WYNDHAM.

Otago Witness, Issue 1559, 24 September 1881, Page 13

WYNDHAM.

(FROM QUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. September 19th. A very pleasant night was spent, by those who attended our South Wyodham soiree, concert, ana ball, which was held in the schoolroom there on Friday, 16th inst. The muetor was very good, although the presence of- a few more ladies would have been welcomed. Having no fixed programme, the night's proceedings were of a sociable and homely nature. Opening with a good substantial tea, aftwr which a miraber of excellent songs were given _ by Mrs Golden, Messrs Findlayson, Campbell, walljjr, and others, country dances, reeis, &c bein ?. en J°S?* in the intervals te the music of no leas than fiv« fiddlers, and-*- ; •' They danced all night till broad daylight And went home with the girls itt the morfltag. An old man named Robert dall, who, I f«wy, WM i bB pretty widely known in the Taieri and Clutna districts, being a waggoner there in the early days, but who, of late", has been contract ploughing on Messrs Cargill and Anderson's Glenham JSstate, died h«w on Friday last, and on Sabbath his remains were lelwwe* to their la B t rating place ia Wyndham Cemetery, by a large number of his fellow-workers and friends. TUB RABBIT TBJJBTBBB. The Rabbit Trustees met in Mr D. Milne's HoteToo Saturday, 17th. Present : Messrs Noble (chairman), Rae, Stalker, and .M'Kay. Mr CMBbnJe, inspector, gave in the following report of his first visit through fhe sweral parts of the dis"The Chairman of Trustees, Ow^re Babbjt DUtricf. " Slr,-*Aceording to instructions received I have the honour to forward report of rabbit nuisance in the district under my inspection. In reference to the settled part of the dUtrict, I may state that the rabbits aro most numerous along the northarn boundary, on the properties of tho following landowners :— Messrs Templeton, Burni, Carpenter, Fitegerald, Cavanagh, N6ble, C»lg, M'Kay, Rooeiteoii, Maben, Beange, Burk, DennUtoun, and Rae. These are also a good many rabbits along the eastern boumdary of the Hundreds, on the properties of Messrs Paterson, Morrison, M'lntosh, Ferguson, M'Kinnon, and part of Milne's. . ., ... . . " In reference to the southern portion of the district by the Sedan Valley and Wyndham River, I may state that although rabbits are to bo seen over all the different holdings, I do not oonsider that they arej«ariy so plentiful there as- on the southern boundary by tna Mimjhau. . , . » "In dealing with the runs occupied by Mewrs Thornhlll, Milne, and Anderson, I have to state that tho rabbits are very numerous on Mr Thornhill s ran, much jsaoie so than in any other part of the distncß. I did not 8W a great number of rabbits on the runs ' occupied by Messrs Mrlne and Anderson, but as one of . tho days on which I was out was a very unfavourable one, I am not prepared to say that this my first vial* ts that part of the district Is a fair test. . "In conclusion, I bag leave to bring under yaur 'notice the fact that a great deal depondsonthe time of the day, and also the state of the weather, whether the rabbfra are to be "seen or not, and as I have made but one visit I have refrained from giving anything more than a general report.— l have, &c.-, " James Cttshnib, " Rabbit Inspector."