CASTLEPOINT DISTRICT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1310, 22 February 1883, Page 2

CASTLEPOINT DISTRICT.

i (fromour own"Correspondent.)' ; s The weather continues very dry; £ appearancesdui'ing-thelas.tfew days led i to hopes of rain, but little or none fell, ' The County nominations cauaed little or bo excitement on Saturday, the two • old members and Mr Baltias being- re- .' turned, ''•■•■■■•' ••■■' c Tlio Road Bourd are about to take ( steps tii erect an office at Tenui, and the t Government aW being communicated , with, with a view of the Police Station j land being utilised'for the purpose, the office to be also used fcr a Court house. 1 ; The examination of the Tenui School ' ;s fixed for March 3rd, when, the Inspec- i •tor will also meet the Coinaittee for the i purpose of consulting as to what altera- ] tions are necessary to be made to increase ; the accommodation in the school. The school children's treat and presentation ; of prizes will probably come off about the middle of the same month. . .The racing public will be pleased to hear-that the race course is being put in good condition, and that there is every prospect of a first-class meeting. Constable Darby who will shortly be removed from this District, will leave numerous friends behind him, . During bis term of office here he has carried out his duties'in a very satisfactory manner, and the district will be fortunate if his successor is as good an officer. It is to be hoped his new lot in Carterton will be "a happy one.". The Tenui Toll Gate seema a troublesome commodity, and not npp-eciated at its full value, the tenders the Board has received and declined ranging from £BO to ±IOO. Your remarks in yesterday's issue re the C'istlepoint jetty are opportune. I may mention that the Chairman of tho Harbor Board here is in communication with the Marine Department, and also with Mr G. Beethain, M.O. relative to the commencement of the work, Many settlers here strongly favor the . Wangaehu "Valley route for the railway, and the load Board at its meeting on , Saturday last passed a resolution requesting the Government to make full enquiry 3 before finally accepting contracts.) 3 Colds are very prevalent in the district, r and the attendance at the schoul is small from children suffering from them. Harvest.Qper.itions are now over, some i good cropa of oats having been gathered in in the Wliareanu. Potato crops ns a '"' rule are a failure through the dry season. The Tenui School Coiiitniiteehave given their vote in favor of Messrs Blair, Cox, and G. Beetham. 1 N.B.—Ee extension of MastertonU Napier railway, copy of resolution passed i at meeting of Caatlepoint Eoad Board, , February 17th, and forwarded to the :l Minister of Public Works:-" That this ■ Board being of opinion that the Wangaehu e Valley contains the boat line for the formation of a railway, and that it will be n beneficial to, the general in ' erest of the . District by the opening and settlement of the Crown Lands', woul.l impress on the Government the desirability of making every enquiry bofore finally accepting contracts, such careful enquiries in their opinion not having yet been made.