WHAREAMA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 854, 24 August 1881, Page 2

WHAREAMA.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Jjast winter our!! Stock. Snbjeot'Jwas the' bad'state cif pie roads. ''This year,; however, we have had no cause to''.growl,'' and/as we 'may 'assume' now//'that-.the winter I has almost passed over, I "think we'haye fair reason to hope that our roads will continue jn good ordej, 'at any rate till next winter. - ,'.,'. \[.\ i'l '-.jiA.

' Scab is still our great enemy as tar as this district is'conceraedl' 1 The flocks of Messrs K, and F. Maunsell, and Messrs

Langdon Bros., hare lately been deolared infected.

During the last week in July and thi first week in August, we were visted by a considerable amount of ruin,'and the Whareama rose to withinji fair feet of the height to which it attained during th'd flood of March, 1880. 'After the rain, we experienced quite a gale from the northwest, which continued |for three or four days,..::.:. '■ "■' "".' ■"'".;'■■' A largo number of dogs of various hreodslhave lately found their way into the jWhareama' district. Mr C ; R. Miller, of Tenui, has been the, importer of rour canine friends. His speculation bids fair to be both a boon to the district (as a " natural enemy of the rabbit), and renumerative to himself.

Our library, here.' has lately been strengthened'' by an'addition of between 40 and 60 new-volumes. This institution is steadily progressing, and for a country library has but few rivals in the colony. I The approaching eleotion has excited but little notice here as'yet. the; candidates really appear in the field, wo' may have a little more to say, but at present thereis little or no speculation as to the probable candidates or their chances of success.

On Sunday, 15th inst., the Rev J. Dukes(Wesleyan Minister), of Mastertoti, preached in the Public Hall, The Rev gentleman was met by a largfc congregation, While on this subject I should like to:eoho the sentiments of your Castlepoint correspondent, and remark that Mr ■Dukes, by his regular and punotual attendance in our midst, has rendered himself deserving of the thanks and gratitude of the people of the district. I may say 1 that he has certainly made himself a universal favorite, and his visits are looked forward to with pleasure by a large number'of us,: ; ! '.-'

Nothing appears to have been doneaa yet to bring'the subject of the General Church Fund!before the members of the Anglican Church. It is high time that the Bishop gave this matter a small share of his serious' consideration, I feel sure that if the district were systematically canvassed by one of nurleading "divines," the result would be that an ample stipend for a resident clergyman would be forthcoming. ~.