WHAEEORA.

Northern Advocate, 20 August 1887, Page 4

WHAEEORA.

(From our own Correspondent) r -. 3>UBHfG the. past few days we have been favoured with fine weather, which has been the means of drying up tße roads to a certain extent, and enabling iettlers to. prepare the ground for their spring crops. The lambing season has commenced with fair. Buccess l although not so gdod as . last year/ The winter that we laye just experienced has been a bad one for pasture, consequently the ewes are short of milk and the lambs have to suffer, and in some cases die. Mr ThoTmpson addressed the electors of this distn(4; last week. There was a good attendance, and at the conclusion of his address fan received a unanimous vote of thanks and. confidence. Mr Goodwin^ School Inspector, paid our school a visit and reports progress. The Whareora Road Board met on Monday at their office> Present : Messrs Finlayson Smith, Samuol Dent and William Walker. On the motion of Mr Walker, Mr Smith was re-elected chairman for the ensuing year, : . The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence received end read :— From the Eegitrar General re Statistics,' from the Property Tax Department re pates and Biibsidy, and from Jthe Treasury, informing the Board that a certain sumi hadbfeen placed to their credit at the b»nk for rates and subsidy under the LociLßbdies Powers and Finance Act.. A general rate of ope halfpenny in ithe pound was levied for year ending 31st March, 1888 Several accounts were received, and ordered to be paid: forthwith. Other business of a routine character was transacted and the meeting separated.