Notes from Waituna West

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 102, 19 February 1891, Page 3

Notes from Waituna West

CFEOM OUR O&N CORRESPONDENT.) The' wet weather we have been getting . for some time came to a perfect deluge on Thursday, and lasted till late on Friday ( morning, causing the Kiwitea and adjoining streams to be in high flood, which did a lot of damage to the roads. Among ;tiie worst was a 4-foot culvert at Shaw's £ully, opposite Mr Buchanan's property, being washed out, completely blocking McKay's line for wheel traffic. This is rthe second-: time this culvert has been away, and most people reckon a bridge would Be better there. The culvert is also gone at the Waituna enhance to *he West Waitapu, rendering it impassable on Friday. The .grass seed and hay crops have been comparative failures^ in met cases, owing to the continued wet weather. - Possel and Williams have got their wheat t in stack, and to all appearance will get a "( good yield. ' 1 I regret to have to report' that ore' ard t robbing has commenced again. Dv ing j the night after Mr'McDougil had taken the remains of his liotle daughter to the Bonny Glen Cemetery, and whilst his family and friends were away with him, some mean skunk entered and stripped * his orchard, .making the third year in i succession this gentleman has been robbed 1 of his 'fruit. . " I Murray and Dumble are nearly through with their cbntracffoh Will : ainso .-''i rf a : Hast, which makes it much safer for per- , sons riding through. '