MANUNUI.

King Country Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 23, 29 March 1907, Page 3

MANUNUI.

Our cricketers scored their first win for the season on Saturday last, against Kakahi. It is only fair to add that Kakahi were without the service of several of their best men. Manunui had such a run of defeat that: the local ladies are talking of playing the boys—bats against broomsticks. Perhaps the boys, having won, may alter the ladies opinion of their own ability to give the opposite side a good beating. Our town is progressing slowly but surely. Ellis and Burnand's mill is running as constantly as the supply of logs will allow. This firm intends to put a steam hauler in the bush at once, so as to keep the mill running full time. The P.P. Timber Company are busy getting their plant ready and laying tram lines into their bush. Mr Harland, who has plans out for an addition to his boarding house, is putting on four more rooms, as he finds the present building too small to accommodate his boarders, withouttaking any account of travellers and casuals. Mr Moffat's store and dwelling combined is nearing completion, and has quite a showy appearanae, while bachelors' quarters, in connection with the saw mills, are springing up in all directions, there being no less than seven places in course of erection at present. Needless to state these are more useful than ornamental. We had a visit from Crown Lands Ranger Jordan the other day, for the purpose of reporting on the improvements in the Mauunui Village Settlement. This gentleman informed me that, with very few exceptions, he was highly pleased with the amount of improvements and the progress made. He is satisfied that the settlers are bona fide and intend to make themselves permanent homes, and, in most cases, have already exceeded the amount of improvements required by the " Act," which could have been extended over a term of six years.