LOWER WHAREAMA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 350, 29 December 1879, Page 2

LOWER WHAREAMA.

[from OCR OWN correspondent!

Dec 23,1879. There seems now a prospect of fine weather again, the wind having shifted to the north-west. The late unusual quan- - tity of wet weather has inconvenienced many people, both farmers and flockowners. On very few stations is shearing totally completed, and a great quantity of wool yet remains to be carted to. Castle Point, the road to which place is all but f impassable for heavily laden drays. Tho tiA bright side of the abundance of rain is a X vast amount of feed. A great quantity of fl| grass will seed on all the runs this season, JH saving landowners a considerable outlay"! in the matter of surface sowing. fl Hay-making has commenced on some * stations here. The crops are exceedingly A heavy, Several reaping-machines, strippers, and other labor-saving agricultu-JH ral implements have arrived lately in thefiS district for use on the properties of MessrsSjS Elder and Co., Messrs Maunsell £ros.,Bß and Rev J. C. Andrew. This looks likefHH business in the farming line, and itjfiJH be hoped other property owners whofHnßj suitable land will follow the these gentlemen, and make pursuits go hand in hand with I notice the Rev J. C. Andrew (who is now in the district) requests the settlers to (S meet him at the Public Hall, Tinui, on B Jan. 24th, re bringing the Rabbit Act \ into operation, A good deal has been 1 written on this subject, and most intelli- 1 gent people are alive to the fact that it is ' necessary to take some bteps to abate this ' rapidly spreading nuisance. An addition is being built to the Tenui telegraph office, This will be a benefit and save grumbling on tho part of individuals who frequent the place on business. By the way this ~ was a bete noir to my friend the correspondent of the Standard—the gentleman who is never in a chronic state of grumble on any subject, not even red tapeism, erection of police station, muddy roads, and sly grog selling. Singular man, very ! Cannot leave even the sparrows alone. Hope he will " larks." J.P.-ism was at " \ one time this poor man's complaint, but, | fortunately, an appointment put his disturbed mind on a " ballance," and cured the disorder. lam sorry that I should have disturbed this gentlemau by mentioning that Barred and infallable institu- ■ tion, the Tenui Library. I quite agree with him about some of the books being suitable ones, Prominently among the • number are Blair's Sermons, Simpson's Euclid, Spanish Language, 2 vols, Supplement to 4th Book, Illustrations of the Collects, and others too numerous to mention.