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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 163, 3 October 1941, Page 5

Inquest an Opatiki Maori An adjourned inquest into , the circumstances surrounding the death of an Opotiki Mffcri labourer, Joseph Haare, aged 22, single, was completed on Saturday morning before Mr E. L. Walton, S.M., in the Coroners Court, Gisborne, the verdict being that Haare died at Motuhora on September 5, 1941, from thrombosis of the pulmonary artery of the heart. Dr. Harold Angell gave evidence regarding his: finding as a result of a post mortem examination he performed on- the deceased. The proceedings for the police were conducted by Sergeant A. Doel.

Stilil Feeding Oat Hay,

On most Rangitaiki Plains the daily routine of feeding out hayj to cattle is still in progress and mas; continue for a or- more into October.. Cool Aveather at nights has retarded the growth of grass somewhat and caused milking cows to eat up their hay greedily. Last,} ear most local farmers found there was no need to feed out hay after the end of September, and in some cases a -\veek or two earlier. In other years hay-feeding has occasionally been necessary until well into October. according to the mildness or otherwise of the spring weather.