RUAKAKA

Northern Advocate, 7 April 1927, Page 3

RUAKAKA

(Prom Our Own Correspondent.)]

The unseasonable, wintry weather experienced of late has delayed the sowing of autumn crops somewhat, as some soils arc not workable in wet weather There has been more rainy weather this year than usual. The new year arrived in a rainstorm which spoiled many of the hay crops, and the rain now threatens to destroy the later crops of winter feed.

j A groat' improvement at Ruakaka this season is the newly metalled road I right through from Waipu to Oakleigh, iwhich will be much appreciated by j travellers. We have become so nc- • customed to being shut in for six . months through the rainy season that it will bo some time before people realj iso that the clean road is a permanent ■ reality. I There is so far no sign of the neve j bridge being built, and children from Belle Vue are obliged to walk the two extra miles round the old Marsden [Point road to reach the school. Last Sunday week visitors to the i Beach wore entertained with a seleejtion of musical items by the Whanga- | rei Band which was much enjoyed. Had notice been given of this treat many [more people would have been present 'to take advantage of it. The swirajming and bathing season is now practically finished and the beach will be j very quiet on Sundays through the winter months. 1 'Much interest is taken here in the I kauri gum market, and the recent meetings of the Control Board seem to have kindled hope in the hearts of the gum workers. Quite -a number have started again at this work, which requires a | deal of patience, in view of the low i prices obtained, and several families lare reported to be arriving in the near • future. Two new brides have arrived to j settle in our midst since last writing, j botli being strangers to our district, so things are looking up.

Last Saturday our schoolboys journeyed to Waipu on bicycles to try conclusions with a team of Waipu boys at cricket. The Euakaka boys proved more than a match for the local team, winning by 43 runs and three wickets. Before starting on their homeward journey the boys were hospitably entertained to afternoon tea by their Waipu friends. Constable Maisie undertook tho duties of umpire, and the boys returned home delighted with their pleasant outing’. It is hoped that the Waipu boys will return the compliment and allow Euakaka to entertain them after a return match with our local team, when Waipu’s luck may In: