WAERENGA-A-HIKA.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 53, 30 January 1884, Page 3

WAERENGA-A-HIKA.

OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.' Jan, 29. I Qt’iTt endorse the opinion expressed lately In a local of your contemporary — that repairs are at once needed on the road Z between Qishotne and Makaraka. There are A suddfen depressions— holes thev may be called with some justice—which test the springs of often heavily-loaded vehicles to ♦ne Utmost; A very little work and expenditure will remedy matters just now, but a heavy shower of rain or two, and continual downward pressure of wheels, will probably necessitate greater work and outlay. "A stitch,” Ac. I congratulate Mr. Boardman Dawson upon his success so far in having achieved the erection of an elegant and symmetrical structure on the left-hand side of the road from Giabstne to this place. Passers-by invariably paus€ and admire it — some from a utilitarian point of view; and others doubtless with esthetic vision. “A. thing of beauty is a joy for eVen” Only the majority of spectators fail to recognise for what possible purpose the edifice in its present state has been erected, and why the barley (X think it is) beneath the uncovered rafters is suffered to remain there exposed to wind and weather. But the present generation is perverse exbeadinglt afid tttttitiltingly obtuse; , the children of the Waerenga-a»hika school had a most enjoyable outing yesterday, in taeqf Mr; McDonald's {M.H.RJpadd oaks, kindly lent for the occasion. There was a goodly attendance of ladies, and some sixty or seventy children present, all of whom seemed to enjoy themselves. The latter •specially entered with great gusto into all sorts of juvenile games, for which suitable prises of small sums of money, Ao., were awarded by Mr, Boland, representing the ladies and the school committee, who thought, fully and kindly organised the entertainment for the little ones. Foot-races, dipping into a tub of water for .coin, bat and ball, Ac., Ac., interspersed with* cake, tea, lollies, and all Botts Of good things, contributed to pass away very enioyably a rather sultry afternoon, which, however, did not seem to flag the energies of the children in the slightest. In the evening a meeting of householders was held in the school-room, for the purpose of receiving the report of the outgoing committee and appointing successors. Mr. Colebrook having been voted to the chair, Messrs. Boland, Hardy, Haydon, Hyland, W. Cooper, J. Cooper, and Skeet were appointed members of Committee for the ensuing year, of which Mr. Boland was appointed chairman. A vote of thanks to the chairman and outgoing Committee terminated the proceedings.