TANGITU.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 532, 11 January 1913, Page 6

TANGITU.

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NEW YEAR SPORTS.

A very successful sports .meeting was held on the township reserve on New Year's Day. The following is a list of winners of the various events:

Single ladies' race.—Miss > F. Ringham. Married ladies' race —Mrs Bower; ing. . Sawing competition. —. Wiley and Hose. Underhand chop.—A.Tyler.

Best hunter over our fences.—Mr J. Coombridge's Bess, 1; Mrs A. S. Warren's Nell, 2.

Best gent, rider.—Mr G. BanfielJ li; Mr J. L. Guilford, 2. Best lady rider.—Mrs J. Moore. Ramaroa road, 1; Mrs A. H. Ellicott, Waimiha, 2; Mrs J. Coombridge, Patoto road, 3. ' Best trotter.—Mr H. Bingham's Cinderella, 1.

The event'of the day was the best! lady rider, the first prize being a beautiful silver teapot presented by Mr T. Kerr. Excitement was very keen, .waiting! fo- the judge's to give their decision, which was a very popular one. The credit of the successful gathering is due to Mr A. S." Warren, the energetic secretary, who left not a atone unturned to make things a pleasant as possible, which was only marred by the approach of rain at 3 p.m.

SCHOOL PICNIC. The Kaitangiweka school picnic was held at that place on Boxing Day, and children from all parts of the Man L gaiti Valley enjoyed themselves im menßely, and were well loaded with toys for.the journey. DAIRYING AND ROADS.

Dairying in progress in favourably in this dstrict. The cream going out amounts to lnOOibs every other day, which exceeds our most sanguine expectations. The only drawback is our main road, which has had nothing done to it, to enable us to commence wheel traffic. It seems to me that with our new Government we have not yet got away from the old "taihoa" policy that we heard so much about during the' last electioneering campaign. It requires but a few men for about a fortnight to level down bumps, and a few minor jobs, and it would mean a saving of pounds to the settlers, both getting our cream out, and stores in. '

SCHOOL MATTERS. Another little matcer: our Kaitangiweka school has been without a teacher since the last winter holidays, and there is no sign of one being appointed. Now, settlers were forced to come in here with wives and families, and this is the* treatment,that is being meted out to us. , v Wq cannot even get our children to school. I would draw the attention of our member to this matter f for it requires immediate attention. The inspector was in to examine the children a week or .two ago. Result: No,master; no examination ; children lost another year. This has already been brought under the notice of our Education Board, but to date we have received nothing to encourage us to believe that we will have a teacher shortly.