mr J. Pickett is tho successful tenderer for laying the telegraph material from the Tinui junction to Wainui. He has already commenced, and as his energy in this direction is well known, no doubt he will finish in contract time.

It is rumoured that ono of our leading squatters intends starting a landing service at Castlepoint. Something that will be practically worked. One of our sheepfarmers informed me that he lost a valuable sheep dog recently by its drinking out of. a sheep dip, after using Cooper's patent dip. As good dogs are not plentiful, it would be well to remind settlers that whilst Cooper's compo-sition-may be very useful in its way, it is nevertheless to be guarded against. . We have had several very cold days, with frost at night at night, but the winter up to the present date is mild. I am happy to say I have not heard of any sickness, excepting a few suffering from slight colds. This is gratifying considering that there is no medical man in the district, This is a want which should be attended to.