MID-WALIAU.

Otago Witness, Issue 2201, 7 May 1896, Page 30

MID-WALIAU.

/IWUt L — Nearly all the; sections on Merrlvale are bow taken up. Messrs Matheson, M'Donald, Awdry, and O'ltane have put up houses ; others , are making a start, and l<ving in tents and buta in the meantime. Mr Moffat has a sawmill on his. section, which' will soon be in full working order. Many of the settlors have let their grass for th-; season. Rabbits are reported as numerous, and notices to destroy them have been served on several. . , MuTCAI* Improvement.— On May 2 a meeting was held to form a mutual improvement society. Mr M'Glbbon was appointed president, and Mr W D*rley,, Ben., vice-president. Mr Lea, the teacher at Eastern Bush, kindly invited the society to meet fortnightly in his house until Sble to find shelter elsewhere . The fust meeting takes place on Saturday, 9th, wh»ti the committee will be- ,elected and the v«jfulationt> for m tnagemeat drawn up. Much enthusiasm was shown.

I — Pi ice* of aheep intbis district have goue up considerably. It seems that^good ewes ire sc'aice and' good w> fchers scarcer, while fried ia fairly plentiful in spite of the aeason. Those who have OEttfifor sale are holding out. for high prices. • . Eastern Bush.~A draughts club, the first in the Waiau dfoiriot, was formed here on Maj 2 Mr Darley, fen., was appointed piesHent, sn-d Mr W. S Lea vice-president and -eeretary. a im. mittee was alßo formed. Two, however, were not, present, and the names are therefore held over in the meantime. As tha ch.uiman of the school committee declined to grant permission for the use of the school, the meetings for the present will be held on alternate Saturday evenings in the [ teacher's residence by the kind permission of the vice-pie- ident. -