WAITARA NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 264, 17 March 1911, Page 7

WAITARA NEWS

(From Our Own Correspondent). The Taranaki annual regatta, popularly known as ''the people's outing," takes place on the Waitara river next Thursday, and judging by the busy appearance of boating devotees every evening, patrons will have a good day's sport. The champion whale-boat race promises to be as keenly contested as was the case a few years ago, Tikorangi being especially keen in endeavoring to wrest the big honor from the Clifton Club, who havo been successful during the past two years. Both clubs are very confident of winning, and Tikorangi men this year are training like racehorses. In previous years when they have done this the result has justified the work, and the meeting between the two clubs will be particularly interesting. Outrigger rae6s have not proved very successful, and these events have been eliminated. The ladies' race has been revived, and the crews are in very earnest training. An addition to the programme this year is a dinghy race, and it. is hoped that several of the; fishermen's boats from Moturoa will contest the event. Suitable train arranger ments have been made.with the Railway Department, a special leaving New Plymouth at 12 o'clock. The first race starts at one o'clock, so that New Plymouth I folk unable to catch the first train will i miss only two of the minor events. Excursion fares have been arranged for, andrtrains are delayed. Miss B. Hunt lias been appointed a first-year pupil teacher, and lias taken up her duties. The Fire Brigade station is now completed, and the necessary work outside to give better facilities to the handling of the plant completed. Two men sleep at the station. . ft is hoped that the invitation to the underwriters to inspect tlie system, with a view to bringing the town..under schedule "C," will soon be issued, so that the benefits of reduced insurance will take,effect.

The copious rain (which were mostly confined to beach;areas) during the early part of last'week, together with the warm days, are having , ; a grand reflect on grass andt root'crops: The milk supply throughout the district is shoeing a rapid fall ing-off,.but,this'is expected, as the season started very early.. Winter feed should be abundant, and although the.supplies have dropped it is expected that the present standard will hold up ,i&r>sometime, i"

The North Taranaki Dairy Co. received G75,0381b5, of milk during February, an rncT.casfc of 90,0341bs in comparison with 1910. Suppliers received'£ll79 14s lldi; as against £94117s 2d for the correspond ing month of last year, an increase of, £237 17s 9d. The'increase in-butted production..was 2 tons lflcwt, the test being 4.19. , "«;