PAHIATUA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3098, 8 January 1889, Page 2

PAHIATUA.

(From Our; Own Corespondent}" ! J.;Tbe.woath'er cao'ijsi'' desired, feed is in abundance, ; in/jfao). going to waste—settlers are evidently shod: of stAH'^; a|pKeiinpre; .paitfoujariy-to the'-, village 'settlers, ;wlio nice Httlp grppr tieq gfjing janlTof 'stppfc The, (joveriiment'' are: preparing another block of tibont; -16 ;OOQ -aores I land- te|is|o§ •feUy#jk ;do^t,;ws;i)o;ftsj^

also re-suivejmg that portion of the ' Masteiton-Mangahao S. 8 block re<' jected by them'as unfit for tboir pose which will also be slioitly placed in the market. I understand that the survejor who is laying it off has' leceived instructions to lay bffaroad though tlio block-and'aoiosslhe* range to conueot with Mmeiston. In conveisati&n with bimhe informs me that a good roadwittfoasy grades can be got, and that the distance is not more'than about 15 miles from Pahiatua to Palmerston. -I have no doubt that the new county will makean effort to open this line for traffic, at the earliest possible (date. The Road Board have let abouUtty miles of busli roads though the various Special Settlements for felling and cloauug. These works aro a consideiahle number of hands. They are, however, working under a

considerable disadvantage iu'eonsequenco of the mosquito season. The Pahiatua county at its last ordmaiy meeting decided to not again re let the toll-gate. This news will be received by the ratepayers and i residents with a considerable amount of satisfaction as the toll has without doubt been a heavy taj upon them. Wo have lost one of our settleis who * was a most pioimnent man here. I lefer to Mr Howlett who has gone to pastures new. Though rather eccentric, Mr Howlett was generally liked and is therefore missed from amongst us.