TAIERI FERRY. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Otago Witness, Issue 1645, 2 June 1883, Page 12

TAIERI FERRY. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Hbnlbt, May 25th. Soiree. The Otakia annual soiree was heid on the •24th mit It was well pitromted. th* church heing crowded to excess The abunda' cc of good things provided for the guests by ilrs M'Kenzie, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Willi.nn Palmer, Miss Me .ziu.s, iirs Mathews, Miss iTKetrg, and other ladies whi.se names I could not learn, deserves mention, us doejals the kind attentions shown by tho-e ladies to every visitor. The silver plate on Mra Palmers table, combined with the a tistic manner in which it was laid, pre euted a very reth. rche appe .ranee The .Ea-t Tiicri choir was p e-ient, «md by the rendering of -everal cba its during the evening greitly enlivened the proceedings. I'he correct singing of the choir loflects considerable credit on the Merc<-ntor.

Rabbit Pest.— Tho rabbits aro increasing fast on the hills between Ta en Ferry and Waihula. The Gover'.ment bush ieaer«e at Waihola is one of their favourite breeuing-p.aces. Titki mdino.- ihe settlers using the Titri siding an icipate that the crane promised by the autho itiea 1 2 months ago will, if nothing uiifjitcdn occurs, be erected somewhere about the end of the pre ent centu> y. On passing the --tdtion a few days a^o I noticed that aomeoiie had erected a crwie On making in* quirits i wuatold that it was put up by M' Palmer, of Tuieri Mouth, who is sending a fowthiusand btir-he'a of wheat into town from tho Ti ri station. I hive no doubt ho will ? ave iv lahour all the crane cost him, as h j i-. ab et > put the icrain from the boats into the trucks witn one nandl ng

v\EA".HBR.— l'he tine weather of tho past fortnight has broivun, and in its stuad we now have thick foggy \v-athe-, accompauied with rain. The glass is low, And still falling.