Makarora Notes

Cromwell Argus, Volume LX, Issue 3111, 12 May 1930, Page 5

Makarora Notes

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

At the meeting" of householders held at the school the following were nominated and elected to the School Committee; Messrs Carl. Hansen (chairman), Murdoch, j. 13. Dunning, 1,. Crawford and Humphries,. The night cry of the Kiwi was distinctly- heard at the Burke Hut 10cently, the first signs of reappearance for many years.

Mr J. Harrison (Seddonville), the last ot the stalkers from YYcstland, arrived yesterday. He states he saw . many hundreds, ol stags alii of i inferior type but nothing worth shooting. During his seven weeks of stalking he comes to the conclusion I something drastic must be done by 1 the Societies if stalkers are to be en--1 couraged to conic here. He shut one i head on the homeward journey ! 35:{ x 352 which lacks a big tine. |«juests at Crawford's Hostel include Messrs Watson (West Coast), Dickenson. Bcnlel (Kelso), Giliiu (Okuru), and Hall (llawca). At Makarora House-, Messrs Hanisou, \\ afters and Livingston. At Humphries. Messrs Kdmonds and Bell, while many parties arc camping at the wharf. Quantities of fencing posts are finding their way to the forestloss regions below the Lakes. The lowest rainfall for some years 'past was recorded during- April, being just over two inches. A number of shooting parties have been operating in the district. Mr Nichols is speiiding a few days in the valley accompanied by Mr Hargreaves, the new manager. Mr J. McLennan passed through en route to his run with a line 01. young stock for winter grazing. A number of bacon pigs were exported this week whilst included among the imports were two loads of rams on account of Nicbol and Co. Residents are awaiting with interest the result of the deer menace conference to be held in Wellington this week. The Otago Society have again appointed a culler for the Valley.