NOTES FROM THE BUSH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4673, 19 March 1894, Page 2

NOTES FROM THE BUSH.

(By Our Special Correspondent.)

' The most important topic at present discussed is the licensing election and Publioans and their friends are determined to do their best so that things may remain as at present and will vote the moderate nominees right through, At'the same time Messrs Vile and Daniell will obtain a good many votes. There will be considerable difficulty in getting voters to go to the poll and it is not anticipated that there will be anywhere near the half vote. ■./•'■

- Mr Baillie of Greytown has made a start with the erection of his mill in the Native bush reserve about three miles south of Die Hawera Junc'ion, the locality being better known as the Long Straight. Already a mill site has been felled and burned and the steam boiler plnced in position.

The new proprietor of the Hawera Junction Hotel (Mr P. Corby) contemplates .making extensive additions to this luvourite house of call. Mr Corby is a popular landlord aud keeps the hotel as houses'of the kind should be,

Hawera was en fed on Saturday (St, Patrick's Day). The inauguration of the Bports was highly success* full and a -pleasant dny was spent liy the visitors, about 400 assrrailing from all parts of the district, - .

Pahiatua still goes ahead and every month" seeß neveral additions to the number of buildings in this rising township,. There is a demand for business places and it is probable that three or tour new Bhops will shortly ba erected.

| There is nothing yet done with the [new Pahiatua Post Office und Courthouse, and probably another year will see these institutions nourishing in the buildings that have housed them for the last few years,'

; It is generally supposed that the Pahiatua Borough Council will adopt the plans submitted by Mr Carr, C.E., for the erection of the' Manga* tainoka bridge

There has, as yet; been no steps taken to re>erect the Union Hotel at Pahiatua and it is now a question whether the license will not lapse.

mum sports, -,

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Makuri, like Hawora, held sports on Saturday, whioh for the new dis« triot were well attended, both Pahiatua and Woodville being -well represented. \ The journey;from Pahiatua to Makuri can now be made with comparative ease, as there is a good metalled road the whoh) way,' while only three or. four years ago the undertaking -was a matter for more Berious consideration.' : A ;

The Sports Committee had a; programme of' twenty-one evenU and managed to get through them in good timer : The Makuri handicap; fell | the tot of Cashioh (whowon the 100 yards.and.22o yards events 1 and,got thirdplace in the 440 yarda},fllorgHn, winner of the 440 yards, second. 220 yardslhurdles 'wasvwbn by-6.-Yule, Vile second. Sawing competiiion, ; two Timerimin:3Bse A Half mile r JfloaK'Kaie : alurpbyl;-Milo walkißsiohenbaoh