PAHIATUA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3007, 19 September 1888, Page 2

PAHIATUA.

(From Our Own Correspondent,) _ Your readers will have seen particulars of the cattle shooting case ere this. There is something wrong somewhere, and people here, beliove that there has been a trap laid to catch the unfortunates, However, it is had tho effect of causing the proprietor of the slaughtered beast to take care of the balance of his cattle, and keep them from roaming over poor peoples laud, eating up what little grass they have,

i A very well attended meeting of ; village settlers was -hold at ono '. the settler's houses during the past , week, The object of the meeting appears to have been to ask the Government to make further advances to the value of £1 per acre for the i purpose of buying stock, It does not i appear that they were very unani- \ mous upon the question, and I don't ; think anything definite was arrived at. Well, it may appear reasonable . enough for settlers who require cows, 1 &c. to assist them where they have ; not the money to get them, but I don't think it quite the proper thing i to expect them from the Government. 1 Here, now, is an opportunity for private enterprise. If some one with capital would step in and erect a dairy factory, and advance settlers cows on hire and tike milk for' re- | payment, they could do a good turn for themselves and the settlers; of course giving Bottlers a chance to purchase the cows. I think it would be possible at the present moment to place about 250 cows here. This should keep a small factory going butter making together with' the supply that could be got outside of village, settlers, If any of your

, readers having sufficient oapital at their disposal are at all incliued to enter into an enterprise of tho land above mentioned, I believe they could dp so with advantage to thomselves and the settlers. The Maiugahao settlers have applied to the Road Board here at last for the expenditure of thirds.