WAIKANAE NOTES

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 4 February 1920, Page 3

WAIKANAE NOTES

(From Oar Own Correspondent). Master Harry Priduey, son. of our townsman, Mr H. Priddcy, who was knocked down by u motor car while on a visit to Wellington, and suffered serious internal injuries, is si ill at the Wellington Hospital. He was operated upon successfully on Saturday last, and it is hoped that he may uow make better progress. The milk supply to the local creamery is keeping up very well, thanks to the splendid rains which fell a little more than a week ago. These caused a splendid growth of grass, and as a result feed has been much more plentiful. Given another shower or two soon, we should have an abundance of

iced for autumn and winter. .Mr J. J. Rodgers, our local schoo master, lias just returned, with his wife and family, from a holiday spent a 1 Pelorus Sounds. Mr and Mrs Rodgers had a splendid time, and have returned lit aud well. The whole of the guarantee for the

district nurse fund lias been collected and everything has been in readiness for some time for the appointment of a nurse.. However, unfortunately, the project is at a standstill, owing to no nurses offering for the position. There appears to be a dearth of nurses in Non Zealand — at any rate of those qualified to take such a responsible position ns district nurse for a country district but it is to be hoped that some one

will soon be found to take the position. Waiknnac has had a great many visitors all through the summer, and the place is still well patronised. The opinion has been freely expressed that if only small sections of land at the beach were offered for sale these would go off “like hot cakes.’' There cer tainly is an unsupplied demand for seaside cottages all along this coast. Will not some of the owners of land suitable for the purpose take the matter in hand 1