DISTRICT NEWS
(From Our Own Correspondents.) WAREA. Tire tenth .competition for Mr. V. P. Robinson's trophy was fired for at the local range on Saturday last, only four competing, Mr. W. B. Smith securing a leg-in with a score of 20 at the 200 yds range and 29 at file 300yA, and with a handicap of five secured Oi total of 00 points. The scores were:— 200 300 Hep. Tl. W. Jl. 'Smith .. 20 20 500 W. B. OlarUe .. 24 22 8- 54 F. Jenkins .. .. 20 27 0— 53 \V. 11. Julian. .. 24 22 0— 40 Alfarewcll smoke concert will be tendered Mt. Mc'Lachlan on Friday evening at the hail. A working bee lias ben at work lately repairing the Puniho road, 'and not before it was wanted, for the milk-carts were getting stuck in the middle of the road.
A meetbg of the Fanners' Union will be held ill the 'hall on Monday night next, 6th September. \ The contractor, Mr. Grayling, is making good progress with the chocse factory. Most of the concrete is completed, and nearly aW the frame of the building is (erected, while the ancn's cottage is nearly completed. Mr. Grayling, I understand, reckons to haive the buildings complctod by about th© middle of the month. The Ncwcll road buildings arc also well on the way. The weather for some time past has been very unsettled, and consequently there ie mud aiid slush everywhere.
POHOKURA. The main road im hero is in a very bad state. It takes five good horses and a waggon to bring in 15mvt. It costs just about as much to cart the produce as the produce itself costs. The Public Works Department is pushing on the railway wotlcs through Poliokura- very JVist. There must bo about four Hundred men working between' Poliokura and Whnngamomoim saddles, and men are arriving from the Stratford end daily. All the formation is near completion up to the Poliokura tunnel. I should think the train will lie Tunning this far in involve months' time. It will be a great boon for the settlers here when that day arrives. The lambing season has arrived, and there should 'be a good percentage of lambs.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 179, 2 September 1909, Page 4
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366DISTRICT NEWS Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 179, 2 September 1909, Page 4
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