WAITARA NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 291, 3 May 1911, Page 7

WAITARA NEWS

(From Our Own Correspondent!, The increase as shown in the census returns of 493 is very satisfactory, and compares more than favorably with most places in the Dominion. An increase representing over 50 per cent, is certainly good. The departure on Friday of a visitor to Waitara will no doubt be heard with regret by quite a number of people, and tears will shed over the fact, for his presence at the seaside has been an occasion of great joy to someone with a peanut or some other sort of nut to crack. I refer to the sand bank which has formed during the unprecedented spell of dry weather. The week's rain inland has made a fine scour out, and on Saturday the s.s. Claymore sounded 14 feet on the bar. With the water still coming down at a great rate this will be increased during the next few days, when 10 to 18 feet should be showing. \Te shall still be able to send our pound of beef, wool or tallow to the great, British public, and bring in our few shovelfuls of' cos;l and other i required tiiwehandise for local and inland corisVimption. The concert tendered to Captain Lidiard last evening was very successful, and Mr. G. H. Saunders is deserving of great predit for his public spirited.nesfc "

The installation ,of the Mayor and councillors^'tiles jJlace on Wednesday. Thin first Wefing of the newly-elected Waitarh. HarUor 'Board will be held on Thursday afternoon for the purpose of electing a chairman and treasurer, and | for general'hfisjiness. | An. is ' bejng. made to start a hockey 1 J clW liere; aiid with this in view a meeting has been called at the Council Chambers this' evening. A ife>v line? of fat bullocks and a number of pigs .are yet to be slaughtered at .the 'freezing works before the Closing, which wifl take place within the next few days. 1 ' !