NGAPARA. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

North Otago Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2881, 27 September 1881, Page 2

NGAPARA. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

A meeting of the provisional director* appointed in connection with the pr< p >sed Co-op jrauve S >ciefy was \\A<l in the sc'ioulrnotn on Siturdiy tnght. Mr A, Murdoch occupied the chur. and 3[r E. C 'mloii acted is seetvtiry. The rmii.i'tM of list meeting having been read ;»id c >ntirm>d, i diaff prospectus, lu'omrtel '>> ,\ previous me. tin.: by Mr Gruir, wn inttohtcjd fop c mil lerati'H), and i\Pi>r being ctrefully revised was recommende 1 {>r adoption by the sh treholderg at a meeting to bo held on Bihird.iv, th»* I** October. The ctpitil of the s 'Cn* VH'ol»» Ll5OO, with power to incre is • r., LlO.OOO : the solicitors appointed are M* Hi<!>-p and Cre.iu'i ; btnkeri, the C tier. 1 it Biuk <i X< j w Z.alan 1 ; treasurer, Mr Hu^jh Roxburgh; secret iry, Mr Ei.v.»>d C->u-lon. After several o'her mitteii reU'ive to the society were discussed, the met'in^ tonninatol in the muil in inner. A fire occurred m this dntric^ on Svturday niurnin^ In*, by whic 1 500 b»;'i of oats, trie property' of JLe«!jrs Jt.ssop t>n<l Eldor, were d»BUoyed. The origin of the are is unknown, but ii suj p tied tob • the work of an incendiary. The loss to the owners is a severe one, especially us tho grain vns unm-mred. I am glad to state that work has bten resumed on theX-MpiM railway txN nBion this morriPj^. It is f o bo ho ( >td the work will now be cirn>-l oti until such time as the extension is finis'ie', aid thereby give the f.trtnerd i»f the dntric 1 ; .i chance of availing theni"se'vea of the ficility ofiered by the cUtle yards m trucking c ittle, horsi s, e'c. During the pis* month we luve exp. rienced our part of the trj'imoc'iil gi'-- M , which somxtiniei blew ui*h coiMidwiable violence. NVi'hin the p;nt w^^k, ho\>evor, the weather Ins been exceelm^ly line. Thewreat wantt f thw district at the present time is rain ; there wn a li'd^f dl on Saturday night, but no»hiu^ tk* enough to meet the requirements of the crops, which in many places .iro alreidy inanifL'S'ing unniMtakible indiciti jus <>f j tho drought prevailing by th- ir mei^re I and shunted appearance. A fall of ram is greatly needed, and its advent would be haded, I have no donb% with greit satisfaction not only by the farmers, but all classes in the community. ! I have to report fivorably of matters in the health department. The general health of the distnc* is good, and it » to be hoped that it will long c-nttnue so. September 20.