DISTRICT NEWS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 585, 19 November 1920, Page 4

DISTRICT NEWS.

WAIPIPI

TENNIS WORKING BEE

("Times" Staff Representative.)

; With the prudence and fori - j thought of settlers who .have to carve out their own careers instead of ' leaning on arbitration courts for cost i of-living bonuses and other picking-, the members of the Waipipi Central i Tennis Club combined election busi- ' ness with work for the improvement !of the tennis' courts, and so made | full use of the broken day fron I home. When the "Times" represei - ] tative came along there were a dozen ! o-- more lusty fellows paring off tlv I grass and throwing the material int . ! a spring-cart. With excellent judgj men in regard to "horseflesh." they j chose the burliest of their number !to act as "shafteiy" whjle sever;: 1 1 others pushed behind, handling the i cart manually, which was a quicker 1 job than using wheelbarrows won!'.! i have been. The tip for the spoil | was an old ditch or depression in the i road opposite, and it was waggishly | suggested that the Franklin County j Council might be asked to pay for j the spoil. (What saith Engineer McI Arthur to this "brilliant" suggesI tion ?). Anyhow, the president (Mr. 1). Allison) and the secretary (Mr. W. | Watson) should be pleased with tl muster. The ladies lent, grace an ! | charm to the busy occasion by their j presence, and also gave material com - j fort, sustenance f.nd assistance by tl " | dispensation of afternoon tea.

POSTAL AND TELEPHONE

MATTERS

| Great improvements have beiii j effected in the Waipipi Post offi< '■ which is now fitted up internally in :< '■ most up-to-date anil convenient manner. The i.ettlers in the vicinity, h:i.ing displayed their usual progressive ! eess, Itave now managed to secure

! valuable telephone facilities, there ).»• twelve connexions anil four ni<> :on nxler by new residents, The set ' tiers creel their own poles and wir.- ■ and pay tolls to the post ollice In, jtlie respective calls made, which m . tejn works out .••■al isfactorily. 'IV' I 1 ><i:- tniislrc(Miss Kelly) is ijiir • ' proud of her up to date establislune i> ; and hope*, lo see further extensioe lin tlii- ii'-..c I'uturr. 'I here is some talk of having the I pest ollice shiflcd down to the Wltar! I Koad, but this A',' l it.ild be a ver\ uu | wise move, a,- it, is now so rent,rally I situated for a la.r;:<' number ol rc -iI dents. i'li«- best rour'e would be !" ;:ej|:ile fur ■.lll ,11 (, 1 tic(\ <!*■ ;il • I;i l|ial! j i '■,*i'■ ji•:* 11;,: V\|, : . i' i Road. winch vnitM. b" in".eh flu inni • i 1.1 .a lii able j'•rl■ |. I. llji.m, .Hcj v <<:|U! lofivial" that I'j'.al dlSji. !l:,ioo 'vjiHi I I ■up jif '.'feai Ml—. Kin- 11l an . i aull n 11111 \-

liib'P.'lX'G LH;;ii:p.l The i|i:,lrict is looking splendidly !■ itiK- ju. t now, and if <md when eond loads are piovided and out.-id-ers can Ret about there will be less ignorant talk about the poor lands of the peninsula, some of which is equal in volume of production to the best of the Aka Aka and Otaua plains, and can carry a cow per one and a-ouarter a< re~ all the y.'ar round.