CASTLEPOINT DISTRICT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1446, 2 August 1883, Page 2

CASTLEPOINT DISTRICT.

(poMOraopCpii|E§PONl)KNX.j :, - J illy came in wet ond has pone out w@t, The rain which fell last week was the heaviest experienced hero for «ome time, and the rivers roso to a height almost equal to the great March flood of 1880, •.The roads hare suffered, but not to, any serious extent.. The Mungupaktha cruaaing is impassable, and the Waikoruro ford at the foot of the Black Hill somewhat dangerous, Travellers would do well to approach these places with caution. A nasty slip has taken place on the Ciistlepoint road, at the Totara cutting. Purtjons of the Tinui-Eketahuna road between Flag 'Qreok hnd Mr Stilborn'fj landM'e'flofidbd, tile Blitck SwdinMßiiii uador som'o 3ft of water. The rofjdM of Mr Roberts, our market gardener, pa upon an island for some time. M)' J. A. Perry entered upop bis duties as Clerk of Works to fhe Road Board on the fyli u)t. 'jjhp Olqrk of tl)e Y/eat)p is evidently jptpnt on p'f!,dicappjnghjmftf the start, . , : $ The -Hon. - W. Johnston Is trying an experiment lii agriculture, by ploughing up what are known as the " Clay Hills," near Caitlepoint, the result is looked forward to with interest by possessors of bad hill land. Tijiui | Tlje plough is now at work on the estate of ileqara Maunsel), upon whioh tliere and wHicJi should jejlirjpay tlje'pqst of, cultiyatjoii. In tj}e ijo\yer \yi|arsfl|fla major portion flf 'thprjph flats haye npff been turned up to the light of the sgfl. There is a rumor afloat that steps are being taken to induce a steamer to come - into the Wliarenma Kiver this coming : wool season,' By.the-vvay, whoa is the i Caatlepoint jotty going to be commenced, The plans have been drawn, commented upon by the Harbor Board here sndsotne slight alterations, suggested.. It takes a ' long long while to get anything done for tljjs poor comer of the. universe: for iijsiarlce, oupobooldeslw, bne lilt 0 y% ag'6, , 1 and 0, *ye Gods, sack deika | Oarpfehttifi ing mdst' be'iti its'jirimitwo ftondlti'oiMh the empire city." I Venture to assert thef c()'u}d "have been 'madg 'jooth better a'tiu cheaper here.' Thfj freight algne on desii's f/fitte'd £qgether'f'wili,be apmathiug.'cpuMmbk;

I regret to say that Host Eogers, long and favorably known as the proprietor of the Club Hotel, Caßtlepoint, is about to, sever. Mi conneotiQn tvitk the district.;' v ; thip faphjonabla watering place, will mils the geiiial landlord, tyllQ certainly Itnera to popdu'cl jjia buginflas iu A-l style. !l Wlliil time'ol il 2 S : ptioaphprua is commijitiqg jpejt Jiivog.-;' { \J There appears to be considerable loss among sheep this Beason, notably the hoggeta; it is possible the lung worm may be the cause of it. The prices realised for wool'-(rom this-looality l in London ' shoijlt} spjojce thp jjeaff o{ the squatter, for I ntjte beat pqr{.|ons of several qlipa ag and,is n ljd., |hii coinparp's.. ; Y#yVfayoirably%|th|pr)peßl p&taj^fpji; .31\! '9ome ! o{ the best southern brjin(ls,- ? •' *«. L' J# *

Mr King, county engineer, aooompanied >y Mr MoHutchon, .explqrd, uoriions,,o r tbe Munftapakoha for meftFoh 1 Mondaylast) and it is reported the rosult is satis' factory,

)'(SJWiohs! warn 11 f| corainoNß.-Well'a May' Apple Pills"-aati-' '• ■ bilious, cathanio, 5s and Is, Moses, Mow k Co., Sydney, General AgenU, ■