WHANGAMOMONA NOTES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 73, 17 March 1914, Page 3

WHANGAMOMONA NOTES.

[from our own correspondent.] The metalling of the main road, which was to have been completed this summer, is proceeding very slowly, and it is years since we have had such a good spell of dry weather, making the delay all the niore-annoying'to residents, who fear they must face another winter’s mud. The difficulty "seems to be that, the Railway Department are not able to supply , enough trucks to bring the metal in, thus making the teams empolyed lose about half time. This is a state of affairs which is very unsatisfactory to the contractor, who .estimates that he could handle easily three times the amount of metal that is coming to hand during this fine weather. Despite his efforts and entreaties to the authorities (backed up by the local people) no improvement has yet been made by the Department, which seemingly has no consideration or sympathies for the necessitous backblocks.

The Whanga Tennis Club plays a return match with the Te Wera Club on Saturday on the latter’s court. The Whanga court has beem 'well patronised of late, and white trousered individuals, racquet in hand, are to be seen every day hurrying to “get a game.” The Mangere Road settlers held their picnic on Sunday at Mr C. Saward’s farm on the Waitara River. There was a full muster of settlers and their families, and a big squad of Whanga ladies and gentlemen also made the trip. The afternoon was most onjoyably spent in games and swimming sports, and the Mangere ladies provided an excellent lunch and tea. Mr' C. Marsh provided some entertaining musical items. Mr and Mrs Alan McCutchan have returned from their honeymoon trip and have settled down on their new farm on the main road. The settlers of the Marnngae Block held their annual picnic last week at the Waipapa township reserve. The weather was perfect, a good crowd turned up, and a very pleasant day was spent. Several chopping contests were got off during the afternoon, Messrs G. Parsons, W. Best and E. Mowat dividing the principal honors. The catering was a feature of the day and was a fine sample of backblocks hospitality and good will. The party broke up after tea to travel homewards per bush tracks, tired, yet boisterously cheerful. While riding home from Kohuralaln Falls yesterday, Miss' B. Dean’ met With a slight accident with a number of others. When cantering round the tracks, the headgear of Miss Dean’s horse caught in an overhanging lawyer vine, pulling the rider backwards and causing the saddle to slip round; Miss Dean got a severe shaking iip ; t ! nd was conveyed home in Mr Grayling’s motor car. Next morning Miss Dean was reported to be suffering fr om i olh ing worse than a goodly collection of bruises.