TARIKI.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 November 1922, Page 7

TARIKI.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Signs of political unrest, which it is safe to say did not exist a week ago, are now beginning to make themselves noticeable among the usually peace-lov-ing people of Tariki. The visit of the Prime Minister to Taranaki, and especially to Inglewood and Stratford, seems to be just what was required to set the smouldering ashes of political opinions once more ablaze, and from now on it appears quite reasonable to suppose and expect that every man will do his duty according to his own ideas and abilities, for the man and the party he supports. To the mind of the unbiased onlooker this difference of opinion as to which man or party will serve those, whose interests are identical, best is to say the least of it strange. It is a common thing to find two men whose farms, for instance, are almost exactly similar in their working requirements and productions, the owners of which confer with one another for their mutual benefit and profit, each believing the other to be an exceptionally keen and up-to-date farmer, and a man possessing good sound reasoning powers. They agree in practically all matters, but one, the exception being politics, and so Jones feels quite sure in his own mind that his friend Brown ia making a huge mistake in supporting the man or party he does. Brown is equally certain and sorry that his otherwise good friend and neighbor Jones is afflicted with a kind of mental deficiency, when it comes to selecting a Parliamentary representative. They, however, do their duty. Both cast their vote as they think best, one for Reform, one for the Liberals. One equalises, or neutralises, the effect of the other, ann so after many arguments passed, they once more settle down in the old accustomed groove of perfect agreement. About thirty Tariki farmers and others went to Stratford on Friday evening to see and hear the Prime Minister, and about the same number to Inglewood, and I think all, irrespective of their

political opinions, had a word of praise for our “grand old man.” The weather has been extremely rough of late, each day as it comes along being a little worse than the day before, but, as this seems to be fairly general throughout Taranaki, it is no use boasting about it. It is fairly evident that Tariki will be one of the best represented districts at the forthcoming A. and P. Show at Stratford, among the exhibitors of ped:gr.ee Jersey stock. From very reliable sources T have heard that thera will be from six to ten exhibitors of -this class of stock within a radius of three miles from the Tariki railway station, showing altogether from fifteen to thirty animals.

Though the Tariki railway station is generally the Scene of a good deal of activity, owing to its being a station where many of the north and south hound trains cross, and where a lot of shunting of trucks loaded and unloaded is done, it was noticeable that the usual hustling businesslike movements of the station officials, guards, etc., was somewhat intensified on Friday afternoon. At first the reason was not quite clear to the interested onlooker, until several well-dressed officious-looking individuals alighted from a first-class smoker, labelled “reserved.” and moved about among the carriages. looking as if they knew something. Then, as a guard rushed by. T ventured to whisper, “What’s up?” “Oh, replied he; Big Guns, McVilly and Co.” Poor man, the sweat was dropping off him. and he had our fullest sympathy. Mr. Chas. Therkleson, who, as before mentioned, has been a patient at the New Plymouth hospital for nearly two months, suffering from a poisoned hand, was permitted to visit his home on the Tariki Road on Friday night. He returned to the hospital on Saturday morning. We are all sorry to hear that his hand is not making very satisfactory progress towards healing permanently.

Tariki folks are pleased to note that Mr. Massey lent a very favorable ear to the deputation that waited on him at Stratford re the development of the Tariki hydro-electric scheme. The reports coming to hand recently of the upward tendency of prices for dairy produce is having a very cheering effect on all those engaged in the industry, and also most of those who are not.