PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 22 October 1907, Page 3

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

o (From Our Own Correspondents.) RAIIOTU. A basket dance took place in thhall on Wednesday evening in aid of the Hall fund, but the attendance was hoi as large as the eommitee had anticipated, considering the necessary pur-po-e for which the money is required. •]:,■.- e ].n-eiit. however, thoroughly enjoyed themselves and some excellent ha-kets were brought. Dancing was kept up till early in the morning to mu-ic supplied by the capable hinds of 1.--I-- Kuowles (piano) and Duncan ivioliiu. The basket-, were auctioned b* Mr -las. ( -ia, and rcali.-od -.olcndid price-, the hi-he-l being obtained bv .Mrs Kelly', basket. :;:;< <;d. After supj per dancing was continued with unabated vigor until about 2 a.m. .Mr 11. I). Povnton made a capable 11.0. The hall will benelit to the extent of about £5 as the result of the social. TOXGAPORUTU. . This niueleeiith day of October, lfllij, isTlic fourth tine day in succession. Such a thing lias not occurred for th., la-l three months. If the. single-taxers of the Dominion knew the loss of stock in a cold, wet spring they would change their views on taxation for ever. The politicians who hold that the unimproved value of backblocks is greater than it was a few years ago would likewise turn thei; coats. There is very little grass am no roads in the backblocks. The Tongaporntu cricketers held r basket social in (he hall last night, and considering that they had an "annual" .- fortnight ago. the all'air must be deeiue. i a success. The weather and the moot i were favorable for a good altendancc i The hasbcts did not realise so much a, I at -i,nii. previous socials, but considcrin;

not much butter, eighteen .hillings is ii fair price for our. .Miss MeNciizio. of I'nili. supplied the music, and ilia d tni-ili:< v.a- t-olliilllled till sunrise. The'boat which beeps us from starvation ha- 1,,.,-n here twice within a week. She came "U the 121 h. go I wenthrrboi'ihl in the river. and con!,l not go out til! Thursday on Friday and went out the -ante tide Previous to thai she was wcallic.--bound about Kawhia for months. There are no hook or land agents, no clergy, no tourists of any -ort on (his mad at present. The six-feet track? between hero mil Oljfc'a and Whaugainomona have slipped away bv chains—aye, miles of it. Mr. MacMiilioti. of Tnglewood. who holds a section on the Tppor Touganorulu. where he winters his cows, had to lake them through the bush, there Jicing a . r, lT p<i within three miles ot it. and ! tile two men are on the job repairing. It 'will lake the two men just abmil two vc~r~ to finish the work.