WHAKAPARA

Northern Advocate, 11 July 1936, Page 2

WHAKAPARA

Green peas in regular succession, and nearly a daily ration is the experience of a Whakapara gardener, with new potatoes dyg daily, "and every tuber usable, and most of them really large. Beans were a daily vegetable, too, until the frosts awhile ago. Other vegetables abound. Surely Northland has a remarkable future, and must become the winter vegetable garden for AucklandA Novel Idea. Initiated by Miss Rutherford, mistress of the Native school, the scholars have been divided up into teams. Each team has a captain—a boy for the boys, a girl for the girls. Each team is given a garden plot to tend, and each team is superintended by its captain. The competitive spirit comes in, for the team that keeps its plot the best receives marks of honour, and this novel idea is creating interest and proving a success. SOCIAL JOTTINGS. Mrs Lee, teacher of the local school, seized the opportunity of taking the scholars to the station to see the new rail-car pass, but were disappointed that the car did not stop at Whakapara. Mr Toki, who for some years has been oh the staff of Mr J. McLennan, is, with Mrs and Master Toki, removing, under medical orders, to Auckland, where they will reside, possibly at Onehunga.