NAPIER LETTER.

Press, Volume XLV, Issue 7158, 20 September 1888, Page 3

NAPIER LETTER.

[FROM OUR COKRESPONDENT.]

It is currently reported that tho coming season will be one of the most profitable experienced by our sheep farmers for many years past. Ids only reasonable to suppose that the whole community will share Lo their prosperity, and that the dark cloud of depression that has been hanging over us so long will vanish, and prosperity once more have sway in the province. There is abundance of feed, and the lambing season promises to be unusually good owing to the mildness of the spring. An example of extraordinary fecundity has occurred on Mr Sutton's farm, where nine stud ewes dropped t ßiatee_.,lajtnbs, thora being one instance of triplets,' f*.ya of twins, and three singles; " .. '"'';;.£":• ~ A sample of red-tajjeism wnich would reflect credit upon the Circumlocution Office has just arisen i _* connection with the unemployed. Some few weeks ago a large number of men out of work held a meeting, and the mayor communicated tho fact to the member for the district. Through his exertions the Minister for Public Works promised to ftnd work for 150 men on the railway works at Woodville. Some thirty-eight men accepted tho wages offered thinking probably that half a loaf was better than no bread, but when a further batch who were residents of the bush districts, applied to be taken on they were informed that only men sens from Napier by the Mayor could be employed. Many of the men thereupon, tramped from Woodville to Napier a distance of over 100 miles, and applied to His Worship, but by this time Intimation had been received from the Publio Works Department that they could not find em-, ployment for more than the number alreadyengaged, and so the men had their walk:, for nothing. The majority of themare hard-working men, accustomed to . bush work, and anxious to get work at any price, and it seems hard that thoy should have been pat to the trouble and expense of coming to Napier through the bungling of one of our Public Departments. ■'. . The alleged perjury case against Mr T. D. Luckie, the well-known secetary of tho. Jockey Club,was dismissed ; the embezzlement case, against Mr B. C. Ware, arising out of it, had however! a more serious; termination, for Mr Ware was committed, for trial. , . .. , The heavy sea that was running in the-, bay last week, has done considerable damage to the road facing the Marino. Parade, rendering it in many places unsafe for traffic. If the proposed wall is*; not pushed forward without delay many residents along the beach road will havesome difficulty in securing an entrance to> their dwellings, as in many places the road has entirely disappeared.' The new* groin in course of erection has also suffered to a considerable extent, for many of the* end piles have been smashed, and tha framework Ib a complete wreck. - I notice that the H. B. Timber : Company are endeavouring to push their" business In the adjoining colonies, and with this object in view have chartered the schooner Adelaide to load sawn and dressed timber for Rockhampton, where it; is anticipated a profitable market can be found for some of our surplus timber. The Napier Rowing Club will open their season on the 27th inst, when, after theusual procession, the scratch fours will bo rowed. The programme for the Includes Trial fours, Senior, and Junior pairs ; sculli, Senior and Junior fours, and Autumn Pairs. / '."./■ The crop of hops at Riveralea promises to be an aoundant one, and a number of men are busllyemployed dressing and poleing, which will take a month, there being some 50,000 poles, to handle. ... From time to time attention has been called to the lack of accommodation provided by the Harbour Board for shippers and consignees, but the complaints receive but scant attention from the powers that be, who receive all and give out little In. return. Tbat shippers have a just cause of complaint was proved last week when the Kawatiri was loading a quantity of potatoes for Greymouth. A heavy thunderstorm drenched the sacks, and the greater quantity of them had then to be dragged over the breastwork, which was a perfects puddle. This treatment certainly did not improve tho goods, and surely a little consideration should be shown by tha authorities in providing proper sheds foe those who have to ship perishable articles-. The honour of behnra city councillor is evidently not too highly appreciated by our ratepayer*, for the three retiring councillors, Messrs Ne_l, McVay and Hobjobns, were re-elected without opposi* tion last week.

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