DUNTROON.

Otago Witness, Issue 2561, 6 May 1903, Page 45

DUNTROON.

May 2.— That all-important consideration, the weather, has been veiy favourab'e foi all farm \\ork for the past foitniglit. Threshing and ploughing for autumn-sown wheat have gone on at a good pace. Many paddocks are now nearly ready for seed, a"d shou'd the weather keep fine, a fair amount of tho 'and mil be =o\vn in a week or ten days' ('.mc. A heavy fog has been hanging around foi a, cou;i'e of days, v. hich indicates rain.

Presentation — On Thursday last a large numb?r of res dents met in the Defence hall to bid good-bye to the l»dy teacher (M-ss Livmgbiotie), who is leaving this district for a better appointment at Kaitangala. The hall was ive'l hlk-d, in evidence of the appreciation felt for the elepailing gue?t. At 8 p.m. tho school children filed on to the strge, keeping good 'line to a maich, played on the oijjan by Miss l-.i\ lrgstone, and sang "Poor old Jos" very Tiico y. The Rev P S. Ht>y then addiessed the audience, and m h.> usual heprty manner ciiicjj'scd the guest of the even ln .jf. He mer.-tioi'-fi that ilibs L:\ ir.'jstone hml been here foi soiec 19 \eaio, p.ncl hid .i gco 1 record, both us a .'clu.ol teacher ur.d as a. iluirch woiker. The m^piv tors' ltijort. v. ire aHvjys fa\cur..l/!e, the liut beiiig the b?-t of pi!. Mr Hay then K.ncJ ho hut! unuii | itJ'-.xro m presi-utiiig Jliss LivingFtone wii'i a \e.y iiaiid^ome writing desk, as a parting g: ft from the membeis of the Du:itrcon Presbyterian Church. Tho children then went t'irough jonie exercises, after v. h'ch the secretary, Mr W. M'Leoei, spoke a few words in piaisc of M'Ft Lningstore, and harded her a copy c< a highly complm-ieiitp.ry resolution passed at the last meeting of tho School Ccmnmtee. 'Ihe chaur.ip.n, Mr Yard- ] r y, al c o speke, eruloismg the remarks of the previous speakc-ra, and present.ng her with a F!i\cr-mouu'ed i-ur^r containing £11. Mr Stewart (master), on bthaif of Miss Livingstone, thanked the spcakeis for thfir kindness, and also all the so who hud shown their tppTecLilion of Mi°s Livingstone's services while here. Miss Cu'len then sang "The pleasure of living m the country," the rest of the children taking up the chorus. Tea and cakes, of which there were plenty, were then handed round, and after all had been satisfied a vo'.e of thanks to the chair closed a veiy enjoyable meeting. Miss Livingsfore will be greatly lmssed by the very young ch'lelrcn, who were, one and all greo-tiy attached to her.

Kokoama — I hear that the sixth [annual school concert at this^ cen'.re comes off on the 14.th inst., it being in aid of the so-hoo! funds.