DISTRICT NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 296, 24 January 1910, Page 7

DISTRICT NEWS

(From Our Own Correspondents.) OAIATA. On Thursday (.'veiling, 21-l instant, at , tliu Lima hi Hal!, taiewell social wa.tendered Vo Jlr. and .Mrs. (.iiyue* am: i family. v.lni art- leaving the district fur !Jlami 11 on. in the WaiKato. The ill'v. Mr. Butler acted as ehairma::. -.Mil Air. Aleyenberg as M.C. The has! wtw winy well liiled, and but for the weather would liave been crowded. St vera! songs were very nicely rendered by various ladies and gentlemen present.. Air. L'eirson presided at tlie piano in i usual able manlier, i must not for.; • . > mention that Airs. Glyaes . ..i.u the dancers a treat by playing a waltz in a very delightful way. and was heartily elapped by all at its lonclu.-ion. The i v i :il of the evening \v«> the presentation to Mr.. Ail's a ail -Misses I.:', as ( ,t some little rciin'n.Uritini- »i ('niata 'loin their neighbors' and friends t >u.l them farewell. i hi> vv;i-. done by the liev. Mr. liutler. who vimed tile feelings of all when he tiiallked o,:e and all of tlie family for their ready and earnest help in all things alie'-ting tho good of the district, and, speaking per-onaliy, for their great help in church work. He feared it. would be u long, long time before others would be found to take up tlie work they were laying down. Most sincerely for himself and all t:iose for whom lie was speaking he wi-sn. them every happiness in ilieir new home, and trusted they would accept irons their friends few small mementoes of their fifteen years' residence m Oraata. He then presented Air. and Airs. t.-Ilyne.; with a large picture of Omata Cluirea handsomely framed, and each of the Misses Glynes (four) with handsomelyframed pictures and silver-mounted toilet requisites. Air. S. Glynes. 011 behalf of the family, in n. very happv. speech thanked all pres'ent for coming to bid them farewell alld for the very handsome presents, which he need not tell tlieni would be carefully treasured. Ilis great regret was that his sisters could not take away tj_iii church, as he ■hardly knew what they would find to do to keep them out of mischief—(how like a brother) —and ended bv savin'.; lie would now "ring of!'." One more of tiie old landmarks of the di.-trict is fast, disappearing. I refer to the old mess house of the Onnita stockade, erected during the war of over fift" years ago, which Air. ]). Hooker h now pulling down, having erected a new house on his property. On returning from Oakum on Sunday last, when opposite Air. C. Oliver's property, the axle of Air. J. dodder's trap parted in the middle, owing to a faulty weld. Luckily for the occupants, the wheels spread out, letting the body of tiie trap down. The trap was considerably damaged, but I' am pleased to be able to s'ay that with the exception of a good fright and a little inconvenience the occupants got' oil' without injury. I see by the report of the County Council meeting that they have granted £•"> towards the expenses of the delegates that attended at Wellington to protest against the Kaitaki Couritv Bin Rather rough, this, on the promoters of the Kaitaki Bill. It is lavish expenditure of this sort 'by the County Counc'l .which makes the separation desirable. TIKORAVJfI. The enterprise shown in enlarging the Daily News to eight pages is being most ■favorably commented oil, and also deserves tiie hearty support of every settler in the district. Indeed, the fact of a daily paper being .placed in their homes every morning may be made a more powerful factor in the education of their children than many farmers seem to realise. The. disinclination of so many country children to remain on the farm is doubtless due to the deadly monotony of their lives, and it is mucn easier to cultivate in them a taste for rending, which, if directed into proper channels, is one of the greatest boons, by creating an intelligent interest in current events, than by any amount of school lessons which, unfortunately, are often looked on bv children as a special punishment devised by their natural enemies'. I regret to report that Airs. Bramiey, who is a daughter of Captain and Airs. Armstrong, is seriously ill, and her condition is causing her relatives grave anxiety. Air. .1. W. Foreman returned irom Altkau yesterday, .liter attending a meeting of the Aiokau iliver Trust Board, of which he is a member. In conversation with him I learnt that matters are not at all satisfactory, inasmuch as there is no certain revenue, the Board having to trust solely to Government grants, which are for specilic purposes onl, and sluould any work require to be done that is not provided for in the grant the Board finds itself in a financial quandary. The total amount of milk received at the local factory in December was 922,54211), or an increase of 80,8431b over the corresponding month last year. The average test was 3.!), and it took 22.31b of milk to make lib of butter. The warm and continued wet weather has had a wonderful ell'ect on the pastures, and also in cheeking the fall in tlie milk supply, which is generally pronounced at this time of the year. The annual picnic in connection with St. Luke's Sunday School was held on Friday. The tables were laid in the hall and the wants of the children attended to bv tlie teachers —the Alisses Faull and Miss Foreni;i|y assisted by Hiss West, Airs. Foreman and others. After tea an adjournment was made to Air. Faull's paddock, where under the supervision of the ladies before mentioned, assisted 'by the Rev. Brooklehnrst. Ales-rs. iline. West and Kilpatrick, races, skipping competitions, games, etc., were indulged in. The parents owe a deep debt of gratitude to the teachers for their continued devotion to the children's interest and welfare. Air Donald Watson has visited the district endeavoring to secure boring rights. Aluch of the land hereabouts is held under the West Coast Settlement Reserves Act. and I understand that tenants under this Act have no power to grant these rights.