TE RAUAMOA.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 603, 17 September 1913, Page 2

TE RAUAMOA.

Own Correspondent. At a meeting of the School Committee held recently, Mr J. G. Parkinson was elected to fill the chairmanship rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr Le Prow. Mr Thog. Parkinson wag appointed committeeman. Mr Priestley, inspector of schools, paid his annual visit here laEt Monday. The householders of Pekanui. seven or eight miles distant from here, are tak in.y the opportunity of petitioning for a school to be opened in their district It is understood there are a dozen children in this new district not under instruction of any kind. The season lias so tar been most favourable to dairying. Cows are in good condition, partly no doubt" due to the cars and attention bestowed on ; them by their owners. Dairy farmers ; find it pays to provide hay and other crops. As an instance of this one has ; only to compare returns here with ; returns in districts where no winter . feed is provided. Local dairies of 23 cows and over have yielded over .£lO per cow in milk cheques alone. With such returns dairy farmers are encour- ; aged to extend th»ir cropping areas ; and rid their herds of those cows : which the weighing machine and tes- j ter proves to be unprofitable. j The area of grasa land ia a .train be- j ing increased. Every settler intends ; having an area of new burn next j autumn. Blocks from twenty acres j up to 150 acres ore being felled. An enthusiastic meeting of baehe- ; lors, under the leadership of Mr Geo. j W. Douglas (chairman) wa? held in ! , the hall last week. Arrangements j , for their ball on Friday next are well | , in hand and a successful function is j j assured. j c