MANGIMINGI.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 7871, 5 January 1904, Page 2

MANGIMINGI.

, (From Our Own Correspondent.) 1 A picnic was held here pn New Year's \ p lay/, on grounds kindly lent by Mr J. lest, and a good many settlers . and •iends put in an appearance. Although tie weather was showery in the morning, nd looked as if the gathering would have Q 0 be postponed, by 11 o'clock fhe sun ame out and a beautiful <day followed. James, etc., were indulged% until it was 1 cow-time," when those that are in the business had to go home . to attend to heir duties. A' dance was held in the- ( ivening, breaking up aboat 11 p.m., sveryone seeming to have enjoyed the lay's outing. '•• JL.m" , * Shearing is just about fijjpned for nn)th»r year, and it has been '%£. very pro ] onged contract indeed, ..owinjn;o> the veiy aroken weather that has o|en, expen- , meed. , * * ' Several bush fires were seen 'last week. \ but with not- very good results, as it is 1 impossible for the leaves, etc. r underneath 1 to be thoroughly , dry. Good weather is . how badly wanted to enable those who 3 have bush to burn to get it off satisfactorily. % ' The County Council have erected a new bridge over the Mangimingi stream, on the Wingrove road, which should be high ly acceptable to the settlers on 'that road, as the old structure in time of flood used to be under water. • • • The milk supply at the local factory is a little on the decline, but the cows have done a lot better this year than they did last, and I think that as time goes on and the herds improve, we will find that 1 certain amount of dairying can be carried I on quite successfully*., in , tfce Mansimmoi I Valley. ..*\: >' " ' " | ' ' "mi ' 1 1