EAST COAST NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1829, 9 August 1906, Page 3

EAST COAST NEWS.

TOKOMARU

(From Our Own Correspondent.) The roads are still iu bad condition, as a result of the recent severe weather, aud our mails aro being brought by pack-horses instead of coach. Eesidents have taken advaulago of a little fine weath° r to get gardens in trim, and the natives aro at work in tho kaiangas planting early potatoes. Our little village is exceptionally busy just now The new public school is being erected, and when complete Tokomaru will be w T oll oil for school accommodation. Tho two schools, Dativo and public, will bo capable of supplying the education of about one hundred and fifty children, and a 3 there are but one hundred children in tho village of school ago, all told, we cannot complain of bad treatment by tho educational authorities.

The material for tho erection of the new post office has arrived, and the carpenters are ready to eommenco operations. Among recent improvements the Farmers’ Co-op?rative Co. have had an extensive addition put on to their storeroom. Judging by the number of hands employed and the developments made in the business since the farmers took it over, this company is evidently doing a good trade.

Football has been quiet here since

tip) return qf our toarq from town. Great was the pleasure when it was announced that our footballers had do-

j ion toil the ivaiti City team, Our Club has a groat. record now, being sonioi ejip winners, llto;» to 1 !*OC», inclusive, A mooting of tho Club was hold on Saturday evening last at To l’uku Hotel, and tlioro was a good attendance of members. Mr Jack Jamioson gave Ids report of tho trip to Gisborne. 11 o showed that tho trip cost £l7 of which was from tho

club's fund.' l , and £i> from tho IMS.K.U. Mr Jamieson received a vote of thunks for his services as manager. Tho Club’s secretary, Mr Newton was, on tho motion of tho chairman, Mr Sigloy, given a bonus of two guineas. It was stated that this

season’s football in Tokomaru had been the most successful on record, and that Mr Newton deserved tho thanks of tho Club for his ouorgy and work. Football certainly nourishes

in Tokotuaru, and it does more good than tho mere sport; it strengthens the feelings of good fiiondship and

fallowhsip between Maori and pakoha. If tho sumo young fellows could work together through the year in other lines that make for manhood with as

much unanimity and energy as has boon displayed in football much good would result.

Tho Rugby Union also mot tho sumo evening, with Mr Oates in tho chair. Tho business of tho meeting was consideration of a trip to Gfisborno by a Coast representative team. S > little support was given to the project by tiro T'olago Bay Club, the secretary reporting that only two playots woro available from that district, that tho matter was held over for a week, A

telegram was road from Mr Miller, of tho Poverty Bay Rugby Union, urging that the annual fixture bo not allowed to fall through, and a strong effort is to bo made this week to get a good ilftoen together. Eleven good

players have promised to make tho trip, so it seems probable that tho

match will come oil’ after all. Tito Tokomaru members of the rop. team aro anxious to have auothor go

at a Gisborne team this season,

Tho Scow May, which brought tho post office timber after a rough trip from Auckland, has been beached and the cargo discharged 1 hoar that she has been so badly damaged that sho will have to bo towed to Gisborne for repairs.