DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 43, 12 August 1911, Page 6

DISTRICT NEWS.

U'AItKA. I h'rciin Uur I Inn Correspondents). The next 'shoot." for Mr. Grayling'* trophy will be held on Saturday afternoon.' The si-mit,, (if all previous shoots will be sent in after Saturday's match. The Oiiisl. Transport, Company's steam waggon came down the Coast on 'files day with a load of slag as far as Oaoiiui. 11, is to he hoped that, the waggon will prove a success. Mr. mid Mrs. Ilalpin and family, who have been milking on Cie \Varna road for some years, have In, here to take up u larger I'nrni in Ihe Opunake district. The milk supply at the local factory is increasing almost every day. The Ncwall road creamery was opened last Thursday, this being the first yenr the creamery has been opened before the annual meeting.

Good progress is being made with the erection of buildings on the farms on the Alexander estate. There have been so far three large loads of timber brought by traction engine from the Carrington road mills, and I understand there are still more to come.

A meeting of the Warea Hall Committee was held on Saturday night. It was decided to hold a basket social in aid of the new building fund at an early date.

Mr, A. C. Vincent, contractor, is making good progress with the metalling between Stony River and Puniho while the weather is fine, and by the time the metal has settled down it will be a fine road and should not require repairing for some years, for the county foreman believes in putting a coat of metal on the road that will last a while without the necessity for patching after every shower of rain. Mr. P. Kivell and family, who have been milking on shares for the past few years for Mr. J. Burgess, left here a short time ago for the Waikato district.

MAKETAWA. The cold south-easter, accompanied with rain, has had a deleterious effect on the frcsh-calved cows, the milk supply being of the up-and-down order. In many cases the turnip ration has been j eaten out and dry feed, such as oats | and hay, is not conducive to big milk j yields. Cows fed on turnips without J any regard for the after results cannot turn out an article that will allow of good butter being made, and almost in every part of the Moa district complaints are being made as to bad b'ltter. Strange to say, it is "the other f.'llow" that is the cause —the mote will not be looked for closer home. Xo matter what machinery is used, no matter how careful a manager may be, tainted milk means tainted butter, and tainted butter means bad trade, and consequently lessened cheques. When will the dairy chap insist on cattle being fed in a proper manner so that a pure flavored article can be produced winter and summer? The consumer has to pay an almost prohibitive price for an article that is only fit to grease cart wheels. Things are not equitable! The man who feeds his cows in a proper manner has to suffer for the careless man who does not care a rap so long as he can get a big milk tally to his credit. It seems strange, also, that notwithstanding the State experiments and advice from the best professionals obtainable by the Agricultural Department as to proper cattle feeding, etc., the dairy "cocky" knows best! There is no doiibt that a drastic alteration is urgently needed in many factories.

Tho monthly meeting of the Durham Road School Committee was held on Monday night last, all niemben being present. Nothing of special importance was brought forward, the business being of the usual routine character.

Preparations for building the concrete bridges over rivers on the main road are being busily gone on with. The crushed stone necessary is in heaps at the Ngatoro-iti and the crusher is at work at the Maketawa, and presumably it won't be long before the actual building operations are in full swing. The ratepayers in the near future will be able tn appreciate the progressive policy of tlio Taranaki County Council in reI'ncing the old-stylo bridge with the everlasting and up-to-date concrete. The pity is that the new ones are not being bulit the full width of the road. The Moa Road Board's foreman has had a lot of "tittivating" done to the Durham road, which is now in good order. The improvements done to the mouth of the road near the station were much needed, but the pity is that drovers make this portion of the road a regular "spell-oh" for their herds, and consequently the good work done by the foreman is destroyed. Surely the practice can he stopped by the'authorities interested.

Mr. W. Langley has sold his farm to Mr. C. Gohle, who, I understand, takes possession some time this month. Mr. Langley .has purchased a farm in the Tikorangi district. TIKORANGI. I regret to report the death on Saturday of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Faull. Much sympathy is expressed for the bereaved'parents in the loss of their only son. The annual meeting of the Tikorangi Dairy Company was held on Monday, Mr. H. M. Purdie, in the unavoidable absence of the chairman, presiding. The report and balance-sheet, disclosing one of the most successful year's operations in the annals of the company, were adopted. The retiring directors, Messrs S. Knuckey and P. W. Matthews, were re-appointed. On the motion of Mr. J. Foreman, seconded by Mr. Davidson, the manager (Mr. Kilpa trick) was unanimously voted a bonus of £2O in appreciation of his excellent work durinu the past season. Mr. Kilpatrick, in reply, said he could not adequately express himself, but he sincerely thanked the members for their very generous recognition of his efforts.' and he assured them that, with their co-operation in supplying good milk, no pains on his part would be spared in again turning out a. first-class article. Mr. Barclay brought up the matter of which he termed the arbitrary action of the Clifton County Council in enforcing wider tyros on milk carts,, and considered the meeting should take some action. Members present did not appear inclined (o favor the suggestion, as it was generally recognised that the Council's by-laws in respect to width of tyres was an honest attempt to deal with a very vexed question. The chairman applied the closure by pointing out that this meeting was for the purpose of discussing the business of the company, and not that of th > County Council, and Mr. Barclay's obvious course if he wanted to thresh the matter out was to convene a meeting of ratepayers. The meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the directors, who met immediately afterwards and unanimously re-elected Mr. John Whitehead as chairman. The newly-elected Hall Committee's efforts at "reorganisation" has met with a serious Tcbuff, the Rowing Club having notified them that they cannot see their way to remit the debt due on an old Joan. In this respect the committee are in a somewhat similar position to *

iinncli-talkc.-1-of local body, and it Ist whispered that the member!) of both are at times secretly indulging in the pastime ) of vigorously kicking themselves. ' Mr. Armstrong Ims sold his farm to Mr. Langlcy. I:ite of Inglcwood, and Mr. •f. Whitehead lias purchased the line •glazing farm at I'reimi lately the proj perty of Mr. K. Julian. Judging from recent telegrams, it is I evident, that Home concern is felt at the ' fact that military training is likely to interfere with the sporting proclivities of the people. One would think that the paramount duty of our manhood is to lit itself for the task of defending Ihe honor of its women. But, alas! sport is king, and sufficient for the day is the evil thereof appears to be the maxim of many.

UKKXUI. A farewell dance was tendered the Julian family on Wednesday night in the hall, and was well attended, there' being about 70 .couples present, including .settlers from Waitara, Okoke and Pukearuhe. Before supper, Mr. Pope, in a neat speech, presented Mr. Julian and family with a handsome silver tea-kettle and spirit lamp and oak tray, after which Mr. Halcomhc presented Miss L. Julian (who has left the post ollice) with a nice silver biscuit barrel. Mr. Halcombe alluded to Miss Julian's courteous manner and tact while she was in the post office, and bad great pleasure in making the. presentation to her. Mr,. Julian replied on behalf of the family, and also for his daughter, thanking" everyone very much for the nice presents made to them. Supper was handed round, the ladies, with their usual liberality, providing plenty of good things for the "inner man." Songs were given by the following:—Messrs Stamp, Bryant, Pope and Crawford. Dancing was kept up till 2 a.m. Mr. A. Thompson made an efficient M.C., and Miss McKenzie, of Uruti, presided at the piano. The whole affair showed that the Julian family arc much liked in the district, and ''your own" can only add that may they prosper m their new home.

Messrs H. Skinner and Son have sold out their White Cliff property to Mr. P. Wells.

Mr. A. Thompson has bought Mr. E. Batten's wheelright and blacksmithing business here. We all wish him success, for he is painstaking and obliging.