Marokopa-Kintehare.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 391, 11 December 1908, Page 2

Marokopa-Kintehare.

OUR GWN.OOBBBSPONOENT.) At ft maeting held at Marokopa on November 28ih, a programme was drawn up for? the sports to be held at Marokopa on January and 2nd, 1909. The sports inclr.de chopping, running’, wresting, boat races, horse races, obstacle race, barye steeplechase, rough riding and children’s races betweenTtiie other events. About £29 is 10 he given in prizes. The Marokopa find Kiititehere people are going to have a good time. Mrs Carr has.arrived at Marokopa, where she in feuds to open a boardingwhich boniness there is an opening. I wish her every success. Therb seerus no sign of the Government starring to erect the Kawhia to Marokopa telephone line, although it was understood that the line was to ba started some two months ago.

SatisfaotGry progress is being made with the erection of tfia“Marokopa hail Our school attendance i 8 steadily gn having risen from 11 to 20 ’"Scndlars during the pagt thrfcam'MlihH. On a recent trip of the a.a. Rothe say she took bales of woof, the first ■shipment of the season, Mr Wouldea .befog the consignee. Our wool ex port is steadily inareaaing. Two yea a ago the output was only three bafo* (shipped by Messrs B pe Bros ), h« < year it rose to batWofo' 30 »p'd 3 40 bale?) this year that number will b

axtfaedsd, whilst next year it will-pro bably be doubled. It has proved that tjaia distnot can produof butter of first quality, our moist olimaW >md rich growth of pasture enabling butter to be made in large Whilst on the subject I may stale chat there is a likelihood of cream being packed to Te M.iika next seaaon.

s !t (forbidarable surprise and annoyance vras expressed when it became known that a polling booth had not been granted at Marokopa Heads. There were 83 votes polled here lust election and over 50 would have been recorded',last time if a booth had been -granted. 1