ALEXANDRA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2506, 2 August 1888, Page 2

ALEXANDRA.

Dull Times.—For some time past, news of any description whatever," or events worth setting forth in print, from this part of the district have not come to my knowledge, hence my long silence. Depression of the gloomiest kind only exists here; business there is none. Wheat-grown by Natives.—The few natives remaining here are going in for wheat-growing, one hundred acres are being ploughed by them on Mr Goodfellow's land, which he has granted them for that pur-' pose on satisfactory terms, and which in all probability will bo increased to 200 acres if the natives can manage it. At Wlmtiwhatihoe also a considerable acreage will be planted by them. The Mails.—The carriage of our mails from Te Awamutu is now most satisfactorily conducted since Mr Finch took oyer the contract for their conveyance from . the late contractor, Mr J. Sage, who was unable to carry out the contract, (fyr mails aro now delivered regularly and time, to our general satisfaction. Road to Kawhia.— I The AlexandraKawhia road is now impassable, owing to land Blips and fall of timber, which occurred last week. There are two very bad places, one between Nutunui and Hikurangi, the other about half-way through the bush. The mailman with great difficulty managed to get his horse through with the mails. This matter should be lonked to at once. A good deal of. timber has also been blown down in rarieus places along the road. Another thing wants remedying in connection with this road. In laying out the road the surveyor took a straight line from the bridge at Whatiwhatihoe, but a few old women objecting, prevented the road going that way, and the road through their lines of fences is at places very narrow, and all through the winter overknee deep in water, with a good chance of going souoa over head in the ditch on each side after nightfall, it is very unpleasant: to those using the road, and it is quite time the right lino was insisted upon being used,