POWAHAKA DOWNS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2170, 26 September 1895, Page 23

POWAHAKA DOWNS.

Sei>tkmi»er 23.— We have had very fair weather lately, and a Rood deal of crop has been put in. There s-eems to be a consiJerable diffeience in the tut'ire of the soil, for a p-uty who hud been lookiuij s.t m me of the blocks that weie Imrrowed was teilniK in^; that on bouie sections the ground broke down very freely, whereas ou otheis it was very tough. A Cambridge roller over the lot of it would do great good ; but we can't get all the implements that are necessary at once. The outlook _is certainly brighter now as regards prices of grain, and with good luck the Pomahaka settlement will flourish. I don't hear any word of the orchard that was going to be started on the Pomahaka. I hope the Uovernment have not lost sight of that. Roads —The fine weather has greatly improved the htate of the roa'la, and when tho ruts are filled in aii'l a littla metailing done they will be all that can be desired. Post Oi'ficb.— Now that the Fchool has been built and a tea.cb.or app minted, it has been Mig Bested that the school is tho proper place for the post office, being more' centrally situated than where the \>oit office is at present. I am sure the new teacher would make a most efficient pebfcnihtress. Lignite. — A new seam of lignite ha« l^en discovered on ono of the vacant Bectioiib, an ) I hear that this lisnite burns better than that from the lignite rcse?v*.

Bunny.— We have at present a very efficient inspector of rabbit*, nnd whilst paying duo attention t> the settlers he is doing good wot k on the vacant sections. A man has been poisoning for some considerable time with phosphorisrd Oits, and now I heir ho is to go ovor all the vacant sections !tf,'aiu vti'h polUrd. If eveiy place were a3 well ..tt-Tlnl to I think we .should hear less of the raiib.t ijn '-ti'-in.