MAKETAWA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81886, 13 November 1906, Page 4

MAKETAWA.

I- ROM 01 R OWN ( ORRWONDENT. .Mr Ja>. Tarry, wim has iraiif! ■Ji: contrail tor the necessity eaidiwr.ik fur the Piakau con rote budgeiii.idc a start on \\< dm--day las. ail'! -h u d not bo long i»v i ilie job if a iji numb' r of workers i- .o bo ta'ron into account. I under-land that the main road both hide- of the Piakau i- 10 be graded diffcicr.tly and there is no doubt but that that work is urgently desired. The amount of rain that has falkn over the Moa district during the pa-i few days ha* thoroughly -oaked the soil, and we could very wel .do with another four weeks' spell of =uasline. What with gales of wind and heavy rain we shall be having the cows go m strike. A'.! tound one hears cf a lessening in quantity of milk on account of the weather. Plant s.ieler, Mr Cocky; plant it quick and thick!

Miss L. Finnerty. assistant teacher U Salisbury read school, i at piemen' acting as temporary teacher at Dur--lam road school. The new teacher vi" commence her duties on or about December Ist.

On all sides one hears a bit of growling about the big Exhib;'.fon wing fixed to c'ose down in April. The dairy farmer—the one who really hould be encouraged to vi-it a.i exhibitions—says he cannot go. much is he would like to, because the affair is being held just at the briskest Line. Perhaps !>"'\ve<-n this and Kpril the powers that be might recoglise how the farmer i s placed and demise some way of meeting the difficulty. Nothing to report re post office at actory, much as the people wou d ike it. Very probable that the Government officials have used so much

Ed tape over exhibition matter* that .hey have nor.e left for the Maketawa •>osial packet. There is no doub' lbout patience being a virtue and there is no other reason needed as 'o why so few have patience 1 Regarding my la-t notes. I have 1 bone to pick with the P.R. or P.D. >r whatever ycu call the gent'eman who runs over the proof-. I though. I had written the initials of the parties interested in a recent wedding

out this way plain y, to prevem any mistakes, but no good. This tim< he poor comp. de-ervs all lie gets. :f it were anyth : ng rea'onable "youi mil" vouldn't mind carrying the load of swear woid- used over thimatter—but not this time-