PROVINCIAL NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 57, 13 March 1907, Page 3

PROVINCIAL NEWS

From Our Own Correspondents H til RANG I. The annual picnic in connection with the school took place in Mr Louis Andrew-' paddock on Tuesday last. There wa- a huge, gathering of chillre;!, toM,.|her wit li a yoo.l number of pa rem s and irieiuls. In the afternoon the connuiliee in charge of Hie children and parents got oil the nunieious races in record time, considering Ihe number of prizes to be disposed of amongst the young folk. There were nouietliing oyer 100 prizes. At ' o'clock the children adjourned to 111.' Hall, where a ;.'ood lea was laid lor them, and after sall-fyiug their appetite- of the lnanv good' thing- provided for tl .heir' part of the day was brought In a close bv each receiving a bag of lollies. Mr lieekbessingef Waitara, donated a tin of lollies for

At ."> p.m. the adults sat down to in. al'.er which Sports were indulged lin. Appended are (he result.; n Young men's race-.\ Sp.irgu 1, A. t (,'idlv •_>. 1). Ciddv 11. v. i Young bulb's race—K. Andrew ]. t K. We.ls 2, F. Kobe]-!-:!. Married ladic- race-Mrs A.Kowo ], Mrs X. liiut '2, Mrs D. fiiddv 3. t Young ladies race-Miss W'.od'ng i I. Mi- (iiddv 2, Miss Oliver ?,. I (tills race- lluby Old I. Lilly 13 ■u- ; licit ■>. Kthe'i Old 3. 1 Single men's race—A Tui'tibnll 1, TS. . Wells >, A. Hall ■■;. Voting men's v.iee-JL Andrew 1, YV. - I'.eiinelt 2. I'. Horn :!. Married women's race —Mrs Andrew , 1, Mrs W. ltowc 2. .Mr- 0. llerriek 3. Tu"-of-\\ar, Ladies: married and sin . -V 'won liv single ladies. Tug of War. married men and single, won by single men. In the evening a dance was buhl "i I'm- hall, and was well patronised, and I,rough,: to a close one of the mo.-t -ueee-ful gatherings held in the di : - trici. Mi- and Mr-, -lohu Andrews left last Tiiursdav for a month's holiday in the is„„Ui Island. —— J

I' WIIANCAMUMONA. March 11 th. 'Wliaiigamontoiia people :;eaia !o have a mania for meeting-. There are two to be held to-nighl. The lir-l. one is in connection with (lie proposed Yl'hau..amomoiia Coiintv Coiineil. The other is a meeting of tlie liille Club. TSv 1h« wnv. the liille Club is losing its president, Mr Worthiugton, the road in- : speetor. who has been promoted and ■ transferred to the King Country. The , two local rille shots who journeyed to • Trentltam were not entire failure-, both ■''managing to score a CI prize in the j la-t match of the meeting. I I Papa-burning is going on apace. The ' Government inspector is showing gre-il I I energy and has nearlv half of the mie I metalled portion at the foot of the '-Saddle completed. fliven line weathv er he expects to complete it early ne.vt e moiilh. Tic ( .<<,i|,-actors .'for: the I Stratford County Council have also ■" done good burning, and have nomewherc ir about 1000 yds burned. Labor is very scarce out this way

and every man (young or old) is "snapped ii]j" immediately on his arrival.

The weather for the last month has teen all that could be des red. is in abundance everywhere, and cattle are iooUing at their best. A large number of sheep, most.} - from the Soutn Island, has of laie been brought into the district. With a good winter and a fair lambing, the new arrivals should greatly increase the prosperity of the place.

A very enjoyable dance was held last Saturday evening, to b d farewell to .Mr Uicheno, schoolmaster of Whanga. Some 30 couples were present. .Muskwas supplied bv .Mr Thomas (piano) and .Mr .McDonald (violin). The spurts to he held at Kohurutalii on St. Patrick'* Day, laili inst., are looked forward to with great glee, and should Ihe weather prove line there should be a record attendance. A dance is to be held in the Kohuratahi Hail in the evenng. J hare now to report one of the most welcome events that, has I alien [dace here for years—that is that the W'hanga. Co-op. Dairy Co. has at lasl been released of its burden. At a meeting held on Saturday evening last to consider Mr J. McCluggage's offer to take over the whole concern, after a deal of discussion on the pros, and cons., a vote was laken which resulted in favor of the oiler. Jam Sure one and ail wish .Mr .McCluggnge the luck he deserves in coming to the re cue o! such a sinking ship, and I am sure he will spare no cll'ort to make the dairying a success in our district. I'.y all accounts the supply next .-oason should be, a record one. Mr McCluggago inleuds to erect at mice an up-to-date L

cheese factory on the present: site as so'on as the temporary factory has 1 finished with this season's milk, and he has given a guarantee of fld per 11). for butter-fat, for next season's milk. As the most the company cotiid pay out on butler was 7'/,d, Ihc change will mean a great thing lo the suppliers. As the bc-t dairying section here can be obtained for lis) per acre, it would be worth .the wlrle of buyers to take a trip in before they invest in other places at from £2O 'to £BO per acre. The winter months are so mild in here that so far very little winter feed has been required and that means a lot lo the dairy fanner. Mr Jack Met 'luggage is about again, and has resumed his usual occupation. March 12th.

A largely attended meeting of ralepayers was held at the Whanga Jhill on Monday evening to discuss the lion. Mr Hall-Jones' proposal re handing over the Ohura road to ihe Stratford County Council. The proposal came as a surprise to everyone, and more so after, the way (he Government has been supported in our district. The chairman, Mr. J. McCiuggagc, in opening, said in the past the Government had spent a considerable amount in the district, but the country had been settled so ijuickly, and the roading io be done had been of such a heavy nature, that there were still a number of settlers who practically had no road at all. He, however, was of opinion that a courteous resolution of protest should be framed. Mr McCutchen proposed and Mr G. N. Loughlin seconded—"That the settlers in the district of Whangamomona view with the greatest regret the contemplated intention of the Minister of Public Works to vest the Ohura road, or, rather, hand over a large portion, to the Stratford County Council, and we wi«h to convey to him that such uc-tion-i will bring disaster to a large number of small settlers, whose welfare has bad. in the past, solicitous attention from the Government." After a lot of discussion, the motion was carried. it was also resolved to ask Mr Symos ilo use! 'his hes|t endeavor to ni've effect to the resolution. i * The following •esolutions were also 'tarried:—"That the Stratford County Council be asked to schedule the accrued thirds on all roads in the Ohura Riding," and "That this meeting is desirous of going on with the proposed new countv, and instructs the committee, to take any action it may consider tit."