PORT ALBERT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 79, 3 April 1911, Page 2

PORT ALBERT.

fFhose directly interested la ithe agrienl-■i-ural and pastoral industry know what an Important factor tie .weather is. Un-like lAustralia, New Zealand seldom or ever suffers from a seal drought. Here in this northern portion, of Auckland ■Wβ get a dry spell in February and Maxell. Fanners •oon grumble. But In the matter of water, scarcely a iatmfcut -whatihiJS a good supply of "water *>r live etock— creek oE.guUy <m most farms: A farmer taking- lire stock-off his farm to get -water In. Jthe. driest season is practically unknown. This Iβ ithe last-day in Marcto, and the past fortnight we ihare had splendid rain. More than usual interest *vrae taken by -local cricketers in the match. Pont Albert t. Oma'ha, played on Saturday at Omaha: The result of -tails match was ifhat Port Albert had to !hand the Association Cup,■won by them last eeaeon, over to Omaiha. Tihere was no big scoring on-eitbOT eide. Port Albert has been "visited *y at least three of the principal Auckland ,*ruit wootioneere during 'the past few weeks. T5» fact of pur toad meane of commmiication with Auckland uiarKet iwas apparent to tihetn. But let Mr Toner, better still,, the ■Minister of Railways and Public Works, pay us a Tisit, say any time from June to September, and we shall need no stronger argument. In the matter of grants for roads, there Is in, tlte estimates a sum of £800, £ for £, *>r road: Port Albert to Wellsford railway etatkm. A .pnblie meeting of ratepayers of Albert Biding was convened by the chairman of Bodney County Council. The question wae discussed at length, and a resolution passed to take the necessary steps for a polj of ratepayers for authority to •borrow *he sum of £800. "Ehis ■meeting took iplace some three montfhs fl?go. The result, so far as is known, is ntl. Another winter of mud roads. The railway to ■Wellsford 'Jias taken all passenger traffic from the Kaipara steamer running to Port Albert, consequently several motfths ago the steamer ."was taken off the Ornawharfc river. Now some of the fruitgrowers Sjave tOreend their fruit by oil launch to Helenevtlle. Posieibly this grant of i£Boo iwfll now lapse. 'WJio Is to iWame?