VICTORIA VALLEY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9065, 28 May 1888, Page 6

VICTORIA VALLEY.

The Mutual Improvement Ab«* at!ft . their second meeting on the 12tK hel < the weather was wet, there waaZ ,^ *» a gathering as usual. 'he JSgaS* W «« ducted by a committee of three 3 U <*»>- presidency of Mr. W. F '&. der the programme on Saturday night wS"V *b through. It consisted of selecT re S y **« recitations from the best authors \ nss , and Bollard, our respected teacher L» * J - G. ing, "The Battle.of Queff Thompson a reading, which tog *? H. ceived; Mr. W. F. ?onT Well *• selections from Shakespeare; Mi™ VTp Veral son gave also a very nice recitation 4T> were some good songs by Messrs n i re Switzer andTTracey. i£verythinj r c 9 on?id ar > we spent a very pleasant eveninc fw red > entertainment will consist of a d o v~i T next subject, " Whether is war, or J£ ft'* tbe conducive to the happiness of mankind am afraid that our native talent will i 1 * * puzzled to decide this question * **% Things are very dull here.' ThP ; money m the district, no market for i ?Bo and no produce for a market if trVr c *> one. But I am happy to state thauhp** , tiers are making preparations for wW, eting on a large scale. There is also at grow " of a grist mill being established St hope will be real»Bed.-{OwuCorSay ] WAIUKU. We have had some very wet weather Ii» t the past fortnight, which lias somewhat tarded the settlers in getting their i." ready for wheat and other crops. Th • now every prospect of having a fl™,!!!-« erected in the district. The site rl m ? U I believe, at Mr. Hockins' Bucket StHi Factory, at the Waitanqi, The m≤ hb has been purchased, and I believe £"? tion will be proceeded with at one! T consequence of this a large number of tu farmers are putting in wheat, and it is V v hoped they will have good crops The tim« are very dull, and the settlers find the- m do something. The amount of money tW goes out of the district every year for iV &c, is very considerable, and if the«ettl can only grow sufficient for themselves i, will be a step in ihe right direction " K The late rains have done a lot of <. or lv „ to the roads), but the grass has shown wonderful difference, particularly the n a grass. Cattle are nearly all looking but the prices for them are very low" p;~' are very scarce, compared to other years am? are the only stock bringing a fair price [Own Correspondent.] '"" waipu! We are passing through exceedingly mild and warm winter weather, sunshine an showers in succession giving fields and nw. tures a spring-like appearance. PloueK and harrowing, sowing grass seed andVe paring the ground for crops is the order of the day, with, I may say, one day m the week, as a rule, given to elections The inquiry into the List election petition revealed great neglect on the part of th* County Council officials, and the members o* the Council should feel the stigma, and do some reparation to the injured ridin" TV Waipu riding was not in harmony before With the Whangarei County Council, and the injury that has been inflicted on the ridin* will widen the breach, and lead to a separation from that county, and a junction with the county of Otamatea. This riding has more in common with Otamatea than with Whangarei. The exchange of commodities between the Waipu and the Kaipara districts is considerable. A market is found there for all our cattle and sheep, besides other produce, while Whangarei takes nothing from us but taxes, and gives back but a poor equivalent. The Gorge Road, which connects Waipu with Otamatea, is in the countv of Whangrarei, and will be a very costly road to keep in repair, on account of its many bridges now getting into decay. The county of Otamatea will have an interest in keeping it in thorough repair, which the Whangarei county will not have. Immediate action is contemplated by the ratepayers to take the necessary steps to have the Waipu riding joined to Otamatea.—[Own Correspondent, Slay 19.]