KAEAEA NOTES.

King Country Chronicle, Volume XX, Issue 2102, 14 April 1925, Page 5

KAEAEA NOTES.

_ (Own Correspondent.) We have been having beautiful weather of late, and the feed is still very plentiful. The benefits of ’top-dress-ing the paddocks is very evident in this district. Mr Stewart, the buyer pit fat stock, took over 1000 fats from around here this season. Mr Dan McLean, of Kaeaea, took out some very fine sheep (fats) the other day. Taken altogether, it has* been the best season for milking since the dairying started. It is to be hoped the Dairy Control Board will be able to stabilise and steady (the prices, as the price of butte rfat fluctuates very much, and the dairy farmer wants a fair price for his labour, as it is the most exacting work and entails the longest hours of work in (the country. . Another old pioneer has gone to his long rest in the person of Mr Harry Paul, who was known by everyone. He came to the district nearly 30 years ago. Like a good many more pioneers, he had to shoulder the rifle in the Maori War troubles, and then took up a farm in the Paraheka Valley. After working iit for a long time, he sold out and did odd jobs amongst his fellow settlers until old age and rheumatism compelled him to cease work. Ho was compelled to go to the Hamilton Hospital, where he passed away, and his remains were brought to Aria to be buried. A very large number of settlers attended the funeral, the Rev. Palmer officiating at the- graveside. Mr Paul and Mr Bennett cut the timber for the first dairy factory for Mr Townshend on Mr Elwood’s farm 17 years ago. Very general regreit was felt when tho news came to hand that Miss Alice Townshend, of Tauranga, the daughter of Mr Townshend, who lived on the Totoro Road some years ago, had passed away very suddenly at the early age of 26 years, heart failure being the cause of death. Our school is still closed, but /the school master, Mr Grant, is kept busy visiting the scholars at their homes, attending to their lessons, which visiting gives him plenty of riding exercise.