Manuherikia bridge
Alexandra: The recent visit of Sir William Fraser, Minister of Public Works, to this district was productive of some practical good. The local agitation for a bridge over the Manuherikia
River received endorsement from the
Minister. A visit to the proposed site convinced the Minister that the bridge was an urgent necessity, and he authorised the preparation of the plans and the calling of tenders. The proposed bridge, which will cost about £2000, will, when erected, give the Galloway residents direct and safe road communication with Alexandra and neighbourhood. As a portion of the land at Galloway has been reserved for returned soldiers, this bridge had to come sooner or later. Meantime, the ford is dangerous at all times, and quite impassable during a flood.
Trapping, suspended for the summer months, is likely to start again about the middle of February. The local rabbit preserve factory is adding cool chambers so as to cope with a rush of rabbits in a larger number than the staff can handle in one day. This industry is proving a real boon to the district, giving employment to a large number of residents, trappers, carters, skinners, and large staffs at the factories. — ODT 29.1.1919.