DISTRICT NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 228, 16 November 1894, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

(Froxa our own Correspondents). Makuri.

Shearing i. now ia full awm- hara Tne bo;.teroiu w«;..,-r the .hear,r* from making good taihe,. aa l gj.ee eat? J times fer the rou»«-abouis. A local crieket match was played os ! tie 9th inst., the uppnmng sides’ being j cnosen Last and West of the Makuri 110 , c.. Tne Eastern side won the game I °y aa t*aings and some runs to »psre. iuc uiaun with tne ihbiatua team on the 2tti: inst., i« looked forward to witb * interest. Bushfciiing is well ahead, several camps navmg finished their bu%li, and others are nearing completion. The Rabbi; Ii vpeetor paid ns e visit recently. but does not see sign* of an increate in the bunny tribe. Tiie metalling of the Upper Makuri N alley, two contracts, is »b >nlv to be commenced by tie two successful pos tractors, Messrs McCoe! and Senllvd It IS expected these contracts will some four or five miles more of xue-B roads, leeching almost to Mr Toxward's property some sight tuiie* beyond Makuri. The Government art* doing nothin? te widen the Maktin-Aohanga bridle track into a dray load. Some AISGU phuwd on tbe estimates ior this much-wanted work: but though th*- I‘rentier,1 ‘rentier, at tne opening ceremony of ii e Xgatun bridge, spoke o. hi« wish to give seres*te »ettier's bolding*, his (»r>rernni »m :;ate ta-ien no to give practical effect to bis wish. Tiun' nre t* u Aeeou*t*oue with land on : • * n irn H-riag m a 1 inor* than settlers, Makuri-Aobacga nr*.*!, and yet ail that is <lone is to give utterance to pleasant '.;shc*. *1 he*« s*t:.*rs ua\:ng. by law. to comply w ith mipiv\emeat »onoiti as. have felle<l pert* of their bush : they wkLl shortly burn, and sow tueir laiss, an«*» will req : re Jo get stock, ete.. to the.r* homestead*. It is greatly to be des *wd that tne Ctovernment Department wbica administer* this required work will awaken to the nec*«s:tv of coznniencmg operation* at once, otherwise settlers will Mtwwdpw «a.i UM-lems r-ptn.< Mr Cocli>ura i* %u:ni:r:- an ,dii:t:ou u h;*- w:;irh will pro*, ii—ful tc> him It is ]i«w that th, la. Mr Efsttie h.s a mother living m th. North of l:v!ind. *n«i tint rome 12 ntomhs «co. he forwarded her th. :n,»n« of oJt*!n;r.:he .he remej them. Tne Goveninient e\pert, to raraln, th, >i.knri ccnntrr. h-• not i.i i.itwa up.