TUATAPERE NOTES

Southland Times, Issue 19691, 26 October 1925, Page 10

TUATAPERE NOTES

STOCK SALE. (From our Conwponcteni.) There wie a very poor yarding of eheep and cattle at the saleyards on Thursday, everything being sold, which Is not always the case. Some, very fine laxabe were th) main feature of the solo. Following are some of the deals transacted;— The National Mortgage and Agency Co, Ltd sold on account of clienta—7 dairy cows brought their full market value, 1 heifer at £6, 4 2-year-olds at £2 19/- per bead, 1 cow at £6, 1 2-year-old at £3 17/6, 8 yearlings at £2, 1 small steer at £2 5/-, 1 yearling bullock at £1 5/-. J. R. Miller and Sons sold on behalf of cheats, yarding of sheep, prices ranging from 18/1 to £l. BUILDING OPERATIONS. Building operations are fairly brisk at present, several dwellings being in the making. Messrs Harper and Walker are busy on a bungalow for Mr D. O’Connell, while they also have on hand the alteration and extension of Mr H. D. Norman’s house. The contractors are also getting busy with the new poet office building, having finished the concrete foundations a day or so ago. SOME RIDE. The Anglican minister of Tuatapere and Orepuki, the Rev. Seaward, is a man to whom it would appear obstacle® are mere trifles. He frequently visits the outlying districts between Orawia and Round Hill, travelling by the means of the good old bicycle, but his latest feat is something rare nowadays. About 9 p.m. on a Sunday not long ago, the Rev. Seaward set out on the long journey to Invercargill. His intentions were to arrive there in time to catch the 7 &jn express which would enable him to react Dunedin in time for the opening of the Anglican Synod in that city. When persuaded not to tackle this long, lonely trip, he said that it could not be as bad as some of his long rides whilst he was in Africa. The Rev. Seaward arrived in Invercargill, at 5.30 a.m. next morning, after what he considered a pleasant trip. The members of the Anglican Church can be congratulated upon obtaining such an enthusiastic and keen minister.