BUCKLAND.

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 608, 15 February 1921, Page 5

BUCKLAND.

,The local Orchestral Society has resumed weekly practice and we gather is making fair progress, and we hope will soon give a good demonstration of its capabilities. The Methodist Sunday School held their annual picnic at Mr. E. Neal's farm on Saturday and both young and old enjoyed the outing. Harvest thanksgiving services were celebrated at St. Paul s Chu:ch last Sunday, Rev. Cowie taking the morning' and Mr Tod (lay reader) the evening service. The church was suitably decorated for the occasion. -

Quite a gloom was cast over the place when it became known that Mrs Bodley had been seriously injured by falling from the express near Huntly. The injured lady spend her girlhood days here and was highly esteemed by all. We all hope for a speedy recovery.

Mr. Harper, who for a number of years was farming here and latterly removed to the Otaua, died at the Auckland Hospital. He was a man of quiet, unobstrusive manner and was a loyal member of St. Paul’s Church. Much sympathy is felt for his wife, who for long has been in very delicate health, and also for the family who were identified with many local functions. The old railway line which has bee l ' acquired by Mr. Wily, has* under his vigorous treatment undergone a marvellous transformation. Instead of blackberry, gorse’and other weeds, the land has been cleaned of stone, weeds grubbed out, and the land ploughed and worked. It is quite a credit to the owner and bears evidence to a great expenditure of energy, and were such work undertaken on the remaining portion, rabbits would soon disappear, but the Government—who inflicts penalties on settlers for non-destruction of bunny —is a big transgressor by all:owing so much cover to spread on Government land, thus harbouring the pest. A tennis match took place here on Saturday between the local club and Pukekohe Suburbs. A very keenly contested struggle eventuated in a win for the visitors.

The public school has not been reopened owing to the contractor not having completed the additions and extensive alterations to the building. A report is current that ai city firm is on the look out for a suitable site on which to eirect a produce store, but so far as we are aware no definite spot has been fixed. Messrs. Levy Bros, are threshing lotus seed and we hear the crop is very light this season. Farmers are busy preparing land for grass seed sowing, and some early ones have already got theirs in. Mr McArthur, county engineer, with Crs. Woods and Cuff, paid a visit of inspection to road works in progress here, and we learn metal for Hamilton’s road will be put through the crusher a few days hence, and that the short road to Pukekohe, as far as the Council is concerned, will be finished before winter. We sincerely hope the Borough Council will not lag behind in having their portion metalled also.