PORT ALBERT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 161, 8 July 1895, Page 3

PORT ALBERT.

. Our Porb Albert correspondent writes :— On Tuesday afternoon, when ,it became known thab Mr F. Ward was dead, a very general feeling of regret was expressed, bat the facts connected with the cause of death wire, such aa to create, a painful impresßion throughout the district. Mr Ward man old resident of Porb Albert and Wharehine for nearly 30 years, having arrived in Auckland in the ship Ida Zeigler in 1867. The deceased was quite a per- • tonality throughout this and surrounding districts, and was liked and respected ' J>y the Bottlers. He was a single man, and . the day following his death would bare been tis 7lßt birthday. For several years he bad sot. enjoyed good health, and for some inoubbs past he suffered much pain in his iead, and ib was evident tbab he would not long be with U9. Deceased was ever welcome to the homes of the settlers, and be managed to live all these years without yiriaking an enamy. 'Uncle Ward,' as he s >as named by all, was a warm-hearted, ~genial old, man, and we shall miss him. was buried at Wharehine on r •■; ' ' " f-The first five days of July have been web '-a trad disagreeable, indeed the past two ' inonfche have proved very trying to country eettlers. The roads in many places are almost impassable. • The Port Albert Agricultural Society's :; usual monthly meeting was held on Wednesday at the residence of the President, :',: MrG. Thompson. The Secretary, Mr B. ■M. Gabb, stated that Dr. Hudson bad offered to examine some sheep on Saturday next, and a number of sheep owners '; t will meeb the doctor. So far this season the mortality amongst sheep has nob been ■■;,. Co great as last year.

•Our Waharoa correspondent writes:— The weather during last month was, and ■till ie, yery wet. This is retarding all farm work, especially oat-sowing, which 1 jnow ooght to be well advanced. I hear the manager of Matamata has had old Parthe- ■ noepns, the well - known thoroughbred entire, shot. Owing to old age, the old .v borge latterly gob very decrepit. ':" A nieeting of some of the members of the following Boards took place in Papakura 'yesterday, viz. :—Papakura Town Board, i'apakura Road Board, Wairoa Road Board, and Manurewa Road Board. Mr H. Barter was elected to the chair and Mr S. A. Brown secretary. Mr Barter Baid the meeting was to be to take cognisance of the state of the Great South Road. This road wan a very heavy drain on the resources of tho Road Boards having to maintain ib, aid some means should be devised to ease [..'.- the business of permanent maintenance. 16 was decided that as the present meeting '. wire Btnall and informal, that all the Road Bawds from Mercer northwards be com-

munieated with, to: hold a* conference on the Bubjecti at Papakura on Augußb lsb, 1895, at 12 noon.