Marakopa.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 344, 11 March 1911, Page 5

Marakopa.

Mr T. Johnston ia making satisfactory progress with the erection of the new dairy factory. Supplies in the township have been rather short, tor seme time. l'p till the em! of the .war we h: u! the s.a. Kethe;'<av :i-li»i til.• s.s. iitoll o1 i tinning {„ ]i... i, nt in- furnirr iv:u then witliilrnvvn, leaving u:< with only one .g,.. n mer. The I'oititoi is at present i,vrhauln! aV Onehunga and u .]!! nut m- ahle In come along for at L-asi, another week. Klotir is almost ruil nut ami tiie sugar supply has also hacome \imusfo. I. Levers of the I'm,'rani- weed are also on short ralinas ami it i:> impossible to buy a ltl .S, i obaco >. Machinery for the facU.ry is also being delayed :uh i , ,;.he r inconvenience is general. \ ill'., !i!',i',:e mil, last Wednesday at :), Wiley's house owing to the u-u.icU.ing ~f a tin of boiling tar. A uMlin:,,'' bucket brigade extinguished the dame.; In-i'ofe any great damage was dime. ,\ ineni in g of tii" nevvly-tormeii i ) ii i lii.s>jiliic:-. 1 Society war', iield last u .,vk. |\| r 1". Hell was appointed prnTuieni, Mr K. I'. i I alley treasurer, and -Mr U. t.'. 1 Union- secretary. Tins p.• w Socmtv dcSet'. C.i the support, nf ti„. ,)i ilnet and .mould be ,T a splendid ,> v !vilaw value to die "young men" ul the il is trie i.. \ uiin:'ts meeting is to he held here „nSi.' Patrick's Day. <-h.xnl entries , l!V ;ui l.icipated. The prize money : [ni'd-i The programme consists ~[• : 11,!11e! ic ami aquatic events. The j eti-r"ctic secre (.ar y ) A!»• llonore) has j nl u.tei's we!! in band and a good day's | is certain to ev -entuale. _ J ' 'fj,,. |,i,-a! school lias im-ri-ased in attendance since the beginning of the pre lent term. iVu'ket is alii! in full swing am! en thusiasm is still man i tested. The batting compelllion is heimg keenly i carried out and so far Messrs U. j ;• jj |(. and ,1. Wmddes are leading. | Tim importance o! this, district is hecumil! '.' manilesl e\eryW 11 et e judg- j l(u , by the mails earned into the dis- ; t.ricL. There is, however, one thing | thai, will have to be remembreed in i thai direction, ami tiiat is the mail com ing through direct and returning the following day. The present state | of ail'airs is that mails arrive on the | Saturday and cannot be replied to . m;til the u-lUnvie.g Friday. j i-'arm work is generally proceeding well throughout the district, both Kiri- , .| lt . ro and' Marakopa setLlers making t.j,e best of the long days and the weather.

KelUeiv here Hiv generally iu1er- (,,,,(,,.,| in tin- movement of forming a new education district. 'l'iu-y I'ave h;ni tiii'i!' experiences :\nd as matters ;! t ;uu i at prevent there iM every hope tint tiu'V will support the matter, it W ill ni ,i. be wry long before the I'klucnlion lVparlmonl will haw to consider Urn building of a school here ami wiii be but, only another legitimate deimuul ot' the many at, present in Lbo Kin'.; Country. 'ft,- ru'W Counties Ac!, of i ayt session brinving Awakino County into oneiv,Lioii." will, it is understood, bo brought i llto ' oll'eel, ami it. will bo mteivsime; tu | t . a n, what Stemi setLU'i'.-i Will then tako- . , It, ;.; exported th.ii a emmet imueh Wl |l' eventuate bcwlccu l.ho Katanui and Ivawhia Cricket Clubs at aii oariy date. 'l'ii,, settlers shod, bin 1 1- about tivo months, had proved very bandy ami settlor;) aiv pleased that thoy took the step.