District Notes

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 4225, 7 May 1912, Page 2

District Notes

HAMUA

MAKURI

(From Our Own Correspondent). The first ordinary meeting of the newly-elected School Committee was held on -Monday, 28th ulit. There were present: .Messrs .1. Allen (chairman and secretary), J- Murcott, .1. D. Murphy, VV. Parker, and L. Polglase. McCarthy. ’ ’ rile teacher reported that the number on the roll was 3(1, with an average attendance for the quarter ending .March 31st of 2(1.2. -Messrs C. Gardner and T. G. Scott were requested to (ill the vacancies on the committee, and their names were forwarded to the Board for appointment. The following resolution was unanimously earned: “That this Committee, representing the householders of the Makuri school district, place on record their appreciation of the late chairman's (Mr ,T. McCarthy) services on the minutes, and that a copy of the resolution he forwarded to Mr AlcCa.rt liv.

The chairman and Mr 3. I). Murphy wore appointed a visiting committee for the ensuing quarter. The farewell social and dunce tendered to Mr and Mrs J. McCarthy and family, who are leaving the district, took place on Friday, the 3rd last., wlnn, being favoured with « glon ms night, there was an attendance of about sixty persons. Dancing commenced about 8.30, and (luring an interval Mr J. 1). -Murphy, in ai very neat little speech, voiced the general regret of those assembled ait tile coming departure of Alt and Mrs .McCarthy and family. He also expressed their appreciation of Mr McCarthy's work as a County Councillor, as chairman of the School Committee and the Domain Board, and of his services to tin- settlers sis a Justice of the Peace. Mr Murphy then presented a very handsome .silver tea-jiot, to Mr and -Mrs McCarthy) and a case of silver-mounted pipes to Air McCarthy. The tea-jxit was inscribed as follows: “Presented to Mr a lid Mrs Jno. .McCarthy as a mark of esteem by tile- settlers of -Makuri District. 3/5 12." Mr -McCarthy feelingly responded, and said he Imped the- settlers would e ver remember it was their duty to give their services to the School Committee' and Domain Board, or to‘anything that would he of benefit to the district.

Dancing was kept up until about ! o’clock on .Saturday morning, and everyone present had an enjoyable time. The refreshments were- suppheel by the ladies, and were- plentiful anel varied.

Airs -Murphy, Aliss 1,. Moore, Miss Diamond, and Mr Howard were responsible for tile music, while songs were rendered by Airs T. G. Scott and Mr .1, Allen. Air .1. Murcott was the indefatigable AI.C. file weather during the past week lias again been of the mixed variety. Thursday and Friday were all that could be wished for, hut we returned to inclement weather to-day (Saturday).

(From our own Correspondent.) A medical mail was told the other day by a patient living not a hundred ini!c*s from Ha-mu a, that she did all tile vegetable and flower gardening, milked eight cows night and rooming, and looked after six men folk's wants, kept a large eight-room-ed house ill order, and was expected to go out and earn sufficient pin money for herself and family. The pater familias is still wondering why milking is such a huge success, and why marriage is a fifilure and women so 'disagreeable. The above is absolutely true, and this is not an isolated ease, hut has its parallel in every dairying district. There has been a heavy rainfall here as elsewhere. The month of April gave us 8 inches 77 points. Cold winds, with hail storms intervening, have been the order of the day and night. The local footballers are to lie congratulated on their win last Saturday against Eketahuna. It is confidently anticipated that the sometime junior team will not he far short of winning the championship senior for 1912. Some two dozen senior cadets were put through their facings last Wednesday evening in the hall by Ser-geant-Major Bose, the Defence Department's instructor. “Compimsonx are odious,” wo all know, hut 1 consider the senior cadets were infinitely superior in earringo, precision and .discipline to the Territorials who were drilled some weeks previously. The reason is apparent, to the onlooker. The senior cadets have beam taken in hand ill their prime. Tiro Manilla Football Club is holding a social on Monday evening to raise' funds for the expenses of the coming season.