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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 440, 17 February 1912, Page 5

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Own Correspondent. With the advent of fine weather the road contractors have been mailing great strides with their 'retailing contracts. There has been a general complaint that the quality of metal at present being put on the road id not up to as high a standard as desired. The authorities, however, hold that it is good, hut we must wail, for the proof. The public school opened again insl week after the long Christmas vacation. There is now a roll number of 25 —an increase of three on last December's figures The inspectors report was a highly satisfactory one in all respects. The school prizes were presented on the 9th inst. by the commissioner, Mr B. Budden. In his remarks he congratulated the teacher on the high standard of work in the school, and hoped next year to see an even better result. Following wore the prize wintier3 or the year: -Conduct: Ella Kitchen 1, Leslie Mankelow 2. Arithmetic: Hina Purukau I, Ella Kitchen 2. Composition: Marjorie Budden 1, Ella Kitchen 12. Writing: Teni Kohi 1, Colin West,;.'. Gardens: Colin West 1, Allan Budden 2, Hiria Purukau 23. Special for flower garden: Marjorie Budden. Spwing special: Kahu Kohi. Colin West also gained a certificate of proficiency for Standard VI. Marjorie Budden has qualified for a first ealss good attendance certificate, having made the possible number of ntleniances for the year. Each of the other pupils in the school also received :\ suitable book as an encouragement, to do better next year. Shearing operations, which were delayed so much in the beginning of tlv season, have been completed, .and tin? wool sent away to the markets. The clip on the whole is not so heavy as last year, owing r,;i doubt, largely io the scarcity of food in the wintvr months. Although a few settlers have Imrnt their bush, the majority arc holding back until later on in the season. About the. end of I-Ybruary or the beginning of March bush fires will he raging in ail parts of the district filling the surrounding country with smoke. Feed is abundant in all puds of the | districts, owing no doubt, to the wet i weather experienced about Christmas time. Turnips, luwever, will not; lie. so plentiful this season, and the settlers will have to depend on their I grass for winter feed. J Two farms have 'changed hands late- j I ly. Mr O'Donnell, wdio has been in j the. district for some years ha? dis- ! posed of his, and Mr Dassoler who ' has been milking here for some time has followed the former's example.