PLOUGHING BEE AT GREEN ISLAND BUSH.

Otago Witness, Issue 2523, 23 July 1902, Page 25

PLOUGHIN G BEE AT GREEN ISLAND BUSH.

- That old spirit of friendliness which has always been a prominent characteristic? amongst the farmers of Green Island Bush was demonstrated in a practical manner on Friday last, ■when a large number of the residents turned out with their teams for the purpose of giving a day's ploughing to Mr James Weir, an old and highly respected resident of the Peninsula, ■ulio has taken up land in the district. For seme considerable time it has been the custom of the Green Island Bush farmers to welcome a new comer to the district by turning out and giving him a day's ploughing, and that the custom is increasing in popularity is evidenced by the large nnmber of ploughmen who assembled at Mr Weir's on Friday. Conspicuous amongst those present were" Messrs W. Hamilton, J. Campbell, J Knox, J. M'Lean, A. Liddell, J Warnock. R. Irwin, and Masters J. Barnes and J. SproU. There was a keen spirit of rivalry amopgst the various ploughmen, ar><3 pome splendid work was the result. In the evening a. very large assembly gathered in the spaciouc dwelling-house, and' a very enjoyable time was spent. Musical items were rendered by the majority of the p'.oughmsn, and, though scarcely calculated to favourally -mprc-ss the modern, up-to-datf critic, they appealed to be appreciated, and encores were the order of the evening. Special pr,:ise is due to Messrs Hamilton, Kr.ox, and Sprott, with whom the idea formerly or'frir.ate^, and who displayed untiring energy in inakijig the affair the sin cess that it was.