DISTRICT NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 117, 7 November 1911, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS

MAKKTAAVA. (1 ; rom Our Own Correspondent). October. Liken as ,l whole. has been a very wet month. and -twork carricd on in t!ie line weather of the ]>]vrei!inu' niontli received a severe cheek. Dairy eat tie liail lo meet ailver.se weather on short rations, the not bavins; come ahead as ill'the past. consequent on the dry period. anil the shortage of stock . fodder, in combination'. made a marked dill'iTcnce in t.lilf milk -npply. However- tile last week has proii'.iced splendid weather, and the jrood old cow has rcciprocjited to the genial conditions prevailing. At present a :;raiid warm rain is falling, and everything in the fodder line is shuwiii" j sijrns uf marked improvement. The milk supply at the Durham road creamery is I steadily 011 the increase, and 1 have no ] donlit. the end of the present season will I show a record supply for the size of I lie concern. The erection of the crca.inery has made a considerable difference in the '.ime made available for suppliers I'ejrardi iL' work on the farm, and the wear and tear of the two miles uf the road from the creamery lo the main factory is also lessened by the Hi carts not t ravi on il. Slip.- are to be taken. I am informed, | (o obtain a loan to compli-ti the metal--1 iiil; of the Durham tto.nl W'e-t. There is no doubt the small portion of the j road is in nei-:l of lieinjr so improved; as the 11.1t 11 r.i 1 fall of the land makes it in:p<•-Ifor ihe road to be kept in I order without metal, and a- the distance is lint chains or -oil i- hoped the whole of the residents will -cc their I w.n to help lie.' iop settlers concerned in the effort. The .-mall amount of cash involved (approximately Elolt) should no*, act a- a bif: hurdle, and the scnti-' incut of "put yourself in his place" should act as a bi« lever in the carrying out of tin l propo-al. Mr. .1. Aii! the Liberal candidale for Stratford, met the electors in the Durham school on Thursday evening l.i-l. The room was comfortably filled, many ladies bei'njr prc-ent. Several residents from t'pper Xort'olk road came across country, the nijjht lieiii" calm ami moonlight, making the walk aero-:, enjoyable. .Mr. .Me('lu<rpa«e. who spoke forovcr an hour and a-half. pave a very clear explanation of the policy of tke party he supports, and his experience in the backblocks. in many situations, enabled him to «ct into touch with his audience, as there is uothillf.' like the "bloke who has been through it himself." The humanitarian proposals, and also those already in force, by the present (Jovermncnt were lucidly explained, a- al-o was the different, tenures on which land could be obtained. The various misrepresentations of the other -ide re»ardiiiK the national debt. etc.. were also plainly refuted, ami I am -lire tho-e who hear Mr. ~Mac.'s explanation of things in fieneral cannot help but come to the conclusion that a bijr attempt at hoodwinking the electors of the Dominion is beim; attempted. and evidently the intelligence of the present-dav voters is held ill very iiiiht regard bv the leader and meinlii rs of the so-called liefonn Party! However. the address, which was oil the lines of the Stratford speech <0 fully reported in your column.-, was attentively followed bv the audience, who expressed their

sat UfaHion in mm in;; a \ <ll <> of itiank* li. ami ciinliili'ni'c in Mr. Mi'Cln:;irii«i' anil r'pnli.'.Mi:-!' in tin' jiri'scnt -\ilinini>i,iiitiuii. a million of tliimki only ilitfialnl liy a vrrv majority. At the i-om-hi-ion <■ f tin' ini'i'tinfr a strong committee wa> formed to fnrtlicr llilinterests of tin' candidate.