ALEXANDRA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2582, 29 January 1889, Page 2

ALEXANDRA.

- -*• — - The Chops,.— Harvesting is now in full swim? iu this district; at Whatiwhatilioi? tlio natives are at it dav and night, quite a number in the old style cutting the (Kits with a sickle. Tli.?y liave also an oldfashionod reaper at work, necessitating them to tie up by hand. Their crops are turning; nut remarkably well. The new reaper and binding machines do not appear to give general satisfaction, at least, those at work iu this neighbourhood, to the blacksmith excel ited, as there have bai-ii hvquent breakdowns and consequently loss of time to the owners. It is thought strength has been somewhat overlooked for lightness of draught. Jilf.r Eels.—l noticed some little time ago a rjoutliem correspondent of the Herald thought it worth while to telegraph up as an item of nuws that an eel had been c-.iiirlit weighing some ISlbs. ; I supn.-5... tliinkinu mie at that weight simiaHiiiuc ah normal. Several have been seen here in Alexandra this season caught by Harry Turner. iTiib'i. in weiifht, and ..thers over 181 b.i. Omweighed L'Sib-i., which lie iiid not, consider at all out nf the way. Baked in an oven in Mauri style it ate capitally. Native Si'okts.—The natives at Otoroh.iuga are delurminal t.o lure :i racs meetins;. They have ;i good sum collected for the purpose and a plan drawn out for a good day's spurt.