TAIERI FERRY.

Otago Witness, Issue 1929, 9 November 1888, Page 18

TAIERI FERRY.

November s.—Sickness has been very prevalent here lately. Many persons have been suffering from indisposition. Mr Bounin, headmaster of the Walliola school, was so uuwell that an application was made by the chairmau of the school committee to the Education Board, asking the bonrd to send lieving teacher to take charge of the school for a fow weeks. A reply thereto was received by the teacher —the common courtesy of a reply waß not accorded to the chairman—to the effect that the board had not a relieving teacher at its disposal, and that the work Of the school must be carried on the best way it could under the circumstances. This seems very strange when the fact of so many teachers being out Of employment is borne in mind. Taikri Ferry School.—This school was examined on the 2nd hist, by Inspector Taylor. The results are, I believe, very satisfactory. Waihola school Committee. — The ordinary meeting of the committee was held on the 3rd inst. Present: Messrs John Wilson (chairman), James Crane, James Borthwick, William Smith, M'Gillivray, C. W. Morgan, and Charles Robert6on. On the motion of Mr .Morgan, Mr Jago was unanimously nominated to the vacant seat at the board. Arrangements for a school pio.ic, the passing of a small account, and the appointment of Mcssis Morgan and Robertson as Works Committee for the current month brought the meeting to a close. Accident.—l regret to record another fatal accident in the Taieri river. On the 21th ultimo, a son of Mr and Mrs Amo3 McKegg, whilst playing by the river side, fell in and was drowned. I passed by a very short time before the accident aud saw the poor lad sitting on the verandah of his father's house playing with what we considered a fishing rod; less than an hour after I was informed of the accident. Well indeed may it be said, "In the midst of life \ve are death." Aobicultural Notes.—Wailiola: The crops are looking only fairly well, They are generally very backward. Grass is not so plentiful as it was at this time last year, and stock are not in the condition they ought to be for this time of year. Henley: The same remarks hold good as regards the crops in this district. Grass ia fair, but not "by any means abundant. The condition of stock is very baokward for this district. Otakia: Crops backward. A few acres of wheat at Hopehill look very promising, but nowhere do the crops as a whole promise any great results. Kuri Bush : The crops look fairly promising on some farms in this district. No doubt a fortnight's fine warm weather would do wonders. The weather during the past six ;veeks has militated against growth to a very serious extent. The yield of fruit-plums, pears, apples, &c—will be poor owing to the excessively high winds that have prevailed of late. With the advancement of spring young rabbits are everywhere to be seen in increased uumbera.