PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 58, 27 February 1908, Page 4

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

WAUEA. (from Our own Cunv^ioiidi'iu*. A Uuinis i-hili has Imon formed luro. A suitable piece oi' ground has been cl«'Uieii, ami a start will be made >ln.>rlly to -< i ihinns - .in-. Il i» reported Dial a loi-al bu-h la!hut. wiiii Juh had all his Imrnl I>y bu-h lire-, \v il I -ell his dairv cu\v> .u I In' next -ale. Air. T. Julian - -aiiir of mm will iv -hitting tnun the mountain tracks rliiwoek to ihe Carrinyloji wad. whejiv iliey will In- working all the winter clearing and -luinpiu l :. There are now* a jjihhl number oi iraeks cut on tlio inoiiiilaii] side. leading to tin- ililiVmit hou-es ai <'|>cw ll'-i i*. The )ir>! imr-f----w;h taken up to I'x-ll'- Kails la-1 wee l ;, from I lie I'miilio road. A lew |kmv\ >ii<iw(.'i> oj' rain tVII lu-iv mi Saturday niyhi. Tim- breaking up the drought. On Sunday liie weaih.T did not look 100 promi-iu<j. and on Monday aruTiioon and ♦•veiling rain i'»*!l until dark, wliru i! came down heaviU and continued all and all day "i'tUNday wiihoiil a break. Il -tailed aL'ain atter dark. The Ik-id- were all flooded. a- well a- tin- river. ThN tlie lir-i lain we have had lo do any -oOrl -iti.e ( iiri-limi-. \\V i-dUid now -land another moiilli'-, dr\ weather.

'l'lii- i Imivli i.i Knuliunl hehi their annual harvest i luiik.-jjiviiis scr\iir on j Sunday evening. Tin- hall wa> packed. illlll 111.- SPl'Vice Wa* ClllHlUitml l)\ Ui' lit v. l'i>her, fin .Hominy evening tin* siile of fruit, etc-, look place. but owing In the wet nifjUt only a lew younj; pie were present. and only the produ.-e \v;b auctioned. -Mr. W. A. hind, of Okato. acted a* auctioneer. and the pr> diiee ivali-ed satisfactory price*. i Tiie iuiuuai sellout picnic was held on Friday last in Mr. Halcombe's paddock, and proved a great Miccess. The committee all worked lwrd, and especial thanks are due to Messrs. IVpeveli and I Crawford for their kindness ill gmtuitou>ly running coaches to and from the township. A Jehu had a bail lina- »>n bis return i.i about a fair thing; but till inspectors trip ln'tween here and Mokau recently. Three hordes to an empty vehicle an- appointed who >hall rule as to what eou-tituie-3 a horse, so long will skelo-ioii-s be in evidence. 'A few inure in>peclors amongst >o many would nut 1. materially ali'oei the exchequer, -o Jehubeware! The di-lriet Mr. Pope, who ha*> been on sick leave, resumed I duty on .Monday. Thore is .itill conand around the district, but the welcome change in the weather should soon settle the -wicked microbe-.

Dark horses'* and oilier** an* .piicllv I fur llii' local spurl*. whirl) eu'iiunite on Miiivli 12th. TATARAIAIAKA. till.' lljt \\ I'll Lili'l lll'cn Vi'l'V lu tin 1 gi'iiM in tlii'Hi jwi't-. Inn luckily \vi- liiivo I'M'iijn.'il Jirc-.. We lm\r aiusi.ly i-xpi'iii'iiiTil twenty-lour hum'* of -U'.nlv mill, wliii'li. m i-our.ii'. wn, vrry j u'l'li-iniii'. 'L'li i ■ rmiiU lin ve been \ i'ly bad. The < Tapuae is at l;»>t 1 ia• i-did. li i-- metalied and banked up now ;mhl looks something like a road. The pru>ptvtoi~ are still bu-\ up >n ilie rani;e-. They have liad nome very «;ni.)d sjif(_'itiH'iis tif yohl. They are ox pectin^ - ilir .Minister oi' Mines up to jn--pivt their lunk Several tarms around here have changed hand- and prices ale yoinji up. .Mi. Salmon**. jda-.-e Ua» been sold three times during J lie l;i*t *i\ nioiiih>. Uuiigan intends holding a clearing sale next month. u> she ha* sold her I'artn. Mi'. Fletcher and Mr. Sid. itai't have nisi <nhl their properties. Tin- h:irve-i t'e-tivai and »ale ol pr.idure was held la>t- Monday evening, hut there only a small attendance. On March .">th a basket social w s 'd he held in the school in aid of (ii<> Church of Knjdand. I I hear liiat the stone-crusher will be I at the Katakara again next week. Our little village will he looking move lib l a tnwn. a- the oxen conductors wiH he on their old spot ajrain. I see lha! . ue have al-o a timber yard at the Ti--1 mam.