WOODVILLE.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4082, 21 August 1884, Page 4

WOODVILLE.

| FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] During the last Aveek Professor Hugo has been staying in Woodville, and has received a very good share of public support. Pie delivered a series of lectures on Physiognomy, ivhich wore well attended. Messrs. Stevens and Gorton have announced their intention of extending their business to Woodville. They propose to have yards erected at once, and to hold regular monthly sales. The firm is a good one, and will, no doubt, receive support; I but at present, of course, there will be no- j thing very extensive in the way of sales. I hear that tho corner section opposite tho Bank of New Zealand has been sold at the price of £750. Tho site is a good one for business, and is the only corner that is not built upon. While lam pleased to see such faith shown in the future of the place, I would repeat cvory ivord of caution to outsiders—do not rush the place. Woodvillo will be prosperous enough if you give her time. If on the contrary, every body swarms into the place at tho same time, the effect will be local depression, people will be living on each other like spiders in it bottle, land will fall in value because people will sell at a loss rather than remain in the place where every thing is over done, and will decamp en masse to search for fresh fields aud pastrures new. The directors of the Cheese and Bacon Factory Company met on Thursday, when several applications wore rcceiA-ed for tho position of manager. This has, however, been left entirely in the hands of Mr BoAvron, tho Government official, and a committee was then told off to .anvass the settlement iv order to ascertain tho exact quantity of milk that the company is likely to receive daily. I understand that each settler will enter into a contract to supply so much milk per diem for a certain number of months. If this plan were not_ had recourse to, the supply would bo irregular, and the company ivould m-wcr know what to provide for. "One thing is evident, tho greater tho milk supply the greater Avill bo the profits of the company. Tho larger the scale of operations, the _ smaller the working expenses, comparatively. I hear that settlers in the Pahiatua district propose to run milk up every morning, so we may reasonably hope to see the venture turn out a success. I have just heard something in connection withthe Wclliugton-ManaAvatu RailAvay Company which shows the difference between the Avorking of private capital and the "lavish expenditure" of Government money. That company intend to erect stations every foux- jnilos, and cacl- buildingwill cost £30. The object is to ascertain where the stations are most required, and this can only be done by trials, and then, when settlements are established, permanent and more extensive buildings ivill bo erected at the most suitable places. Now, this plan seems a more sensible one than that of the Government, who have put up huge buildings at Tahoraite, just too far away from Danevirke to bo of any great benefit to that place, and in a situation ivhich may never justify such a heavy outlay. Verily the Manawatu Company sets an example that might be followed ivith wisdom.