DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 42, 10 July 1914, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

MAKETAWA, (From Our Own Correspondent.) We have, hiul a nice spell of splendid weather—frosty mornings and line days. Of course good tilings do not come to stay our way very often, and indications are for the usual wet turn. The supply of milk to tie Durham Creamery is such that the creamery is running every three days. On several farms cows are coming to profit already. Evidently we arc to make an early start this season. I am told that Mr. F. Dodunski has purchased Mr.-C. Minchin's farm on the Lower Durham road. Mr. Ludcrman, the new road foreman in place of Mr. R. Jones (who resigned to go on a farm) has been busy on Durham road west for a long period attending to repairs, which were urgently heeded, Tlhose boulder heaps still want tho "nappers," and yet there are unemployed. Mr. J. Dombroski, who recently purchased Mr. T. Wheeler's property, takes possession on August 1. Mr. Wheeler's tale of cattle, etc., on the Ist of this month was largely attended by buyers from all over the district, and satisfactory prices were obtained. Mr. J. A. Bridgeman motored a party of neighbors (Messrs Mehrtens, Dombroski, Goble and Rickard) around the mountain on Monday last. A very pleasant day was spent, the wcatfier being all that could be desired. Several of the party iiave expressed the opinion that Durham road land, compared with most of that travelled through, can more than hold its own. The monthly meeting of the Durham School Committee was held on Monday last, one member being absent. Enquiry ' having been made anent the wire bridge over the Maketawa, it was pointed out that the matter was hung up pending suitable arrangements with the new proprietor, the land through which the children must pass having changed hands recently. The teachers quarterly report showed tlhat there were 17 boys and 18 girls on the roll; the average attendance for the quarter was 15.fi0l boys, and 10.5 for girls, or a total of 82.151. It was decided to take Arbor Day (the lfrth inst.) for repairs, etc., to fences. The petitions circulating in support of the proposed new county arc receiving vary large support, and the general opinion expressed is that anything would be better than the present system.