DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 October 1916, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

DURHAM ROAD.

(From Our Own Correspondent). Ater a few days' warm drizzly ruin, which S ave a great fillip to tlio growth of grass., we quite enjoyed the lew eVvs' sunshine considerately doled ov.t to us, hut at present the north-westerly racing counteracts all benefits received: ° Pastures present an attractive apnearance just now, the .paddocks showing a beautiful green color, and on all sires remarks are made as tc grass "Towth In consequence the milk supply'to the creamery is rising rapidly. ' Several fanners report all their herds in profit, while others only part. . The action of some po- SO n unknown >n collaring" a pet goose belonging to n- resident has caused a r,reat 'deal of chin-wagg,ng, and many who have been accused of commandeering a chean dinner are naturally sore over the matter. It is strange how people will let such he'" 1",;' ni T- their iro a -' d > et "J'ow the robber shipping combination full phy without a murmur . I understand that 'Private Prank Oom"roski, of Wolfe road, who received en injury to an eye, which necessitated its removal, is returning by the hospital ship expected shortly The newly-established postal faoWie, we much appreciated by settlers, and indwatioft, point to further iurrea,- of outness.

The children of the local school are dovoting considerable energy to their «ardens and it is to be houed thev will'be «pa;d. The girls' flower plots are beginning to show the effect of the close attention given, and the bovs in the vegetable section deserve every priise tor the manner in which thev' are attending to the work.

During the early part of the wee', the sinning cuckoo (which is .aid to migrate to \ew Zealand from China or Sibera)' could be heard piping a r.ote of thanks lor safe arrival.

Our road is at times a veritable farmyard, fowls, turkeys, ducks, seese, sheep pigs, calves, horses and cows ben-" allowed to rim day and r.I-rht. R»nresentations to the Road Poa'rd caused a mild flutter amongst some owners of big cattle, but I'm thinking it will be a small matter compared with the shakeup some will get if the n,usance is not abated. Our Road Board member* are for some, reason very dubious as tn giving effect to the law by which neople using the.road are safeguarded and no doubt when sonic kind~of accident occurs there will be the usual "who'i ha' thought it!"

It js tc oe hoped shareholder.-, of the Bacon Company who did not attend the meeting in Inglewood on Saturday last will try and get acquainted vith the interesting information (confidential, by tlie way) imparted by the chairman as showing the. imperative need Dure is for co-operators to loyally : uppnrt their own, concern.

The action of the finrernir.ent, per Hoard of Trade suggestion in fixing the maximum price of butter and proposing other annoying restrictions on the 'prim" siry producers of eatable looks like another case of killing the golden egg goose, and if there isn't a remarkable commotion from one end of the country to the other over the matter, well the farming class will deserve all the oppression it gets. 'lPnt it on the farm-

«•,'' said Disraeli, "ho grumbles, hut lie pays," and, seemingly, there's been lHtle alteration from then to now. It is action, and strong at that, that is needcu—and iniek. On Friday evening last )fi adults and ive youths attended at the school to hear Mr. H. O. Sergei's address on Errors of Cow Fcedincr," etc. The speaker, who handled the subject in a very lucid manner, was listened to attentively throughout, and at the conclusion Answered several questions Mr Sergei stressed the importance of farmers inaugurating competitions h swede growing, pointing out that thereby valuable information could 'je gleaned. A resolution that the whole of those present were willing to enter a plot for competition, on being put to the meeting, was declared carried, a few voting against the motion for various reasons! It stems a pity farmers will not so into such matters whole-hea'tcdly, for the results must tend to an enormous amount of good being don,'. A euchre party and dance is being arranged for the Durham school for Friday evening next, and it is hoped a good attendance will result. The casualty list shows that Mr. C. K. Corney, eldest son of Mr. Wm. Corney, and one time on Durham road .has been wovinded.