BUNNYTHORPE

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1676, 13 April 1904, Page 25

BUNNYTHORPE

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

We are experiencing particularly rough weather. The easterly gale on Wednesday and part of Thursday was unprecedecnbly violent; in fact, such a gale from that quarter lias hardly ever been known by the oldest inhabitant. Fenoes were blown over, trees and stumps were falling about in all directions, even chimneys were blown down and windows smashed. To-day (Friday) a very heavy wind lias set in from tiie west bringing tiierewith a quantity of rain, but taken altogether the rainfall has been slight to what it must have been further up country considering liow the rivers and creeks are swollen.

Undoubtedly it will soon be time foi the railway authorities to consider the necessity of more accommodation at our station, both for passengers and goods. At present ill© aoemmodation is totally inadequate and causes both loss of time and money, to say nothing of loss of temper a,t the inconveniences we have to put up with. Mr Yowles, our respected custodian of till© platform and miserable, passenger shed (I cannot dignify it by namei of waiting room), does his best with, the material lie lias at hand, but the accommodation is a disgrace to the authorities. On Easter Sunday a beautiful service was held in our Anglican Church. The building was crowded bv a most appreciative congregation, the organ being splendidly played by Miss Richardson. On Easter Monday evening an enjoyable function took place at our Wesleyan Church, when the anniversary of the Sunday school took place. A most appreciative and large audience was present, and the singing was slnm’v splendid. The dried milk scheme i.s forging ahead. I hear a. section lias been uurclia.scd quite close to the township for the erection of tire neees.3a.ry buildings, and from what I can hear we shall soon have tliisi novel idea, in full workin°- order. How it will affect the present creameries is to be seen, but the opinion is generally expressed that these wvT have to close down. The proposed dairy factory seems to hang fire as T have heard nothing about it lately.

We are soon to have a harvest festival in the Anglican Church Thesei services are always looked; forward to so no doubt there will be -plenty of offerings- and a good congregation. Another building is being erected in Baring street. It is a, now house for Mr T. Fan!knar. All these improvements tend to show that though perhaps slow our progress is sure.

A quadrille assembly is likely to be started shortly.