WHANAKAKI.

Northern Advocate, 12 May 1915, Page 7

WHANAKAKI.

; Tin: Hont. , ; , ;!! aspect ol' the country- • ,-.ut- iri ix'coiuHig yreeuer aud more : (;i(:;!t.;Lut. and Block has lull and plonty« : in, , rains hnvo tlono ;ui J iiiiiiidiKi. 1 iunouut 01 , good. i I'iio siUKI Ham and even llu; (liHtiuit I liiiis arc essentially winter pastures ; a;m ai'o how covered with grass giv- ; ! uig a yuoti aupjjly oi' winter n;eu. J TiuUuT-gctting goes on ay ace and J I'.iUiiiK is the order oi' the day. The ! "cliiii;' chuy!" of the oil launches us j they tow their respective rafts to the j awauiiiy vessels is ever in our .cans. I Sinietinies as many as three vessels arc awaiting rafts, which means that j the rafters and launch owners are j kept. busy. The Ist oi' the month was an ideal I day for chasing the elusive pheasant iof which filere seems to be plenty, in ! spite of these facts the bags were : poor. The country is fairly rough and Jin inocM. instances heavilly covered . ; Yv'irh .standing bush or with ti-trec J t-cruh- rendering shooting diliiculi and loi tho "snap variety. I ypovisnien are still keen and of late i tin; iuigs are improving. The birds are ! i:i e\i.'.e!!ou.l condition. ' • FioiH iiio ntUiiber oi' dotonationa in I i':ie liTick i/ouiiti'y on Friday, April oil, ! iiiie is ied to the conclusion that some ; ;-.!.■(;i'lSiiiv'ii {':) were taking time by ■ ;he i'oreioc.-!; and incidentally a few ! i'!'.:-is;ini.s. Sucli marauders doserve ; i., he caught. ! A; :i i)h.';uk- of relaxation and amuse- ; liiejii for winter evenings a dancing ; cUiS:.; ka;; been inaugurated, and soon 1 iii>- .vuiingcr members of the coiiiniun- ; iiy will be tripping, the light iantasj fie. The lK'.ll has been furbished up i I ~->d i ue door made presentable. ; 'i'lie date for the annual meeting of i householders came and went without, apparently, being thought of by ,uiyj one.