WAITAHA NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 December 1919, Page 4

WAITAHA NOTES.

(From a Correspondent). The bachelors of the Settlement gave a dance on Wednesday evening, 18th inst., and thanks to an energetic committee, it was voted the success of the year. Despite the unpromising weather outlook, over a down persons made the trip down from Boss. Messrs J. Cropper and F. Chinn officiated aa M.Cj’s in their usual efficient manner, and the music was supplied by Messrs P. Douglas, W. Ellis and Fred Chinn. During the evening vocal selections were given by Messrs Henderson Bros., T. Foster, and H. Gardiner. Ab to the supper and other refreshments, (both liquid and solid), it is sufficient to say that they were well up to the Settlement’s well-known standard. Dancing was kept up till about 3 a.m., and one and all, went away well satisfied with their ight’s amusement. • ■ The Messrs Henderson Bros., (returned soldiers), who took over Mr O. Lafferty’s property, have now got things in full swing, and they intend to build a new residence, as soon as the necessary materials are available. Good luck to them. , 7 Another returned soldier, Mr Hugh Linklater, who has been away from the settlement for some four years, is about to join the am: y of benedicts, and after the honeymoon the newly married couple will take up their residence here. Our congratulations to them, and we trust) that some of our numerous bachelors will shortly follow the ex_ ample set by Mr Linklater. The local cheese factory is now working at top, and notwithstanding the exceedingly bad Reason, there is an increase of milk over last season.

We enjoyed the luxury of a mail twice a week for about a month and then without advancing any reason for so doing, the Postal, Department cut it out. Now, in the matted of mails, this place is not receiving fair treatment. Other places, which have not half our popular tion, have a mail twice a week, and it is up to the settlers here, to know the why and wherefore. [On enquiry from the Chief Postmaster at Hokitika we were informed that the second mail. referred to arose out of a misapprehension. When the twice a week service was inaugurated to Hari Hari the Postmaster at Ross made up a second mail also for Waitaha which was not included in the increased service arranged for. This mail was sent twice a week until the contractor, who carries the mail from Pukekura to Waitaha, made an appli. cation for extra remuneration. It was then pointed out to him that the extra service was not included in the alteration and the postmaster at Ross being advised, the weekly service was reverted to . The Chief Postmaster advisee that if a second mail is re-

quired by the residents, an application should be sent in and then if suitable arrangements can be made

with the present contractor, the extra service may be arranged.]