SKIPPERS NOTES.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3717, 2 November 1926, Page 5

SKIPPERS NOTES.

(Frpm Our Own Correspondent.) Held over from last issue.

THE WEATHER. The weather is very unseasonable for this time of the. year. We hadj two or three, weeks of rather pleasant conditions and then it became, very cold again, which was a set hack to vegetation. The flats are now commencing to look a bit green and gardening 1 is in full swing—n(oit before time;, for we are just about into the first month of summer and should be able to look forward to good weather.

SOCIAL NOTES. There appears to be a revival ta,k- ---' ing place here in social events. Mr Egbert Sains bury r ecieinitly entertained a niuimiber of friends at Jxis homei .at Pleasant Creek. Musical items and dancing were the order of the evening* and the time passed quickly. Pianoforte solos were given by Mrs Walker, Misses Elsie, Ivy and Gwen Smith and Miss' Stuck. Miss Lewi|3 gave a violin solo which was much appreciated and quite a number of songs were- sung by the company. Music for the rdancto -was kindly provided |by Mr Jacobson (violin), Messrs Watkins and Summers acted ns M’s.C At a suitable interval a delightful supper was handed round and a few more dances brought to a closei a very enjoyable evening. Another social evening was held at Mr Smith’s residence, Skippers Paint, to bid farewell to his second daughter Ivy, who was leaving for Invercargill to attend a music examination. In spite of the bad weatlher quite a number of friends assembled to bid Miss Ivy success in her studies, She will be missed as her musical talent w;as always at the disposal of our small community. During the evening a number of enjoyable musical items were given, by the Misses Smith and Miss Stuck. Mrs Smith also, contributed a few songs and violin solos to the general enjoyment of those present. We have been greatly indebted to Mr and Mrs Walker (visitors to Skippers) for their introduction of some very amusing gfaimeis, which proved quite a pleasant change from the usual run of evenings. After a dainty supper was partaken of the evening wias brought to a close with the proffering of thanks to the 1 host and hostess for a most enjoyable time. MINING. Mining is brightening up a Littleand all claims are in full swing now. The Sandhills Go. are busy sluicing a channel through, the Sandhills. When this is completed the river will be turned into the new channel and this will dry a considerable extent of the the old river bed. This Ooy. deserves some consideration from the Mines Department for its enterprise as no doubt it will be the means of other such undertakings being put in hand. Mr Jacobsen is stripping a large piaddook on Burke’s Terrace. We understand that prospects are bright, though water is somewhat short in dry weathher. Egbert Sainsbury, who took over the Skippers Sluicing Co.’s property, is sluicing away a considerable amount of overburden on Londonderry while water is plentiful. • The new suction cutter dredge at Maori Point is the most important matter in the mining line. We are anxiously waiting for a mild flood so that the dredgei can be floated and a start made to drdege the old river bed. We arei sure there is a bright future ahead for this dredge, and wie hope to seei others of a similar type put ton) /the river, for they appear to) be more suitable than a bucket dredge for the cleaning up of the rock bottom.