DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 169, 4 December 1912, Page 6

DISTRICT NEWS.

MAKETAWA:. '".',; (From Our Own Cprrespoidant.) We experienced a splendid'run of fine, or, from a dairyman's point ; of ■ view, satisfactory weather for rather a longterm, and in the words 'of the song, "Everything in the garden Was lovely." but Monday, tlie 2oth, brought us the usual ••Taranaki," culminating on the following day with the'.heaviest downpour that has been recorded for a considerable time. The. Piakaii and Ngatoro rivers were extremely high, and a very large quantity of wood was noticed on its way to the. sea, and which, per local in the "News," duly, reached, there. A couple of days' breathing was allowed us to prepare for the finishing touch, for on Friday last the ; wind'got to the south; and a real wintry time fell on us. A cold, "bitter wind, j with sleet -and a heavy fall of snow on Mt. Egmont is not conducive to the well-doing of either man or beast, and consequently, the. tempers of all to whom fine weather means a lot cannot be said to improve. The milk • supply to the creamery at Durham i,s of the up-and-down variety, consequent on the variable weather, and is not to be wondered at, considering how the cattle arc treated by the-' elements. Notwithstanding all, the supply has beaten last year's tally already %y 137 gallons, and given a run of decent weather this season should show a record that will take wiping out. ,

The new boiler/is. 'being' installed at the Maketawa factoryj and I hear'that Messrs Roebuck, of Now Plymouth, are the workmen. The factory is. now ing out 23 boxes .of butter- daily.

Considerable interest' is'evinced as to the proposed co-operative auctioneering and trading association now in formation, and there is no doubt a .meeting in Inglewood will draw a large audience. This lime of tlie year prevents tlie majority going any' distance to attend meetings, but tuey will be enabled to get to one arranged closer home. Visitors to the Stratford Show speak in glowing terms of .the excellence -of the affair. It is held in a central place, possesses enthusiastic officials,. and a willing public. There must be something radically wrong if such a; combination does not reach top place.Previous to the big flood of Tuesday the rivers this way were showing large numbers of splendid trout, and Ike Waltons'. disciples were promised a good time, but now—well, I dunno! By the way, Jimmy Trout must be extra nimble to get out of the way of the boulders, etc., that get on the move at flood time. It's a wonder that anything could survive such "rumble jumble."