MANGAHAO NOTES.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 18 February 1920, Page 3

MANGAHAO NOTES.

A Her a fortnight’s tine, warm weather, vain set in on Sunday evening and continued until Thursday morning. "Work generally is going forward as well as can be expected. Unfortunately the men keep coming and going, and frequent changes in the gangs take place; but more men of the right stamp are offering;, and gradually a staff is being formed. This is found to be the general thing on a new job. It usually takes twelve months before a settled lot of men are on the job. Now that the road is formed and metalled up to the Tokomaru camp, attention is being paid to the road from the camp to the river. A good portion of this Toad has been formed for some time, but there arc several fillings to be completed before the road can be said to be “formed.” The Y.M.C.A. have started on their work in the camp, and a large tent has been erected, and Mr Morton, the officer in charge, is busily engaged making preparations for the comfort of the men. Ho is only waiting for the arrival of the books, games, etc., to open the tent.

A party from the Levin branch of the Y.M.C.A. visited the camp on .Sunday last and gave a niost enjoyable concert. The men attended in good numbers and expressed their appreciation of the good services of the members of the party. During the. interval Mr Morton outlined the programme of activities proposed for the coming months, and suggested ’that committees be appointed from the men to carry out various duiigs jii connection with the Y.M.C.A. wfirlt in fhe canjp. This setups ti) fm a good opportunity to “try out” this class of work, and no doubt its progress will be keenly watched. The lack of a piano makes it very difficult to carry out jqiisieal programmes with success, and it has been suggested that perhaps someone haying a piano for which they have no further '!??- might present it to the Y.M.C.A. for the use qf the men who art., in a measure, shut oil from the enjoyments usually enjoyed by .f r " *“Hotv workers - elsewhere, their . . Quite a fair number „ T -i 1 eluding several .ladies, paid a -visit to the work., pn Sunday last, and seemed interested in what The,- saw.