MORVEN NOTES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10594, 25 October 1910, Page 1

MORVEN NOTES.

(From- Our Own Correspondent.),

i The Presbyterian- Church held their annual tea and 'concert -in the- Morven- : Hill -on (Thursday evening, and a-, large attendance' uaispresent. • Tea- was served- from 6 to 7.30 m * the slipper room by the ladies of the congregation And' a- very 'pleasant- time Was spent. Full .justice- was done to -the good'"things provided by tlie -ladies,' who deserve the thanks of r- the ' congregation for the trouble taken by- them ni making tho gathering a success. "The" concert was commenced after the-tea-haM been disposed of- The Rev. Rv Dibkie occupied the ! chair, and- also liad oil-the stage with lnni tin, ReviiiA.' Moirison, who gave an addiesS during the evening.' The follow ing ladies lind gentlemen took -part m'the- programme, which was much appreciated by the 'large- 'audience. Mrs M'Laughlin, Misses Taylor, Barrett, Newton, Thomas, Messrs llay, Wedderspoon; Monnack, M'.Donald, Hunter. Miss Ivy Nicoll very ably played the accompaniments during the evening. The topic of the day here is the weather; and all sorts of predictions are being made' by lar.mers. -'-However, ■■ a good'downpour of rain; would -be welcomed!: bv all,' as both/grass and .grain crops are beginning; to feel the effects of the.-dry weather; ■ The percentage of lambs in .this district has been satisfactory, although it does not come up to'last year's returns. : 'Well-sinking has been going on in. this district tor some time and quite a large number of wells have been put down, especially oil .the Waikakaln Estate. Some of the pipes have been driven to a distance of 270 ft:, and m some cases there is a supply cf from 80 to 120 feet of water in the pipes. This is proving a great boon to settlers who have, up till this time, been.unable to get .a supply of water for- some- of their paddocks. The plant used in the operation, of driving the pipes came from Christcliurch.