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Otago Witness, Issue 2105, 28 June 1894, Page 22

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June 25.— W0 are having rain almost every other day, and the roads are in a bad Btate— mud everywhere. This has b^en the wettest winter we have had for many a year. Railway.— The station yard and buildings will soon be finished. The ballast engme is running pretty steadily, and tho station yard will Boon havo the requisite amount of gravel. A goods train runs three times a week, but the line is not open for passenger traffic. The line is not yet fenced, although it passes through several farms and runs, and some of the settlers have lost cattle and sheep through their being run over by the train. The fencing is now being proceeded with, and no one will be sorry to see the line fenced in, and farmers will know that their stock are secure from wandering on to their neighbours' grounds or being run over. The cuttings are still being proceeded with. The furthest cutting is about four miles beyond the railway station. Medical — A meeting was held in the schoolhouse on the 16th. for tho purpose of forming a medical club and trying to get a doctor to settle in our midst. Considering the inclement state of the weather a good meeting resulted, and a committee was elected and the secretary was instructed to write to the surrounding districts and see what support was likely, to bo given. There has been a lot of sickness here lately, but most of the patients have now recovered their health.

Courts.— A man named Holly Harris was committed for trial by Mr S. M. Dalgleish at the last sitting of the Stipendiary Magistrate's Court on a charge of stealing a pair of sleeve links. Accused said he had picked them up on the floor of his bedroom.— At the Wardens Court objections were heard in reference to some land which Messrs Mathewson, Pearson, and Annett had applied to have opened for sale. The objections raised were that the ground was auriferous. The applicants said that the ground was so deep that it would never be worked, as many attempts had been made to bottom it, but they had all resulted in failure.

Fords. — Since the accident by which Blake lost his life the Maniototo County Council have repaired the road leading to the upper crossing at Ramsay's ford. I wonder when the Waihemo County Council is going to repair the ford at Mardling's? This ford is in a very bad state, as there is a big heap of boulders lying in the middle of the crossing, and wbon the river is moderately high it is vory hard to steer clear of them. I should suggest that when this ford is cleared out the council employ a man having some experience. Agricultural. — Threshing is just finished. The yields have on the whole been satisfactory. Very little ploughing has been done so far, and aa for stubble ground it is too wet in most places to do anything with. A few very good crops of turnips are to oe seen. School Matters.— The addition to the school is almost finished, and it is a vory handsome structure. At the last meeting of the school committee Miss Dawson was selected as mis* tress.