COUNTRY NEWS.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14870, 19 September 1918, Page 6

COUNTRY NEWS.

MAPUA

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Things continue to move ■ in:"our toidst. The road from Mapua to Bronte Xnakos good progress, the highway being made through the swamp which has hitherto been an almost impassable Carrier in the -winter -months.' The ln> estimable advantage of this road can' -only be realised "by -those who have till] "*KMv,been without such a -convenience.; ..p-on-fche read from the Moutere Bluffs' ?°. is to be improved by having ■■■ blinding laid over ''th* loose shingle! metal. This will greatly enhance the comfort and pleasure of travel between Mapua find . Tasman, and is a very -.necessary -work iv view of tho laro'e amount of traffic that is likely to be on this.ropd m tho coining nc.\ason. ( Th<? se-tb'ng-mj of an evaporation plant in the (iNvid would moon the utilisation of vast quantities of apples previously v/nsiod, and tho -v/•-,-). vt'-ub- be ■iirou '':t down to }'•> -.r. fir r.h-p.v,-nt Ii •-. uutlvrscfiod l/rii il.u; c^sj'v^.'i v ill also "• : v fiv.-,t fruit i ror. Kt.^van-'s Estnlo 'jfou-'ht to orr pae?;in^ ahed. Diroc- hn-ih from if- > -n <>> WoHiPßton are r-ivGady hi our Uu-ii of usic:, anj poul^-v fiumers and srr'wors c:i Mnall fr,Uit mV'\ V/cilcoipr* \ht >■/ p^\">f;t Sorr.e < f the lrdir? o-F f v:^u:i have Jborn Lii'ijy r>b v, "rk cf~ "i-i-.^ :>rd rieaninjr tiic p.-ickinp; rhed ir; jir-^paration for a 'lanco io bo held on J'Viday ni^it.