CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1617, 23 February 1884, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

MoKEEVER IN THE WAIRfcRAPA.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—l paid a flying visit to the .Wairarapa a few days, back, and thought you would like to know something about yourselves as from a Wellington standpoint. , The Valley never looked bottcr~-no one idle, all happy and contented, from the working man to the squatter. Even the storekeepers —that growling lot—with one exception, appeared well pleased, with their lot, trade being fairly brisk. All those I came in contact with, from the highest to the lowest, were at once ready for a joke as they reached the friendly hand of a good colonist, But whore 11 saw the most fun was at the ram fair.' The graziers appeared as jolly as a' Wesleyan minister at a tea party; while large sums ef money were changing hands, for the purpose of exchange of sheep of all nationalities. Some were of very inferior quality, and better fitted for boiling-down, but the majority, from all appearances,'wero a great improvement on last year, especially in Lincolhs, I also paid the Taratabi Cheese Factory a visit, where .1 found a.very large stock of cheese second to none in New Zealand. I have jSincejent an order for some; so as to introduce it into the Wellington retail' market, . where I feel confident it will be largely used. I am determined to push this article into large consumption in this city, and.keepontto some : extent the South Island cheese. In-connection with this factory I notice a great stock of pigs of all ages and sexes, some go fat that if not shortly slaughtered, they will die of fat for they will not be able to move about. The Q»ly chaju#<>f

saying them -would be .to cart a few loads ft fow loads of straw for a bed. I havo tried to get a market for some of them after my return to city Hfo, but the trade say they are too fat, I then took a run over to Mr Francis 1 farm. Since my last visit, hundreds of acres have/ boon' reclaimed from scrub and rabbits,; and mV : now in ■ English grass of tlio.best quality, He ia one of those persevering fellows iW, deserve to got along, I called in at tfeatherston, but its a sleepy place. The business men there have not much go in them, or they would havo made something of that place before now. Its a splendid site for a cheese factory, ' and a depot for frozen' meat tor all south Wairarapa. There are a lot of rich people about that c'ty which I think keeps the place back, I also paid your city a visit, and 1 among other places visited your office, where I was fairly treated and shown over the premises. I had no idea there was such a large printing plant in Masterten. The auctioneers appear to do a fair business, if they are always as busy as they wero the day. I paid yonr fine inland city a visit; but could you not do with another half dezen commission agents 1 They were also very busy, I asked one of them where I could find another in the same line as himself, but he had

not time to tell me, he was 100 busy, \ I think you are pretty well supplied with lawyers, if not I can get you twenty from the South, They will be passing their examination down there next week, and those who can answer the' questions best how to rob their clients no doubt ivill pass all right. But, sir; tho worst feature in your town arrangements am your straits and side channels. The ini'Ul is far too large and will never settle down except some fine sand is thrown on top of it. At present it is very hard to go from one side of the street to the olhe:', ladies especially must feel this inconvenience very much. Then the side badly made—not well-formed, too rough and deep, hard to keep clean—and mostly like a cow yard: you know how rough that is. You want to get rid of the present City Council, and elect others with some" go" in them: that will float a big loan for street improvement, water service and gas. You ought to have all this! Why let the next generation have everything and you nothing 1 I have a lot more to say about your municipal arrangements, and will write again if you let me, and guarantee to put in what I pen; and I will go for them properly. I am, iSic,, W. McKeever.