GORE.

Otago Witness, Volume 01, Issue 2123, 1 November 1894, Page 24

GORE.

OrrmsEß 30.— The troubles— grievous troubles— of legislature lieinß now at an end, for which let us all be truly thankful, we are at liberty to plunge into the* smaller, but almost as bemuddled, pool of municipal concerns The matter of the mayoralty weighs heavily upon ur already. There are three Richmonds in the field even now —the tiied warrior, I. S Simsou ; the retiring mayor, Thomas Brewer ; and Andrew Martin, a councillor of some standing. They ur«' men of maikedly different calibre, but singularly enough, the two {{rut-named are directors of a company newspaper of which the last-L.amed is business manager. But election day is not at hand yet, and thero may be others yet come forward. Our Member.— Mr M'Nab pans-d through. Gore last w<ek, and was duly interviewed. He had nothing fresh, however, to detail ; and it catt only be devoutly hoped that he has climbed a fair way up towards the political rail on which he had better sit for a time. An ardent Ministerialist would meet with a cool welcome in these parts ju^t now. Country —Few complaints against the season are heard from the farmers'. The lambing has bean .Rood, and the only trouble has been the backwardness of the grass. Recently there havebeen warm rains, and in* all directions the cropa are making a good show. The change from the brown tußßOck to green hill* on the slopes to the east of Gore would aatonißh anyone who naß not seen the place for eight or ten years. Bathing. -Very good arrangements have beea made this year for bathing in the Waikaka. A suitable portion of the stream h»B been set aside for the purpose, and men and women, boys aud girls, avail themselves of the luxury. Only norn» details of municipal legislation remain to be completed to make a thoroughly popular bathing place. Cricket.— The only match of any importance played at Gore this season was that between the llweradale and Maiaun Clubs, which took placehere on Saturday. The form shown was not brilliant, but the Mataura team won with ft good bit to Bpare. ________