COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15639, 19 June 1914, Page 10

COUNTRY NEWS.

{FROM OCR OWN COEaESWNDEJm.J ONEWHERO. PEOIbEfiODS' SEASON. v Itai dairy season now closing' has been ono of the-liest the settlors have had' of , . late years.. 'Sore cows have been- milked this season than in the past, several new eettlers in the district having gone in for dairying, while increases to their- herds. ..-'••■ have been made by others. Grass- pasture, - has been in good supply throughout: the season, and-the herds have given, very satisfactory results. . . . Within thJK-past few months-a number of both large' and small farms havo; :'■ changed hand! at very satisfactory, prices. ■ _ The logging-Tip of' former buslclearings fa engaging attention of'settlers'iH*aH l directions, aid the thickly-covered - ground is graduaUy-;;boing cleared of' logs and Bttimps. TUt, work will bo followed by ploughing, crjjpping'iir' the spring fflOrrtto, frs and the lan3 ( 'will be laid down in grass '. : during a'itumn. : \ .. Very large? drafts of beef 1 cattle are re- .. ' gularly sent;;£rom this- district, to: the, $/■ ; principal stock markets;' while: con. sideraole imagers of fats from PuSekawa >1, .and other districts are also regularly- sent ?•;> to the samejj^rfceti '■■''■■'■ '-:'"--.' Mr. A, lAvns, who : for the past ■sev*tt '.'•"' years has «cip«d.to position of manager r .of the Dairy-' AssoCiatioaV- ';'■; .local weameijff is leaving the district, and, ' was. together mth Mrs. Lewis and family,, . \'l tendered a fajfewell social and presentation; •._•' . in the pnblicjiall by the settlers. -• '} .' ' jABGAVttritU : BBUIDbIJ \M TftE. N0BT& The half.yiarly meeiiiig tit Lodge:To . '~■■■'. Awha, U.AiJD.D., was> Mdr la&v weeK ]"■■ " at DargavUleijwhan, alter the adoption" of ) \;h. ' reports .aad;;lalarice^h'eetj : andthe/initial ; iion/o£new?ssmbsrs*the;foUowing: officers ' were installed'by P.D.P. Bro. "$. Ji-Sar; f >]" jeautj-jA.D.ji Bro.'S.\.G.'. MiibhieU'}.. (;■■■; J.AJ)., Dana; ¥.£., Ko. Ik \ '„ Bownwn.; AiD.B.; Br*-;&, Couch v ami Bro. H. Nairn; V.A.8., Bro. J. Petroff &. and Br.>. $fCanipbeU> LG,,, Brfe-cV. -■A : Ozichjs D.G%Bro: J. Totich) .Secretary,''. :-?j ;'Bro.' J: B. Mc'Naughtj-treasuforiißro'.. E. « '± ; >Mandich • o«|roiEtV^Bro,£Ra&-? Jackson i * j'. auditor, BrbfS. CrMitcheU.- - -\ .'" ' ] ... • The presentßtioa of' a sword ; and' a pair' ' I .. 'of gavftis.wasjinadebTJ.P.A.,!Bro. Dunn, { .. y - . and was smtajjfe replied, to by: JiD.,, Bro. J Mitchell. -~ f Mj was ■uiraniniousljt' '. ■'p9ssed'-tiat';flfe 5 fich : cice ?* ',; ■: to ccnsc&da&'aU jackfunds throughout the :'.-__., Order;'; : _ .';<.',., -, , ';. -■ ">* ' ':-*• ; ;' ---, :,.',../At the conclusion' of the proceedings the <. -,' brethren adjoiirhed .to i^^f#M' ; #f j: |-s ■.::> usual loyal druidic toasts' were hon- .■■ . oared. '■".' ■■>£ ''• j. •'./.-'-'' s -' .. .The%itadlpf-Draidismtl!roug^^ ; :-• _. para .is .becoming, marked.-. Recently ~ Te, Awha : casHed'ita charter to Hoanga', |. wheri a numter.. of initiations were made, ... ~ '.;■:-. •'and', hi; the near ..future; similar proceeding's "' , ; willt'take-pla;e in regard to Kanpo and .;■■: 'Tangowa,bine'fieUlemrats. ; ;. The. officers of .; 'WHatigarei r have, on several oc- ' casipcs>made official .visits" fa DargaviUe/, v\'an3'.airttfegemenfs have-been made for a . '>■ -..coriKerenco of the two, lodges at'Tanfiitoro- •..;. ;tia,' when,- the further 'extension of'DrniJi' : ... km- will be-discussed.'