KAIPARORO.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10604, 10 April 1912, Page 7

KAIPARORO.

a week of absolutely perfect i weather, steady rain, 'has, commenced,j ?to ;£all. Fawners;' of the fine spell, and work was pushed on as expeditiously as possible. Attempts were made to burn felled bush, but the only result was the raising of a. little smoke. Log fires* were, however, in evidence in several localities. 'Heavy load® of timber are at present being despatched from the local sawmill, the hulk of it being railed from Mangamahoe Btaition. In spite of the threatening aspect of the -weather on Easter 4 - Monday, a number of sports from here journeyed out to Nireaha to participate in the events at the athletic meeting there. The iball -which was held in the evening in the Xi realm Hall was also well patronised <by residents from this dis>trict. . The monthly meeting of the . School Committee was held on. the first.inet., there being present Messrs Falkuer (chairman), Buxton (seci-etary), Harvey, Miller and O. Falkner. The secretary reported that a substantial' sum of money had been . raised :., by means of the euchre iournamens organised Iby . the Committee during' the past few months. It was decided to expend part of this sum on attend..a<nee prizes, to ibe presented at the end of the present month to the twelve pupils who had made the highest attendances during the last two years. The selection of -the prizes was left to the head teacher. 'Mr K. McKenzie has ibeen spending Ill's vacation: with friends here. ■Mr Burton, senr., is also on a short' visit to the district-. •The Rev. Walke, of Eketahuna, has made aa-rangements to hold church services in the local hall onthe last Sunday of. eaclilmonth.'"