HARAPEPE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1962, 3 February 1885, Page 2

HARAPEPE.

On Monday last, tho 20th, tho annual meeting of the householders of this district v, as held in tho school-houso at 7.30 p.m. Tho meeting was not numerously attended. The follow nip were elected aa the school committee for the year : — Messrs A. S. Sherretfc, Wilh.im Hnrkpr, Jntne* Mcliuirk, Tliom.is I{o-,l)orouyh, Isaac Hodgson, C. (lilcs .uid J. H. Thompson. At a meeting of the committee held .tfter tho public meeting, Mr J. H. Thompson was elected chairman. It seems to me » mistake having so many members on school committees in a distiiot like this. Thero w k great difficulty hi getting the membois during tho yfai". There in very little to do, Neldrm moie th.in the chairman can do without tho help <>f tho otliei six u.emliers, and if wanted it is a troublesome job to K'ct them all together. For the pa^t three weeks we h.ive been having very dry we.ither, and the .md potatoes were looking as if they wanted rain badly. On Thursday the we.itluT broke, and wo have had about a d.iy*' steady rain, and tho pi as* paddoekn .ire greatly impro\ed in .vppear.ince hy it. Crops oil the M'hole in this district, from what I hoar and see, will not be as good as la->t year. Fruit is almost * complete failure. — (Own Correspimdent, January 31st.)