PAHIATUA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4066, 18 March 1892, Page 2

PAHIATUA.

(From Our Own Correspondent,) J To start with the weather—what ! would jour correspondent do without 1 that never failing subject of interest? | —it is good. We have had a splendid run of fine, dry, fairly windy day?, , suitable for burning, and now the sweet refreshing rain comes oppor- . timely for the sowing. Most of the settlers within immediate vicinity of the town have secured phenomenally good burns, consequently their hearts rejoice. Tbe > one all-absorbing subject of interest in tlw summer and autumn here is the burn. If it is good, it presages prosperity to all, if bad, the reverse to all. Mr Jessop-(/i« Mr Jessop—is in trouble again. Having obtained a contract to split a large order in slabs for fencing he started merrily at work upon some totura trees on | Crown Lands. After successfully " coming it over" tho Sanger on the ' strength of the possession of an ancient permit tbe virtuous Jessop's uneasiness of mind might have been considered at an end. Imagine, however, his disgust and indignation ( nest morning to find that his slabs had , been confiscated by an iron-hearted adversary—fire. I hear he will make it verysultry for the one who instigated the fire to this undoubted act of oppression, if he finds him. The ancient warrior is meanwhile in a double bonded dilemma—what to do to got sweet revenge and how to get fresh slabs, We are still without a medical man though Dr Gault is expected shortly. He should find Pahiatua a perfect professional El Dorado from the clamouring which has justly occurred to obtain the permanent services of a medico here.