BALLANCE NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4465, 8 July 1893, Page 2

BALLANCE NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

: This is the dull season in rnral matters, and more partioulaily so, i n this locality, where the wether oflate has proved very wintw, • cold rains alternating with Bhnrp frost and vice versa. • Being essentially a dairying district and no cropping done as yet, there, is of course but littlo : for the farmers to do since jhe factory closed its doors for the season. Tho manager of tlia factory has been busy making fiertaiii improvements and necessary Ija'a-.-tions, amongst which I notice that he has laid his water supply pipes to the well and that he intends to draw all his supply from thereinstead of from the creek ; which was his sole supply last season, He has also erected a good substantial stab fence in front of tbe section and buildings, giving - a more civilised appearance to the whole.' . - ,

The roads are naturally in a state of quagmire in many places, especially is this the casein the centre of - the township fronting the school, for a distance of about ten chains, but I understand that the Couuty' Council haslet a contract for faseining' metalling this piece at once, andnoSlF too soon either. .

_ . The Sohool Committee are improving the ground round the, building by " having it gravelled and other n'eces- ; sary work done.The Secretary (Mr Hoisted) has received. from ; Messrs v .: Lyon and Blair the firstjot of for the School Library, 45 volumes of good and suitable'read- . ing matter. _ This will no doubt be ; ! much appreciated by the children ; during the long winter evenings, and. f it is to be hoped that the ; Ednnalion • Board or Inspectors will supplement v the Library with more booksiora o-Ji' money grant, during the winter holi-' ' L V"' j! dayß. '. *!'/'! ' Mr Heard sold' a section about, a : SI week ago, partly improved,, toify Swap, for the excellent' price of per'acre. The land class, but considering it is only partly '''

yl think you will admit the price is /' also good. There was a really splendid atten3anco of settlers present at the menu ing at Jl i' Jaa. Sinclair's on Saturday, the Ist July, to consider tho ways and ■ means for tlio construction of a truffle bridge across the Mangahao River, but as you will have received»full report of the meeting, I need only say . here that the mooting was thoroughly in earnest, and that the necessity for ■ tbo work was fully illustrated that night by ilio fact that tho river wbb too high lor vehicles or hoiaeroon to ford. Tlio'gentlemen present from Pabiatua bad to trust, their precious KaJie i'flhge," and pull themgpNr What a pity somo of linisters were not there, I think the Hon. Mr Srddon would think twice before ho trusted bis own physical anatomy and tho " caw of State" to the vagaries of a wire rope. However, Mr Hogs;, M.H.R,, will have the pleasure shortly of introducing a deputation from here to the . Government on this subject, and ' and if persuasion aud persistency receive their due reward, Messrs McOardle should snc» . oeed in geSfflg a vote placed on the estimates this session for this muoli needed work. Mr A, Renall, of Mssterton, who owns a splendid section close lo the township here, is having 50 acres of the bush felled, The con tractor, Mr W. Murphy, has commenced operations, Mr Tbos. Say well, a former resident of Greytown, is coming up to reside on bissection here before tho summer, I hear, and Ins already been buying dairy stook, which by tbe way is "up in the market," as high as ifl I cing ashed and recoived for milking co.v? ( Butter (farmers' make) ia selling a' lid per pound in tbe stores at Pa. biatua, tbo storekeepers nut c.iriuj much for the quality generally.