POMAHAKA DOWNS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2454, 27 March 1901, Page 30

POMAHAKA DOWNS.

March 25.—1n jour issue of a fortnight ago I notice jour Clinton correspondent falls foul of me fov referring to the induction of the j*ev. Mr Blsir in Clinton. 2\ Tow, X=m o iery peace-loving man, and would not wish, to get into a quarrel, with anyone, but. when your Clinton, correspondent reads what I have to *ay for myself I trust it will not be pistols '■ioT two and coffee for one, Lvt that he will '»ay that I did perfectly right, and that he 13 'yery sorry that he mentioned the matter, and •will never do it again. The induction of the \Rer. Mr Blair certainly took place in Clinton, Unit the Rev. Mr Blair is minister of Pomaiiaka Downs as well as Clinton, and as I was present at the social in the evening I thought it only right that I should give an account cf it ito my fellow settlers who were not present. .There now, what do you say to that? As to your Clinton correspondent's threat to come jOut and report on the unfurling of the ring at •the school, I shall be only too delighted io s,-_e fiiim there, and hope he will bring his wife and family. I shall then be able to show him over i|le chief centres in our late conflict with the 9and forces. I shall show him the very comananding positions which our " Long Toms" ' leld, and shall endeavour to descriLe to him ' *lrerforced match of General Hughan and his • 3nvincibles,- when he came" upon us throiigh a . 3iarrow neck ofxland whicn wo iiad left unde{ended, and drove.us before him like a Sock .«f sheep; indeed, he drove one settler right t into matrimony. I shall also show him where ■we- have our guns and ammunition buried for some future date. 'Agricultural. —The weather has on the whole oeen favourable to harvest operations, although ■we have had some wet days. Cutting is about/ finished, and some are even finished stacking. Mr Murray's mill will, I hear, start threshing to-day, and Messrs Trusster's mill is also to on Mr Heriot's farm.