KAPONGA NOTES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 17 February 1928, Page 10

KAPONGA NOTES.

SCHOOL PICNICS. Splendid weather prevailed for ithe State school children’s annual picnic a! the Opunake beach yesterday. Three large motor lorires and numerous private, cars were required to convey the children (who numbered 120), teaching staff, members of school committee and parents. The children were well catered for in the matter of races and other amusements, and a really enjoyable time was spent by all. The children of St. Mark’s Sunday School are to be entertained at a picnic at Dawson Falls hostel to-morrow.

If satisfactory arrangements can be made, about fifty of the local State school pupils, together with a large detachment from the Convent school, will be taken to New Plymouth on Monday to pay an instructional visit, to H.M.S. Dunedin.

WELCOME RAIN. The recent rains, have considerably increased the volume of water in the Kaupokonui river, incidentally dissipating fears of a shortage of water for electric power supply, replenishing tank reserves for "household use, and put new life into languishing pastures, to say nothing of reviving the ardour of local anglers. Among several good catches recently 'made. Mr A. Eraser landed four very nice brown trout at the Kaupokonui bridge one evening this week. At this spot several fine fish, variously estimated to scale from five to ten pounds, may be observed leisurely feeding—but they are wary and very particular as to what they feed on, though an occasional hefty one falls to the wily fisher. I