DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 217, 19 October 1909, Page 4

DISTRICT NEWS.

(From Our Own Correspondents.) WAREA.

Tenders were recently called by tip. lot-.il] dairy factory (or stone breaking, and also for milking a new road into the Newell road cheese factory from lie main road. No tender was received f lithe stone breaking, and only one tender for the new road, that being Messrs 1.. Fischer and I'. Julian, which the directors accepted. The milk supply is now over 14(lli gallons here daily, and it is expected l> reach the 2000 point before long. Tli« Pungarehu ladies' will hold a ba i this week and they are doing all they can to make the affair a great sneeess.

Now that most of the work at the cheese factory is completed nearly a.I the men have been discharged. The engineers arc getting on slowly with Ihe erecting of the machinery. Tliev have had to a wait the arrival of the, machinery, which has come a little at a time, and of course, what is not, wanted until last of all, is arriviig first. and what is wanted first is not to hand.

RAHOTU. I unders'land that one of our lie t farmers here is talking about going in for a motor car. and it will not lie uiny for his own private use, but will be hired out, if it is wanted. It will lie 'cry nice to be able to go for a ride in a motor ear on a Sunday aftcrnooi. The ladies of the district are giving a ball on the 20th of this month. Misses Lewis and Eustace have been appointed secretaries.

f understand that there will shortly be two vacancies in the Parihaka Road Board. Mr. A. E. Phillips has left the district and Mr. Warner intends resigning. V bush accident occurred on Hie i-'iiiiii road on Saturday. While a ashman was working in the hush a tree fell and came on his arm. smashing it badly, lie was at once sent in Opimakc and attended to by Dr. Barron, who afterwards sent him to the Hawera Hospital, and it is' most like y he will have to have his arm amputated. Mis Claudia, Cowling, of New Plymouth, has been on a visit to this district for a week or two. She left on Saturday morning for Warca, where sb.3 will make a short stay. Mr. Newton King held his usinl fortnightly sale on Tuesday, when there was a fair yarding of cattle. Some fair prices were realised, especially for calves, which seem to be increasing iu value.

WAITARA. HARBOR BOARD. The. monthly meeting of the Woilura Harbor Board was held on Friday evening last. Present: Messrs. G. H. Stubbs (chairman), H. Spurdle, W. F. Jenkins, and 11. Chappell. Mr. Edward Roberts, C.E., of Dunedin, wrote stating that the Perseverance D-edging Company were desirous of selling a'sand-pump and wished to realise as soon as possible, stating possibly no reasonable oiler would be refused, and the Board would be justified in any oll'er' not exceeding £IOOO, which he believed they woul.l accept.—The Board decided to take no action at present. Mr. George Wilson wrote stating that he wished to transfer the. lease of section 1828, Waitara East, to Mr. Scott.— Transfer agreed to. The 'Waitara Borough Council wrote forwarding resolution passed at the last Council meeting in reference to til'.' terms they would be willing to take over the Waitara "bridge. Resolved, that the Board accept the terms. The Board's balance-sheet for the year ended 31st December, 11108, was adopted.

The secretary was instructed to maxe enquiries as to the cost of the Morse code of signalling.

It was decided to have the floor of the dumping-shed attended to at once. The shipping report for the month was read, showing the number of vessels entering the port for the month of September to have been 23, with a tonnage of 1023. and outwards 23, with a tonnage of 080.

Accounts were read and the Board id journed.

The last of the series of the progressive euchre parties organised by the ladies of the Waitara iioivnng Club took place on Thursday evening, and proved a record gathering. The first prize for the euchre was won bv Mrs. P. Allan and Mr. W. If. Xosworthy. the firstnamed receiving a silver-backed hairbrush kindly donated by Mr. H. Cossar, and the latter a silver sovereign-ease presented by Mr. Tl. K. Gilbert, birring the evening songs were rendered by M":dames Xosworthy and P. Allan. Miss Badley, and Messrs. Scully, Beekbessinger, and Letts. Mr. Levy gave two pianoforte solos. The dance music was supplied by Miss Badley (piano), Mr. Russell (violin), and Mr. Batchelor (clarionet). Items were also contributed by Mrs. Prosser, Misses Sampson and Gilbert. During the evening a very pleasing presentation was made to Mr. W. Sampson by Mr. Gilbert on behalf of the lady croquet players in recognition of his valuable services in laying down the croquet lawn, which enabled the ladies last season to derive a large amount of pleasure. The presentatioi was a leather bowling bag with the inscription, "Presented to Mr. W. Sampson by the croquet plavers of the Waitara Bowling Club, 14/10/1909." The Rev. J. B. Brocklchurst, who has been attending the Anglican Synod in Auckland, returned home on' Friday evening. !

Dr. Bell, the Government Geologist, intends to pay a visit to Mokau in a, few days. Mr. A. It. Davics, of l'ukoaruhe, was duly sworn in as a justice of the ptace on Wednesday last.' 'Mr. 0. O'Sulliva'i, of Urtiti, is to be sworn in at the next sitting of the Cujirt. At the weekly parade on Wednesday evening last the nieraljers of the Mounted Rilles were served with lielts, bandoliers, haversacks, and water-bottles. The Defence Department forwarded the long Knticlii rilles for issue, but the local ollicers are desirous of securing the shorter rifles.

On Sunday next, being the third Sunday ill October, which is generally rec.ii;niscd by all Methodist churches through, out the world as a young people's Nun day, the Rev. V. T. lieid will conduct a special sendee in the morning and everting, the subject being "A Young Man's Question."

A team from the Waitava Rif.es journeyed to Eltham on Thursday last and tired a match with the local'volunteers in that town, suffering defeat, the scores being—Eltham Rides 574, Waitara 500. lietwcen twenty and thirty members of the Waitara Bowling Club mustered on the green on Thursday afternoon and indulged in a game. The green was in first-class order. Messrs. W. and C. Sampson, who 'have undertaken its care, are to be complimented upon the excellent state of the green. The club propose to officially open the green or Thursday next, with a match with rinks selected by the president and vice-presi-dent.

A working bee from the members of the Waitara Rowing t'lnb pulled down their old shed on Thursday last to make room for tile new structure. The work is to he started at: once.