TAUPEKA WEST. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESSPONDENT.)

Otago Witness, Issue 1586, 15 April 1882, Page 13

TAUPEKA WEST. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESSPONDENT.)

. >■• April 11th. | f iii ' These' past few days thereohaa' beenja steady down,pour ot jairi,, which has E ut ft i P*°R *9 i a V> * arm MX ■work ; but I do. not think much damage ia likely jo ' he done by the' raiti, as 'nearly nil the farmers ,'haf c "" firiished'stackingl.and are noty Waiting for tho thrfesh- • "ffiK-minV I hear, where the thresher has" be^n, the yiejd , Xdtt oora'Of wheat'is very satisfactory : ttie average is • i from 86, t0 40,b\ishels per acr&.,, „The grain, is of rnoht d, excellent and ought ]tp, .bring the [highest price vh '^hecpftageimanse for ihe.Prdsbyttrian'missionary- ' "I's'ne'arifiK cbmpVetib'n I ,' arid J I tfefiWo 'trie cpHtMtoV, 11 ' ' Mr ' Walker; ia 1 doing 1 his 'work •hi a • manner 'hichJyj '-creditable.' " 'The material which'heis usingiis of first- ■ > class-quality,- and of. the most durable kind, Tl?e.,Bub1 cesa of theimission is now an, established. fact, and tne • missionary,' Mi? Taylor, is winning, golden, opinions ' from all' with iVh'omhe comes in contact. I'heaf'thftt: ' • 'there wM'be' *a 'debVof something like'£6o o'n'tße tT building when finished, but that isa small matter n '■i* auccessfulr district, especially when aIL contribu ie i I • bo' HberaHy .as they Jiftve. done this past quarter. ._ t . I , ( J. hear th^ta, harvest b|onie is_ likely ; to ,bp held ir\ t\ $ anhoolhoiise in the"i course of a few weeks — at lea it •Xifffisbtteialk^nbldiVone' 1 ; :> l "'" uiin j • " ■ *T!np^ea^bri is drawing near wnen some"decided sfeps ''will'liavet'o be taken to cope with the'rabbits.'i'i Thßy ■' are stifl oh the! increase, and if action be not taken, soon to lessen, their numbers, bunny. will be master )' the situation instead of the farmers.- . ' '