WAIKAIA.

Southland Times, Issue 3418, 4 June 1879, Page 2

WAIKAIA.

Writing on the 29th ult., our correspondent says : — The . weather, for some time, past, jvith the exception < of; /two pc {.three* foggy days, has be-en/splendid. ThreshirfgJ is now goingion rapidly} the* quantity and quality being- gobd.^->A r «plendidi,sariiplejof wlieat; ! : grown *by Mr ; John:- 'McKellar, . of; Glenore' runy 'has 'beeri'shown -m&(a sample was given to Mr Matheson. of your city)? No? fiueVj wheat! could' be ' ; grd wrP %?S^iithlarid^- y there' wer^'eiglit^ two hags" fit' 'for 'tiie mill 'off! v a^ous.jagHs[. acres pf land. , : . Thus is/at.the;rat& of f t^oneii S b^sb^efe;it_& '• acre.,, ,1 arp 7 an^ ,l63^' jtq-. t shpm r thatjAvlif atrfran^ ; good, .tpp-^can ;! be^ grown ,upt herein Some tpe.oplfriaßs.er^ib the: contrary. MX-viiynXa-jry :>•;> yjiit. : s:d).n'i .>.//:! Our respected- townsman, Mr Alexander , Mafenesonj intends ; and to confine Mis att^tipn'f^'S^orekeepiHg? Many will miss [''."M^frb&el^face^qm'tlie' bar. Mrs;T|l!t;ings] fe ■^eIl ! ,'khyy^'.^sl3S'n't,'. has app^U^l'.'iQ '' De^ea^,'^t*th6' 'frext^annual licensing mating, foj't^e't^an^^eiV' 1 That stye may fbe^ is the. wish ' o£ a great ruariy. -y --■■■; ; ;: ;«. ; ' The coritrac^^ Have only one pile more to drive.', 7 They would havebeexxjmuch further aheadr had it f notbeen/ for tne ! vunf orfunate^delay in "getting timber. : " 7. . -x;:.bixk y/y ' ' '■ "•Mr Fulton succeeded-to the storekeeping brisiriessla'telyT carrfecLion; by iMo W. WiJl^msj; jher .iffiWellrknQwn.finjthis^di^ trictj j >.andi, no : !doubi--will; dp, a r gpo(l busl- ; ness. yy.Muy* -byi xv/'k yhvlvu : ;:Thetrißoadu Board; are: having ay fdad". formed to the post ;6ffioe'| (d Most desirable' lrirprd vempri^i - koiOoft^'^yiy^^ ;app'roa^hesto.th ! a^6f_cb^ I ' 7 '' ■■'■ '.": Y ■■-.; -'''Y'li i , A, meeting has been .he^d for tup.obj^cl;: of _6Miri^ Br^n ■,:$»,- .jsewetl^;.^^;^^^^ ,ar> ibßirig' rap^^ia^ fifty-have been" ap'piieiifbr/ X ._? society of /this kintl youglrfe toob^7e.§tal?h^iedi jas it bf v

Some time since the Chief Surveyor paid us a visit J-.2 surveying some portion of land belonging to the Otago and Southland Education Board, for ihe purpose o£ leasing - tbe same. He promised ihat in a short time, a mouth I believe, tire Work should be corurnenced. Months have elapsed since '.then. ' Probably^ ube^Kas^ forgotten all abbut-it, or is it that his promises are like, the proverbial pie-crust?