KUMARA NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 19 May 1922, Page 7

KUMARA NOTES.

(Our Own Correspondent.) Dr Daniels is taking up his residevnee in the •’Vicarage,” in Church Street, idf Heddon Street, m'tir the Church of Mr Berry has returned from a holiday visit to his relatives in Otago. Mr I'heo. Saraly has been conlinad t( his le d for several days. We hope to see him about again soon. There is a little stir of late in mining and it is said that a company has an option over the' mining rigor, owned by Mr Lohmann of ('ape T'errace. ami that the property will bo again worked on a more extensixe scale. T’he continued bad weather has been the means of bringing down a (/Oiisideruble quantity' of reef at the Blue Bluff, on the Zig-Zag road. As the T'.-irania kau river runs close in nt the loot of the Blult, the spot is dangerous Im vehicle trallic, and pedestrians com plain of the sticky, slippery stale of the road. A couple of men could effect a great improvement in a couple ol Things done systematically are generally done well. The Public Works Deparluieiil- are gravelling the Borough roads, in lieu of a Government gran 1 .. The heavy trallic caused by the transport of timber has found the weak spots in our roads, and the work being carried out at present will effect a gi eat improvemeut. T’he Paxil’s Gully Claim and Lawrence Bros claim are both idle, owing to the Go\ernmeiil waler being cut oil. If Hit* Government cannot supply a gauger, it might allow th-eso parties to gauge the water for themselves. The Governnient would derive' some revenue, ami at the same time assist the mining industry, instead of allowing the valor to run to waste. Latest reports are that the contractors engaged in constructing tho water races for the Hohonu Gold Mining Company are progressing favourably in spile of the wretched weather experienced. I believe they toil hard in all weathers, not having made provision in the contract juice for lost time caused by bad weft I her. Mr H. George* of Dilbnonstown, who has been in very indifferent health of Ute. is still far from well.