NGAPARA.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 20 July 1880, Page 3

NGAPARA.

(f?.o3t OCT. OWN CORP.ES E'OyDKN'T.) Egapara, July 20. Tilings have been awfully quiet about iere lately, and nothing ha 3 happened to rake as up with the exception of the late heavy rain 3, of which you have heard plenty and I need not repeat. Jo small amount of wonderment is manifested among the farmers here as to ibu is being done in some civil cases now pending between Messrs. Menlove and Pickering, no report having appeared in either of the papers, and the parties lieingintimatelyknown among the settlers atone here. Some time ago I wrote stating that 1 thought the Farmers' Club was defunct. lam happy to say such is not the case, for, at a meeting called for Saturday evening last, the Secretary and one member showed up at the appointed hour, anil, after waiting about for some time, mm away in evident disgust. Great dissatisfaction prevails at the alteration about to be made in the running of trains a3 advertised in your columns. Ii ire had one train a day, starting from hero in the morning and returning at night, instead of two trains for four days a week, we should have no cause to grumble, but if the arrangements are carried oat a3 stated in the advertisement there will be growling amongst us without cessation. Grain i 3 still coming in, although very slowly. Indeed there i 3 plenty to come jet, if the ruling prices were any inducement to sell, but the farmers seem mostly inclined to hold on like Micawber, " waitinjf for something to turn up." Some have not even thrashed yet, and others only started last week.