TAUMARUNUI.

King Country Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 71, 28 February 1908, Page 3

TAUMARUNUI.

Extensive are going onjixTfte static-WanTthe object being to give greater facilities to cope with the quickly growing trade. The present station is to be enlarged and shifted over to the town side. It is a wonder there has not been some one killed or maimed before this at the railway station, people having to cross the line to get to the post-office while shunting operations are going on.

I believe the Post-office is to be a separate department to the railway station, and rightly so, as the Stationmaster will have enough to do to look after the railway work without being saddled with Post-office duties.

Great progress is being made with the railway to Stewart and Henderson's bush (now the Taumarunui Totara Sawmilling Company, Ltd.). It is anticipated that the line will be completed in two or three months time to the old mill site, about eleven miles from Taringamutu railway Station. I believe it is intended to carry the line on to the main bush, some few miles further, where some of the best totara, it is possible to conceive, lies. The manager-in-charge, Mr Wackrow, is a very energetic officer, and with the valuable bushes the Companv possess, he willjind plenty of scope for his ability. 1 here is no doubt, under his management, the Company in a short time will receive the reward they are entitled to for the enterprise they have displayed. In the cricket match, Taumarunui v. Manunui, on Saturday last, the latter team proved victorious. Great interest was evinced in the contest, and, though no large scoring was made, the bowling of J. Graham (Manunui) was_ exceedingly good. For Manunui, Lobb, Ferguson and Hicks were the only players who got into double figures, while for Taumarunui. Reynolds and Clark were the principal scorers. At the annnal meeting of the brass band the Secretary read a statement of accounts, which showed that they had received over £BO worth of instruments, and that only £3O now remained to be paid off. This speaks well for those in charge of the affairs, considering that it is only a short time since the band was started. Arrangements are to be made for a picnic on Easter Monday, to be held under the auspices of the band, and it is expected that a large number will avail themselves of the outing.