PUNIHO.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 160, 10 July 1903, Page 4

PUNIHO.

(From Our Own Correspondent,)

In Bunyan's world-famed allegory, The Hero, very early in his career fiods his progress impeded by a " slough." The progress of Puniho is hindered in much about the same way; so far as our byroads are concerned, we have sloughs, we want them as firm as the metalled highway, However, we don't call our by-roads "Sloughs of Despond"—we are too busy, to give way to the luxury of despondency—we call them "Sloughs of Hope." Though the stone-crusher is now silent, we see in our minds eyc, in the near future, these by-roads all installed, and even a railway enhancing the general prosperity of the district; and we work on in hop°. The native which was opened in April last, after a break of a fortnight on account of measles, is now reopened with an increasing attendance, to accommodate which a further supply of desks is now on the way. Sunday services have been held fortnightly since the beginning of May by Rev. F. Young, Anglican, and at longer intervals by the Wesleyan denomination, with an encouraging attendance. It is propossd to purchase an organ for use at these services; a committee has been formed, and a considerable sum of money already promised. Proceed, Puniho!