PALMERSTON AND SHAG VALLEY.

Otago Witness, Issue 1581, 4 March 1882, Page 13

PALMERSTON AND SHAG VALLEY.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) February On Friday, the 17th inst., a deputation from Palmerston waited upon the Engineer for the Middle Island, Mr W. N. Blair, for the purpose of inducing tho Public Works Department to widen Tandy street, which, at its intersection with the railway fenced-off ground, was of insufficient width to accommodate the traffic to and from the Railway-station. Mr Blair replied that he had recoived information to the effect that the Department had decided on removing back the stationmaster's fence to grant the required accommodation. The deputation then withdrew, and since then the fence x has been removed, so that the street no longer presents its former cramped appearance. A cricket match wa3 played here on Thursday on the Recivation reserve, between eleven from the Tradesmons' CO. and the Dunedin Wanderers C.C. The weather was pleasant, and visitors had the pleasure of witnessing an interesting game, which resulted in a draw in favour of the Tradesmen. The scores were : — Tradesmen, 84 ; Wanderers, 67, the last two men of the Dunedin team being still at the wickets when the time expired. The Tradesmen have improved greatly during the present cricketing season, and if this improvement continues, they will yet be able to turn out a pretty strong team. I am glad to see that our local brass band, which haß been disbanded for a considerable time, is about to be re-organised. Formerly we used to possess a very efficient band of players, whose presence on festive occasions had a very enlivening Steps are now being taken to form a new company, and the, instruments which have have lain useless for more than two years will again again be put to the use for which they were intended. I think that in our annual Caledonian gatherings a brass band would be a decided improvement on v the monotonous shrieking of the bagpipes, though the latter instruments are perhaps more m accordance with the origin of the sports. Mr B. Affleck, who, it will be remembered, met with a bad accident not long ago— having received a kick from a horse in the middleof the forehead— is fast recovering from the injuries he received. Another accident of a less serious nature happened on Wednesday to Mr W. Little, of the firm of Little Bros., butchers. While in the act of killing a sheep at the slaughter-yards the knife which he was using glanced off the neck-bone, and, cutting through the leather of his boot, inflicted a deep gash on the left foot. The wound, which was about four inches in length, was sown up by Dr Brown. The weather during the past week has been all that could be desired for harvesting purpo Be8 _ o f a dry and sunny nature. It has been extremely favourable for stacking, which haß been vigorously carried on for more thaii a week. If the weather continues fine, in a- short time nearly all the grain in the district will be gathered m. One or two farmers here, who have largo quantities of grain, have commenced threshing in the stook. for which operation the present weather is jusc what is required.