PAHIATUA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1285, 24 January 1883, Page 2

PAHIATUA.

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Attbr such c vgrthmhuk»: spell'of dry weather tilt" fallen bush in these parts is quite ready for burning; 'Two settlers have fired their bush already with good resulti, : Acorrespotidentiately aired-hii'senti l ' menta in your paper to ( tW effect that Pahiatua land was burnt up from want of rain, and the settlers generally discontented and in trouble, It is a pity that auoh Btutementsihould be publioly made, as outsiders are apt to form opinions from them whioh would be erroneoßi, Pahiatua is dry, I admit,'hue not a bit more than -any, of/ seeinfiwrioui parts; of the*,country lately, including Pal'tnerßtonl Woodville, and all down to Napier, and alio the East Ooaßt, and it is my opinion th,at, Pahiatua is not 'dryerithanj any; 'of'these - places', Tour, correspondent appears to overlook the fact that there bas been a most severe drought. Perhaps he has himself survived

it by the aid of artificial •' wetting" and so no) noticed it, but still it has .been. The "grass also had not a fair ohance, as the paddocks were not stocked early jenough, the-fcettlew i being Jbiisyi with-fionfraots just at the very,-time when they should have.'teen'attendirtg to their ; inler ; eits at horns,, This they oould not avoid, butthßgriuiihqtjupwithout.bbttorii, and nuVii unabll lo itand the tot weather. I* any cut, ihilaVd » not at fault.i It it il l tremble to. think what Miitertin' must.ba like, the popr rabbit* must be •urelydyißgißthouMndsfromstaryation. , Tha ritdwt «l|ieh ' givei ii |vid»mly from aperionwho hai only pasted through th«\ plies, and who obviouily;k'ndwa'xi6thing,kboi)'t it. This place hai developed rapidly, the settlers are thoroughly contented, tlw land ip extremely good, and''having once got the reputation it has, many letters must be written to the ptners before it . loses it.