DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 December 1919, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

PUNGAREHU. (From Our Own Correspondent). The local school closed for the summer holidays on Monday, 15th December, and presentations were made by the children to tMr teachers, Miss Mackay and Miss Miles, bcih beinß presented with a cut glass sugar bowl. The presentations were made by Ivy Goodin ana Kato Fleming, ths teachers returning thanks and wishing the children the comp 1rueuts of the season. Ivy Goodin and Kate Fleming, who entered for (he proficiency examination, gained their certificates, and alto, getner the school has had a very successful year

Holiday-makers have had no reason to complain of the weather All the different places have had their attractions, whilst many have gone further afield, to the mountain and the seaside.

Messrs L Maurice and A. Coutts of. the South Island, both returned men of the kaln Boi.y, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs P Grenfeli over tills last week-end. Mrs Goodin, an ex-Pungarehulte, now of New Plymouth, Is on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Goodin, of this district.

„ M f 3 E l'ope, with Miss Irene, tope and Master Tod, are spending the holidays in Pungarehu. Mr. Jack and Jame3 Guild are also putting In the holiday season at Pungarehu The prospects for the primary producers ot New Zealand appear to be very bright for some years to come, and the maintenance of remunerative returns assured, at any rate as to the major part of tlifa produce in'lncrease 111 the national wealth then is :o he reasonably looked for, that is, so far as It reaches the primary producers, but for the rest of the people of the Domln'on high prices abroad do not necessarily mean low, or even stationary, prices at home. Increases in the revenue have been rendered imperative bv the huge war expenditure, and arising out of the ■ate war are Increased working charges of mibllo utilities, State and privately-owned v?, i"' would seem to be highly probable that th« Government will for some ( 1 0me T> r " ls , e , money br of l° a n from J " 1 " ,f he Dominion To the primary prohllSfrs''lcn t0 ™hom accretions of wealth from „5 ,? c^ s , wl " CoDle the Government will Drobably look In the near future for large contributions, not only to the revenue but m P°l l for locally floated loans. ,u ry . spe 'l: to M' her with the constant Ninas that we have been experiencing lately, is causing the milk supply at every dairy faclory along the coast to show a decrease and ?„ ,m '5 a lonß autu ™n to make up fot this, dairy-farmers will not have too good a season. Hay crops, too, will not be nearly so heavy as last year, as owing to the lack of tarn there lias been very little bottom growth ' The dairying season, speaking generallv, durng the last, two months, has not I en up to the usual standard. On the present outlook the season appears to bid fair to be a dry fine. Those having those conveniences and lnaugurated a little system of Irrigation as a benefit seasons will now reap a

Quite a -number of local residents made their jay to New Plymouth on Christmas Eve The town life is undoubtedly becoming ve v v Attractive to the country folks, especially at the festive season. The Taranaki Jockev Club's Christmas meeting also attracted a large number of people from this end New Plymouth is. perhaps, more richly favored in respect to attractive places for holiday makers than any fawn in tho province The beauties with which nature has endowned the district Of Taranaki generally and New Plymouth in particular are amongst * the great assets of the Place, and more particularly at the present season of the year. There , is a wealth of public parks which are all worth while any visitor seeing. Pukekura Park is probably the finest of its kind in the Dominion.