COUNTRY NEWS.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13999, 1 February 1916, Page 2

COUNTRY NEWS.

'■■«•■. '.. • M GK-OHiSON. COMKITTK.iC. Oi': AGRICULTURE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) A -meeting of - the newly-formed Committee of Agriculture was held in the Council Chamber on Saturday evening. • The following members were present: Mossrjs J. Badcock, R. h. Norriss, F. Nownian, R. Win, C. O'Brien, Goo. Thomson, A. G. Monahan, B. F. Spiers, and C. Morei. Mr C. O'Brien was elected chairman of the ■coir-.n.iltee, and Mr M. Rogers .secretary. It was doci cted th at a report, on '-.felie coudition ■of agriculture- in the county be drawn^ up by tlie secretary on the lines suggested by the Department .of Agri'Mili'ure; and that tho Department be also asked to send one or more experts to ascertain the requirements of tho district, and to give assistance who.ro required. . In order to provide funds, it was resalved thirl. tl:o Cojonty Couao:l be asked to defray o.ue half, and the Agricultural arxl I*as(.oral Association and tha Fai'niors' ■ r Tnin.n one quarter each of tlie comiTiitLee's expensed. On tho motion of Mr Badcock, it was

docid(3;d to urge members to attend tcgularly and punctually, and to Torwai-d applo^ies vrlvm unable to be present. MARUIA 'SPRINGS... : '* *A£attcrs'- / .in- ■ ■dqnnoction ,w«th iho •) Spriug^A''3ia.7«;^'idvaijced oaiiptherf«tag^. . At the'-CoHJiiy;>Couh,cil's; Tiioe'fciag ' -oil, . Saturday a -letter was read -from ihej Minister in charge of Twirish' and : Health UcsoiU (Kon. 11. McNab), > stating that ho was preparod I<o sup- - poj;t any proposal from the Council for the control by them of that area of Hie reserve on wh'ch the Spri'igs aro wuiat<ed, proviJud the Council .vould itself provide funds for the development ai;d maintfennnco of the Springs. He added that provision would have to be made in any agreement in that, respect 'by which the Government could, at any iimo, if it so tsosireJ, ro-suitio couirol ! of the Springs. i The council's i'lea is to or^ct an r.pI to-dafco acroiJrrpodation-house of about I 20 rooms at tho Springs, and to lease this, together with the reserve of over j 4000 acres, to any suitable tenant. The ' Council considers that the rent receivod i will more thnn pay interest on the | cost of the Iniilding ; and nt the saiue { time tho question of accommodation | will ho satisfactorily settled. In addi- , iion to this, ihe council will set aside j i a portion of ih'o water and a grazing jjaddoHc foi- tht use of those persons , whose circmTi&tances do not permit of their staying-at tho .accommodation-! house,-- these ar-' ! rangpmenits'wiil-'be sent to the Minis- • -fcr at--oiice-j .and it is looped that -ere : long >tlie ixwk- Mdiil W-ih full swii^g. ; A-T!OOI>"RESPOKSE. | A numlxcr of young men for the Reiuforc(»irtnts, •.v.'ll be leauir.g Murcl:i-| son shortly. j\ftcr their departure this ' ' district will be almost-drained dry.,. A , few eligible* si ill remain; but if the '. ymuip: men in. other, parts had volun-1 * tteered as readily "as have those in Murj chison there would certainly have' been no talk of conscription. , RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION. Work, on the Glcaihope-Murchison- ' length of railway is progressing slowly, > but at the present very few men arc employed. To a casual observer it.' . \vuuld appear that so much ha:-, nov ■: been donc-on the section that it would be wanton wasto to stop work and let everything- once more go to nun. Substantial buildings have been erected at Kawatiri-—the. next station, ' übar the, Hope Junction—and it would appear that! it is tho- intention of the Railway Department to really carry the line to,, >■ this point. I iron,;,\RD GOLDFIEJJ). } ;•-..-,At arpthor sjwt not far away may $ '^e%*ien ieQiJsideniWy 'imor©.Activity,: TWs 5 is t^e lloAvard gomfield. At -.the present tirne'xilitout 150-.men ar%under can-'V j yas,. and wMle- a few claims yielding as iruch as four or .fivo ounces ! daily, others are scarcely rewarding' thi'w owners with the indispensable • "tucker,'' Still, taking the good with ' the bad, the Howard musti be classed I as a very pood field, and somo of tho1 ."earlv birds" will, probably'retire with considerably enlarged banking accounts. ;. MAIL SERVICE. MurHiison has now become accustomed to tho thrice-weekly mail service, and everything in connection therewith is running without a hitch.! Wo n-iss the well-known conc'i teams • of Me^sis JSewnian Bros , and ou alight- ] . ing from tlie train at Glen hope one is ' jmrvmsod to 'find -the stables empty! a.nc! dosolate. What a revolution in methods of "travel'has been effected during the past few years! mmmmam — mmm £ m — m — m — mm ' i