COUNTRY NEWS
(fjiom our correspondent.) PORT AWANUI. Tuesday. There is quite a dearth of news up Lfiiie coast at present, everyone being Mutant oil Shearing this lino ivoalUlior. Mast of tllio Native woodsheds are now fitted with tho latest patterns of sheepHSiheairing machines, and driven by steam or oil engines. ' Tho wool waggons are constantly coining down to tho wool-dumping shed, which is quite close to tho new wharf. The wharf was- used for the first time yesterday to load wool on to the Haulpiau. It. willlf bo a great convenience bore, ail'd has cost illio .Settlors considerable money. . Mir. McGee, our postmaster, arrival liomo to-day, bringing bis bride, to wilfomi wo give a hearty Welcome. They are staying a,t the Rose hotel.
Awaiiiaii xieopfe are glad to. seo Glare is mkinoy placed on the Estimates for a, now post-office here. I hope we shall soon .see a start made with the building. Constable Melfeopp. is still in Aueld’amd, and we are without any police protection.. Constables Baker and GeraM bav.o been twice u.n on business.
Tho Bishop oF Wainpu preaches a.t the To Ho'i'o cliun'ch to-morrow n.ftomioon.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2043, 21 November 1907, Page 1
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188COUNTRY NEWS Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2043, 21 November 1907, Page 1
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