TUTURAU.

Otago Witness, Issue 2200, 30 April 1896, Page 25

TUTURAU.

Apml.24i— After-a-spellfof dry weather oxtehding over four ot five weuke, which waaw great boon' to farmers who had crop out; we bad a>f««w ri*y&'' rain, which has now again changed- to. frosty ' mornings and'flnodnyo. Though it. is now late in the season) the oroprwre only-just* oIL (tacked 1 ixc some parts of the dUtrict, while- in othdrs thm threshing i» aewvly ftniwhed. The high wind* do> not seem to h«ye» effected the yield senmoh fat thi* district as in Bom<* (•therpioce* I have-heard of. Owing'to the- low- price offering there iff- littler inducement to the f turners to tell their oats at' pwHent. .

Dairying. — The milking seavon is now wluwat. at an end: The suppliers at Mataur* f Actory-bavei received 3d; per gallon for their milk up todate. Recreation —The Matauro Cycling Clnb are moving in the direction of laying down> a traofc by next season I hear that owing to their not; being; able to msk-M arrangements with the Doinuin.'. Board for the faying- of one on- the ' recreattoifr reserve, they iuteod- joiniue vrith thY Caledonian). Society to m<tk« a tr»ck of thoir »wn; and toraias the n^ce9H«ry sum (£80) by- a bazaar. Political.— l am quite at one with the Rob v Q-. F. Richurdaou in the iuatterofpolitics,and"h»veuo hesitation in aayinK that there' is just such a-re~ vulsion in the mind* of person* in this dis'rict who have the welfare of the colony at boart as was exhibited in Kngland at the \*at general e'ection, and the only support -our pretent member can rely upon is that of the extreme teetotal! party. But it is time to be up and doing, as I ke« that it is possible the election will' take place at an early date I see tlie regibtiar of elector* for' the Amuua electorate has called for tenders for printing; the electoral' rolL Is -thiß not' ominous ?