CROWN TERRACE.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2643, 28 August 1906, Page 4

CROWN TERRACE.

FROM OUR OWI OORR»BTONn«NT August 25. Mr John McMaster finished his thrashing two weeks since, and the yield of grain on the several farms is very satisfactory—above the average, and above expectations. In oats, the yield is exceedingly good ; wheat and barley also gave a delightful surprise. The weather during the harvest' was very wet and harvesting operations were delayed considerably, with the result that some of the grain is slightly discoloured. A few of the oat stacks were found to be heating and they were taken down and rebuilt to stop and prevent any damage being done. The chaff will be fairly bright and sound. Mr Alfrod Miller is an enterprising man. Two or three years. ago he built a large barn, chaff house, and machine house all under one roof, which I believe will compare favour* ably witlf the best of its kind in L*»ke County. Next he built an 8 stall stable and an up-to-date blacksmith shop with all the necessary tools and appliances for carrying on blacksmith work, and now he has started to build a large dwelling house of 7 rooms with a verandah, which will look very well when completed. More power to him. It might not be out of place at the present juncture to say something about the lime deposit. About 14 months ago the settlers signed their names to a document pledging them* selves to pay £lO each towards develop* ing a lime deposit above the Kawarau bridge on the Orown Terrrace side of the river if they were satisfied that it would be to their advantage to do so when they inspected the aforesaid lime deposit. A day was accordingly appointed to meet and inspect the deposit and all the farmers turned out and spent a considerable time look* ing- round and prospecting. Undoubtedly there is a large block of lime in sight, but the visitors had no way of ascertaining if it continued into the hill and could say nothing as to its permanency without spending a large sum of money which the gentlemen present declined to do. From what I know of the matter I believe we have the end of it. Our school is going down rapidly. There are but 12on the roll and the sixth standard pupils (five in number) will probably leave after the next examine* tion.