HONIKIWI.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 138, 11 March 1909, Page 5

HONIKIWI.

(Own Correspondent). On Saturday night the first Social since the picnic and dance of New Year took place in the Schoolroom. Though the roads arc good and the night proved lovely there «a» only a modcrstlr attendance of settlers. No doubt the fear of the heat kept some away, and had there been a larger gathering perhaps the heat would have proved unlwarnble to the dancers. As it was those who c»mc spent a very enjoyable evening. Mr R. Fear gave an amusing recitation about stolen butter. and he also introduced a novel feature by getting many present to sing several popular songs to his accompaniment on the accordeon. Master Alban and Miss Marjorie Budden earned well merited applause by their rendering of the action song "The Windmill." Some amusement was caused by the efforts of several persons attempting in turn blindfolded to affix a tail to a donkey drawn on the wall. Mr Bathgate has held two services in the School, one last Sunday, and one on the first Sunday in February. It is his intention to hold service here two Sundays in every month. Next Sunday the service is to be held at 11 a.m. There has been a fair amount of bush bunted off this year and the land sown in turnips and grass. The dry weather continuing so long threatens to prove a serious check to the turnip crops in ploughed land,which several settlers have in, in considerable quantity this year. Several surveyors have been in the district lately marking out the boundaries of Native land, so that there may be some more land thrown open for selection durinjr the course of the year.