MATAROA NOTES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 38, 15 February 1916, Page 4

MATAROA NOTES.

(Own Correspondent)

The patriotic dance, which took place in the Mataroa Hall on Friday night last, was in every way a complete success. The attendance of ladies was particularly good. Being "Leap Year," the conduct of the evening Avas immediately taken in hand by the fair sex. The Misses Xorah Murphy and M. inclair acted as M.s.C, and the gentlemen in tvie room had to hold themselves in patience' until invited bj' some fair charmer to dance. An excellent little supper was provided and was much appreciated. The dance music was very kindly contributed by Mr. J. Elliott and Miss Troy. A vocal quartette was given by the Misses Sinclair (2), E. Troy, and N. Murphy. Miss Streeter gave a recitation very effectively. [Needless to say, both these items were thoroughly appreciated. The sum of £3 2/ was the result of the night's amusement. T-he Mataroa railway yard has been very busy of late with the shipping r.f stock. To-day (Monday 2S trucks containing just on 2,000 sheep were. "M;spatched by the evening train to Maungaturoto, a station north of Auckland. The yard and station officials are to be congratulated upon the way in which the shunting and dispatch was carried out, no hitch of any sort •""laving occurred, although the yard was also very busy with wool and timber.

Speaking of wool, although the season is not yet completed, nealrly 3,500 bales have been shipped through Mataroa up to the sth inst. It is very seldom indeed that a week passes without a heavy entrainment of either cattle or sheep. In addition, considerable mobs of both cattle and sheep are-con-tinually passing through the township by road, many of them, of late, on their way to the new Otaihape Freezing Works, the benefit of which the settlers of the district are most fully appreciating. Heavy crops of oats, and some barley, are now being harvested-Jjv Mr. D* McKay, of "The Waterfall*," and Mr. Ledward, of Ngarukehu.

Captain J. Somerville and Mr. Jas. Oliver returned from a short holiday by the evening train from tho soivUv to-night.