Hawea Flat Notes.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1985, 23 April 1906, Page 5

Hawea Flat Notes.

(From a Correspondent.) There has been a good deal of bustle at the Flat lately, as it is attracting considerably more attention this year than ever before, on account of the widespread fame of the deerstalking. A large number of stalkers have been through this district this year, and some good heads have been shot. Messrs Milligan and mate had eight heads, and four of them were real beauties, one being a 14-pointer, a Royal, and an 11-pointer. These are the best we have seen so far this year, Major Blewitt and Lieutenant Neill are still up in the hills. They have filled the first license, and have taken out a second one. It is reported they have secured two splendid "Royals," and are having first-class sport. Since taking over the hotel (Mr S. Hansen) has been having a good harvest, and under the new management the table has the name of being exceptionally good, and only the best of everything is stocked. The farmers are now threshing, and the yields are reported as being very satisfactory. The enterprising owner cf Timaru station (Mr D. Bell) has purchased the thoroughbred stallion Kelburn, and with such a fine horse there should now be some great stock raised here. Mr Bell had the misfortune to lose a number of sheep through being poisoned by eating tutu, as they just arrived from Omakau, and being hungry, succumbed to the deadly tutu. Tutu ia supposed to be harmless if stock are accustomed to it. The Government Tourist agent has been on a visit here, and his mission is supposed to be in connection with the opening up of the tourist traffic to

this place, which is now looked upon as one of the places not to be missed by them, especially at this time of the year. A Dunedin stock agent has been up and bought a number of horse* from the Hunter Valley. The weather is still very dry, and rain is very badly wanted. (Since writing there has been a splendid, rain.—[En. C.A.]