Cromwell Letter.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 695, 29 September 1909, Page 6

Cromwell Letter.

(Own Correspondent). Two mote early pioneers of this district passed over the Gre.it Divide last week in the person of Mr Smith M'Lennan, aged 77 years, -and Mi John Bury, at the aye of 81. Both gen! lerumi were resile; its of lpnj' standing, and had engaged in the mining industry from the early days of the Bannuekburn guldfield. Spring has been ushered in with every prospect of a good season from an agricultural standpoint. Firms, gardens and orchards aie receiving attention, and as there is every hope of a plentiful supply of water for the requirements of the town during the summer months residents have been induced to add considerably to their supplies in the kitchen gardens. Dissatisfaction still exists locally over, the granting of a water right from Lindis rivsr by the warden, and the settlers' delegates have been in c immunicatiun with the member for the district anent the matter with the result that a reply has been received that the Minister of Ludshad wired to the wardeu for a report of the hearing of the application. Interesting proceedings are likely to eventuate. Of late the local borough couucil has been engaged in the important and necessitous work of erecting barriers on the borough boundary to prevent i further encroachment of the sand uuisance. Besides the erection of buriers a large number of poplar and willow trees have been planted this year and these are now sprouting together with the lupins and marram grass planted last season, the work done by the council is indeed gratifying and in the course of a short time should prove a solution to the sand difficulty. The couucil is also improving our streets by a supply of gravel, and when completed this work will greatly icapiove the appearance of the main street. The cost of gravelling and other work is expected to run into something over £2OO, and at last meeting of the council the credit in the bank stood at £l2O. An application was received from a resident of the town who. holds about 20 acres adjacent to the borough for a supply of one head of water for irrigation purposes. An offer of 16s per week per head was made for the water, but nothing definite was decided ; the matter being left in the hands of the water committee. The local tennis club is commencing its season with a large addition to its membership, no less than 26 new members being elected at the annual meeting last week, Of this number twenty were male members, and as the subscription is 20s for gents and 10s for ladies the club's financial position will be considerably strengthened. The opening day takes place on Wednesday, and it is the intention of the club to lay down two additional courts in Victoria Park.—Held over from last week.