DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 126, 21 October 1914, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

MAKLTA'H'A. (From Oar Own Com'spondellY)). Fishermen, 1 Ihm'l', have been having good hauls in the u.riotM r;vi?rs in the Aloa, district. Cut tain it is t'hat the Xgatoronui swarms with very nice fish. Mr. 1). Kelly, of lipper Norfolk road, has n-oigiuvl from the Durham School ConaMi tl.ee, lie finding' it impossible to negotiate the rivers it is necessary for liinx to crofcs at night time. It seems that a deadlock 'luis arseTi Uirough the proper to i, w'hidh the school] children traverse changing hands, and| the conim'ittee uTe as yet unable to take advantage of the Board's offer to I provide the material for a swing taidgc. The old log bridge w<w found very convenient in U'ho past, not only for the children, and it does seem a tj'hamc that. J the opportunity of obtaining a strong | and serviceable means of crossing the' river should be lost. 'Many farmers ccimlplain of the late-, ness of many of (heir cows in coming into profit. Various reason-; are assigned. I Tho weather has 'been conducive to. good progress [being made with stumping operations. Tlie oats planted on many farms are coming along', very satisfactorily. I Correspondents in, tihe. News are continually drawing attention to the depredations of the Bmall birds, nnd not without reason. A few days ago a j group of farmora, discussing the matter,! agreed that tho bird pesit was bdtter than the caterpillar menace-, which, it was affirmed, would eventuate if the birds were exterminated. Taraimki, according to some, in the olden days hail several seriouts raids from 1 the caterpillar, and the present immunity i» placed to the credit of the birds-. Jc is expensive and annoying to have one's cro|» thinned down through, the birds, anil I think it a question farmers might well discus*, morning.