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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 333, 6 December 1879, Page 2

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[from our own correspondeH^^

Dec. 3rd. The weather still continues very changaable. It is indeed a very wet season, and it \? doubtful if we will be favored with anything like a road this summer. The shearing operations will be very late, and for various reasons the wool will depreciate in value. There is one consolation, wool, I hear, is on the rise. 1 hear that Mr Wills, our local saddler, has bought half an acre of land for a business site. This land adjoins Mr Hughes' blacksmith establishment. Mr Wills intends to erect a shop shortly. The position will be far more central for his business, and no doubt he will gain by -. the advantage. Miller's new hotel, nearly opposite, is progressing, and about a fortnight's time will see it out of the contractor's hands. It will not be long before the proprietor will see the necessity of enlarging it, The contractor for metalling arrived on Monday. It appears he had considerable difficulty in getting his drays along the Mungapakeha road, and also in coming over the hill via lower bridge of this river. The metalling will commence to-day, and it is hoped we will have a spell of fine weather to push on this work. The Rfev Mr McKee here on Saturday and was to have held service on {Sunday morning, but owing to the excessively wet weather, and consequently no congregation, there was no service, The Rev Mr Gossett did not put in an appea a ice in the aftemoor, No doubt his was on account of the weather. v^^ On Monday last there was quite a rnusP~" ter, as it was supposed to be the appointed day for the J icensing Court, but v appears the sitting had been adjourned to the Gth inst. This was a great disappointment to those coming from a distance, as they had not received any notice whatever of the adjournment. ' y-xJf At Castlepoint yesterday landed a quantity of timber and iron for Mr Kenrick's new residence there. Messrs Johnston and Co.'s chartered steamer, the Grafton, arrived at Castlepoint to-day, via Uriti. This steamer carries between 500 and 600 bales of wool, but it is doubtful if she will be a full boat, as share is considerable, and owimAv ; e wet weather the wool is not at In •$; for shipment, although there areaA od many loads on the road at presentT^