WHAREAMA AND CASTLEPOINT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 524, 24 July 1880, Page 2

WHAREAMA AND CASTLEPOINT.

fPBOM OUE OWN CORRESPONDENT]

July 20,1880. The fine almost summer weather, with westerly winds, has done much during the last week to dry up our muddy roads. The. Oastlepoint road, though still all but impassable for dray traffic, is in fair condition for horsemen, As anticipated in my last letter, the ratepayers -in- No. 5 Ward elected Mr Nioholis, of Ten.ui.as Warden in lieu of Mr Greenland, re-. signed. " \ The contractors for the MangapakehaUriti road (from the Mangapakeha bridge to Tenui) are on the ground ready to commence work. It is reported that the Oounty. Engineer has allowed the use of matai timber in the formation of the culverts on this line. ■ It is to be hoped.this is incorreot, or, if correot, that the Oounty Council will at once see fit to. have 1 the specifications amended. Totara in a short time will be procurable, from the Taueru, so that there is no necessity to use inferior timber: The district has' already suffered from a plethora'ef. blunders in the matter of road-making. Let us hope that they are not to be perpetuated for evermore. In consequence of the telegraph offices hi Tenui and Oastlepoint not being remunerative, the Government intend after the Ist August, to charge Is 6d per ordinary message of ten words, instead of Is as formerly. This, though not a pleasure to look forward to, is preferable to havjng the offices closed, contiugenoy that might have occurred. - •■. -*■

On dit that Mr SoholEeld has taken over the shipping business of the late firm of Kenrick and Co. In Mr Scholfield's hands the landing and shipping service >.will be carried on in.a satisfactory manner, for he is well known to be careful and obliging.

Mr Rogers' anniversary dinner at .the Olub Hotel, Cashpoint, came off with grea'teolat on Friday last. 'Between 40 and 60 guesta Bat down to partake of a sumptuous repast/ got up in a style for which host Rogers is proverbial, Ample justice having been done to the delicaciea. of the season a. quiet and pleasant evening ensued, nothing occurring to mar its enjoyment.

A considerable quantity of ploughing being done in the district, but there will not be so much land under .crop this season as last.

Lambing has commenced in a few of the runs, but generally it will be later than usual, in conseqence of the severe weather in March last having prevented flockowners getting through their sheep work' at the usual time. .' ,

Messrs Elder atid 00. have just completed a large brick building for the use of their employees. It is well and substantially erected, and it iian ornament to their station.