PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 13 May 1907, Page 4

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(From Our Own Correspondents}. WAiiKA. Mr Ma lone addressed the eleeturs here 011 Tuesday afternoon. There were six electors present. .Mr Alaloue said that he was an independent Liberal, a Liberal man and a supporter of the (lovenimeut. lie was a staunch freeholder and a supporter of the optional i enure, except tile perpetual lease patr of it, and he thought the freehold was the best for Ihe man in the laud. a;', well 'as oil it. A vote of thanks was passed to Air M.alone for his lecture. The footballers' ball was held on Wednesday evening in glorious weather. ■The hail was packed with visitors from all parts of the Coast. The dance committee. which consisted of .Messrs 11. .1. Wavbnrton, O. Julian, \V. i>. Clarke, Mruce Anderson and T. K. Larking, did their utmost to make the evening a success. Mr Hi'iiee Anderson acted as M.( . Mr Dave Patterson supplied the music. Al midnight, the well-euned supper, which consisted of nearly everything that 'could be wined lor, was laid out on the liable, and Ihe visitors were wei! waited upe.u by the ladies' committee, which cnn-iMed of .Mcxlumes T. Julian, si-ur., Lurking, Clarke, Clothier. T. It. Julian, Judge and o.hers. Tile lotil takings at the door was C(i (the ladies were free). The dance was kept going until early hours 011 Thursday morning.

Tin' election of live members of tlu' Werekino lioad Jionixl look j<hti'o on Monday. Tlu' result was its follows: Messrs' Jolm 11. Wouldridge J. 11. Ciraiit, ,1. F. Eustace, Willium jjiunie, and \V. 11. Kobinson. TOXfiAI'OIU'Tr. The weather, tin* chief topic of conversaliou. is splendid. The grass is growing as if it were only March. All kinds of stock are looking remarkably 1 well, and, given two more months like the present, will winter well. The roads, on the other hand, are very bad for so early. An unusual numlier of men are working on them, which makes the matter worse. The authorities cannot see I heir way to touch them in summer but when the winter comes the usual (piantity of chocolate must be pill oil. This time last vear the Clifton Conntv Council blocked the Mimi Valley, and this year they have the making of one or two nice bogs. They have done nothing to the t'utiki section this season and it is all but impassable. The trallic on this road is considerable, building material, fencing and winter stores going up. The (ioveniment have stopped the bullock waggons on the roads which they control. but horse waggons are just as bad, and thev have nice bogs about Okau. Land'is still being taken up. and land agents are looking round all over the Mr W. Mnntgomerie, of Stratford, has sold his Lake estate here to Mr Hewitt, of the same place. It is situated ten miles from llie junction of the Xortli road and the Okau.

Bush-chopping has set in. The area to Ik' cut tliis wiiitei" is large, many new settlers putting down large blocks. Tin- daily expert from Urenui lias been visiting the dairies and getting new •Ml- WillijinirtOii's craft from Waitara is running here two or three times a week. Two bullock dravs and a number of smaller conveyances arc kept going carting liis goods, so that his freight Mv Bleaklev, too, from lirenui, runs bis expresses hiirlv regular. What would the tra'ltic be if the road? were good?

TATAIIAIMAKA.

A meeting of the Farmers' Union was held at Oakum on Monday last, the (itli inst. Mr Ci.'W. Warelmm being in the chair. The following - officers were elected for the ensuing year: Chairman, Mr (!. Y\ r . Wareluuu; vice-elisiii--liian, Mr F. .T. -Morris; auditor, Captain Mace; secretary and treasurer, Mr C. K. Meredith; 'committee, Messrs W. Iloneylield, W. Morris, F. W. Mace, 11. Lnouev, (I. \V. Warehaiii, F. •!. Munis and t\ 10. .Meredith.

Mr AY. Uoneyfiehl submitted the l«I----ance sheet for the year ending 31st -March. 1!!07. which showed a credit balance of .CI lis Id. On the motion of the chairman, seconded by .Mr F. .1. Morris, the balance sheet was adopted. It was decided lo take a copy of the Farmers' Union Advocate for the branch. The order-paper to be submitted to the conference wan tlieu discussed, and Air F. •!. .Morris was appointed to represent. the branch at Now Plymouth on the l."ilh of this month. On the motion if the chairman, seconded by .Mr W. Iloneylield. the following resolution was

iiMc: "That Hps branch U in favor of vo;ing for Mr Okey at Ui ■ coming election/' A vole of thanks to I Sr l retiring ollicers and the committee closed the meeting. Tin» annual meeting of ratepayers of tiio Tataraimaka Road Board was held ill the school on tlie evening of the 7ih inst, there being about twenty ratepayers present. Mr C. Honeyfielrt. chairman of the Board, presided. Tile balance sheet for the year was read and diseuss'ed, and on the motion of the chairman, seconded by Mr 0. Oxenham. was passed. On the motion of Mr Carpenter, the new board was requested to iakc action with a view of stopping heavy or extraordinary traf!ia 011 the IVtone road and in the district generally. Mr. .1. .Jury complained about gorse. trimmings being left in the water-tables, which stopped the proper ilow of the water. The chairman stated that the matter could be dealt with under the Public Works Act.

Mr. Iloneylield moved, and Mr. liodson seconded, a vote of thanks to .Mr. K. Meredith for the manner in which he had conducted ihe busiuess in connection with the Pitone road contract. This wa< carried by acclamation. Several matters in connection with the district were discussed and the meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the chair.