WATAROA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 28 February 1949, Page 4

WATAROA NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent).

The weather in the past week has been far from pleasant, and on one 'or two occasions there was a big downpour. Little damage was caused by the latest flood, as was the case with the flood a couple of weeks earlier, when the melting snow on the back ranges accounted for a sudden inundation. On the river beds it is hard to estimate one’s losses till sheep are mustered and counted. Then one knows quite well how one has faired. Many farmers turned out to assist in keeping the highway open for traffic. , The overseer at the Fox Glacier has had an anxious time in recent weeks trying to keep pace with flood damage and heavy slips arid each day traffic was restored and little hold up occurred. ‘ , Wataroa autumn sale takes place on March 24. This will be a heavy yarding as cattle are coming from as far as the Cascade. With good facilities and more yards erected and drained, patrons should have little difficulty ip yarding their stock. Mr James Mills is to start at Wallis’s sawmill -as a mill mechanic. He has been certainly needed as from time to time, breakages occur, and he is quite a clever man on the job. Silver pine cutters have had a very bad spin of late owing to the constant rain and cutting can only be done in fine or showery weather as the ousn is quite wet enough in fine weather.