HARI HARI NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 14 October 1922, Page 2

HARI HARI NOTES.

(By “Big Turnip.”) Owing to the floods down these parts last week, “Big Turnip” could not keep his head above the Avater to supply “Argus” readers Avith the Hari I lari Notes. We had a big flood doAvn here last Friday, and most of the approaches on the various bridges received damage. The mail cars that pass through here on Sundays had to put the night in at the Hari Hari Hotel, on account of the Little Wanganui River not being fordable, but I am now pleased to inform your readers that the contractor for the above bridge intends to let the milk carts, also motor traffic, cross wome time this week. The Public Works Department arc going to have a lot of trouble Avith this bridge, also the approaches. After Friday’s flood, it was plainly seen that the bridge, instead of being six spans, ought to be more like 10 spans, as the approach on the south side, even Avith a small flo\\ r of water in the river, Avill very often get washed aAvay. The old saying is a penny wise and a pound foolish! The Kakapotahi Bridge, at the \\ aitaha Lower Crossing, had a bad time with last week’s flood. If the rain had ' lasted another six hours, I think the I bridge Avouhl have been Avashed out io , sea hohis bolus. So much for our ' bridges. Mr Jeffries, the Westland County ; Chairman, gave notice to move at the next meeting of the council on tiie [ 10th inst., for the licensing of vehicles I using any road in the county. 1 think ! the ratepayer is rated enough alrmuly. [ Avithout any more at the present time. All the “cockies” arc busy down 1 these parts at present. Avith coavs coming in each day, also in killing calves, etc, Most of the calves are being slaughtered down here. This means that in a year ! or lavo, store cattle must be scarce. The genial Con Herlihy is busy milking again, and is ploughing about ! 20 acres, to be laid down in grass ami ' oats for the coming Avinter. It is n I pity other settlers on this flat don’t ' follow in his footsteps. Mr 11. 11. Adamson has just finisher carting about 1000 sleepers (silver pine) a distance of about 12 miles from th'. | SnltAvater Beach along a very rougl: I tiack. ' Mr Chas. O’Donnell, the successfu tenderer for the vicarage, has started ])utting in tlie* - '■■■■' the building I Labour doAvn these parts are please< to hear that Air James O'Brien is agaii ; contesting the Westland seat agninsl I the sitting member and Mr Jesse Steer