Hastings.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 6265, 29 September 1891, Page 2

Hastings.

(own cobbespondeht.)

The Borough Council ordinary meeting will be held on Thursday evening. The Justices' sitting of the K. M. Court will take place on Friday next. There are

several cases of cattle straying , to be dealt with. It may be remembered that last time there were none whatever.

Enquiries continue to be made about the farina, and little doubt exists that, the

twelve tons in process of manufacture ■will

be quitted as aoon as ready. A Dunedin. firm will take five tons, if it can be supplied at a suitable price. The price, however, cannot be quoted until the present operations are completed. A lady who had re-

ceived a sample of the baking, powder, which is one of the products of the potato farina, tells me that it is the best she.has ever used. Some scones made with' it were pronounced beautifully light, and in, color much whiter than with the usual article.

Mr R. Wellwood left to-day for Tv*anganui, where he is to act as one'of the judges for the horse show. ,

A revised scheme of waterworks will be submitted to the Council on Thursday. The original plan involved an expense o£ £240 ; possibly the new one can be carrietU out for something like £70. This includes the water cart.

The Presbyterian bazaar will take. place on Friday and Saturday, 9th and 10th October (show week). I hear that the ladies of the congregation are devoting all their energies to it, and when they do that, success is assured.

I see that only two sections have bean disposed of in the hop gardens, and no one ) here is surprised about it. The idea of

small hop farms is not considered workable. For other crops the hops would have to' be eradicated, and that is a tough'jobj' the roots going so deep. It is still hoped that some capitalist or company will buy the gardens as a whole, and thus continue an industry which has been an unmixed boon to Hastings. A singular and painful accident occurred last Friday to Mr £. Windle, of Longlands. He was engaged in fixing fencing posts, when in some way the mall struck one of Mβ fingers, of course shattering it. The injured portion was,.amputated by Dr. Linney, and his many f riende hope he will soon recover from his unpleasant experience.