GUMMIE’S BUSH,

Western Star, Issue 5, 13 December 1873, Page 5

GUMMIE’S BUSH,

'f. [from oue correspondent.] The late rains, followed by the last warm, genial days, have wonderfully altered the general appearance of our agricultural district, which is improving, if one may judge from the amount of new ground brought under cultivation this season. Another great improvement —the forming and gravelling the road from Eivorton to this place, which work is being done well and expeditiously by the contractors. The farmers how can take in'a good three-horse load, whereas in the winter it took the same number of horses for a fourth of a load—thereby being a serious pecuniary loss to them. There'is a subject I wish to mention, hoping that, through your widely-circulated journal, it may meet the eye of some Government official and be remedied, viz., the practice waggoners have of camping on the public road. Last Sunday no less than three waggons were camped, endangering equestrians as well as persons driving vehicles. For example, Mr. George Howell was on his way to Riverton on Tuesday evening, when his horse started at a waggon camped near Mr. Thomson’s, upset the dray, broke the shaft, and injured the horse —Mr. Howell only escaping injury by great presence of mind and main strength in throwing himself out. There is no excuse —there being abundance of room at Boniface’s Bush, on the reserve. I fear the fruit will be scarce tins year, as the birds have stripped thq in many -gardens, ami .ar«.aQK.attAcld%iiie gooseberries. /The fros&we h§»i also destroyed much frmt-HJppqgially gooseberries- mcl dlsapthe kindness' of our teacher, Mr. Tuson, we have two mails inwards and outwards every week, for which, I thiuk, he deserves remuneration —having given his services gratuitously for the last twelve months —it being at that time considered by the Government not of sufficient importance to grant a subsidy. Since then, however, the letters and newspapers have considerably increased ; and were Mr. Tuson to resign the postmastership, it would be felt by many.