MOTUKARAKA.

Wairoa Bell, Volume IV, Issue 156, 29 July 1892, Page 2

MOTUKARAKA.

[FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT. 1 At this season of the year ever} thing is very quiet up herein the north. We have had heavy rain now for some time which has turned our so-called roads into channels of mud. Our sehool re-opened yesterday, after the holidays. The wet weather has caused several landslips, a very bad one is in the rear of the school buildings, and the water has undermined the foundation blocks and the building is liable to go at any moment with a crash to the ground. The Education Board has been communicated with, but being a country school, no notice seems to be taken of the affair. If any casualty should occur it may stir them up a bit. The Takahue road contract was taken by Mr Nash, a settler here; He started work last week and makes his children help. One, a girl of 17 may be seen doing navvy work on the road. We boast of our civilization and yet children and young women are allowed to do navvy work in this enlightened nineteenth century. One of pur settlers lias had to be threatened with a gnomons for not sending one of his children to school and I fancy there will be another yet. Some or the settlers here have been to Talieke eumdiggii.u, and have done very well considering the wet weather. Very little out-door work can be clone at present, bnt some are doing a little fencing and clearing. Our Band of Hope is still progressing, the last meeting was well attended. On Sunday last we had a visit from Mr Vaughan of Umawera, who conducted service at the school house. Our steamer people are still very negligent, for goods that ought to be left at Ilawene have been taken to KohuKohu, 4 miles up the river, so causing extra expense ancl loss of time to those expecting them.,