Havelock.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5267, 10 July 1888, Page 3

Havelock.

[OWN COBBKSPONDBST. J

Quite a emaU army of coutnictoraleft hero on Tuesday morning with Mr Hallett to go over some't.vo aud a half ratios of . formation between Wuimoroma and To Apiti. lam advised that over thirty iteXg contractor* actually went over to ground. This gives otio some idea of the state of the labor market. Bat when the tendere-of irfiich there was a great number-wcro opened on Friday morning it BwTath* market to be la a deplorable SioL Tenders were received ranging from £45 to over £200, the average tender Kg about £lod to £l2o, which, I imagine, may bo coueiaered a fair price for tho work ,Xe ffi&»d.Boari mot on Friday moving. ' Present—Messrs Gilpin (chairman), Boyle, V 85bU -d !&£ TJJrj we _> -v. opened for contracts No. 1 and 3 Wai-Apiti-road, the lowest tender igng Mr Henry*. (£45) winch waa accepted filsNo 1; Mr Henry's tender for No. 3 ■ Waleo accepted ; Mr J Warren s tender • JSW formation near Mr. Douglas's was accented. Soino accounts were, passed for •noyment, which finished the business. P Wβ have been hating, enmo very severe frosts around hero lately, which are.beginning to toll on the feed, which by the waj, ""very much more plentiful than for tho last two yeara at this season of the year. We are being troubled a good deal about here by tho horse and cattle plagne. The ■-. tot is wo aro plagued to death to keep -.:■/■ them' out of our gardens and paddocks. Some of my Monde call it tho foot and i mouth dmewe, for what tho cattle doa t ' cat they tramp down and «« Btr °y-