MAURICEVILLE NOTES.
• (From an Occasional Correspondent,) Wednesday. It has rained steadily for about a fortnight and we arc heartily sick of it. True, the grass Las never grown more luxuriantly, but 'imas is ou us, and all work at a standstill. Besides being thrown back terribly with shearing, sheep farmers will sustain a certain amount of loss, owing to burr (hutiwai) adhering to the ileeccs when they are again able to resume work. Dairy farmers grumble at the low percentage of butterfat in the milk. Several early crops of oats and hay are nearly, if not quite, spoilt. A term of sunshine would be acceptable to all. By the way, I consider that an explanation is due to us by those eminent scientists, Sit James Hector and Mr Wraggo, who both, if I remember aright, predicted a record dry season I The final competition for Mr I. Sykcj' ram and other prizes takes place on Saturday; At present Mr F, b mer is leading, with Mr It P, Wilton only ono point behind, and others close up. An exciting finish will probably occur.
Mr C. Smith (President of the Athletic Clubj informs me that he has been promised several valuable trophies for competition at the sports to he held on the 27th inst., notably for the ladies nail-driving and the trotting match,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 6113, 15 December 1898, Page 3
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