Patea & Waverley Press FRIDAY JANUARY 21, 1927 THE PATEA BEACH.

Patea Mail, Volume XLVIII, 21 January 1927, Page 2

Patea & Waverley Press FRIDAY JANUARY 21, 1927 THE PATEA BEACH.

'i'ill'j general opinion amongst lown and cJtiiili'v solilcr.; in tlii« disti-ict id that i'atca possesses a more valuable asset m its nuigaillceut beach than the townspeople imagine, it has been suggested to us that ix the people 01 ihe town realised the lull value ox .lie beach as a picnic and'holiclay ivsort they would do two tlung* —first o;i: all they would sec 1 iuu there was a good road both for vehicular and pedestrian irathe to the beach, and secondly that the advantages of the bracu as a picnic and holiday resort wore inure widely known. Owing to the formation of the coastline-' there is practically no place between Wavcricy and Uaweva, except i’atca, where one can enjoy a day at the seaside. Most of the few places that, are available arc so far from the high road and so circumscribed as to make them useless as holiday resorts. Patea beach, however, besides being close at hand, is large enough to accommodate all the holidaymakers of the province at any time, and in addition has the advantage of the liver fur boating and fishing purposes. No more ideal spot could be desired for a day’s outing for country children than the beacn. There is a large area of sandy foreshore, making an ideal children’s playground, with live additional at-

traction of herring and flounder lulling in the river. On due days adults can obtain good sport tasking for schmipper from the walls of the breakwater, where good nau!s have recently It ecu made. All that is required is to make the approach to the beach better and make the beach more widely known. It seems to. ns that the time is ripe for a forward movement in the town with a view to

supplementing the splendid efforts put forward by the council and the Domain Board to make the town attractive to outsiders and prospective settlers. A recent visitor, who had not been in Patea for some 14 years, expressed his astonishnlent at the changes that he noticed. AYh.cn he was last in the town there was no Town Tlali, no post office, no water and drainage system, and no up-to-date elective, lighting plan!. The town has now all of these, and in addition has a lar-scaled road throughout its whole length, with its footpaths permanently kerbed and channeled in concrete. There is, in fact, no comparison with the town of 14 years ago and. the town of to-day. Situated as it is on a hill, open to flic osonc-laden breezes from the Pacific, with a porous soil and a mild and temperate climate. Baton is undoubtedly one of the healthiest places in Ihe Dominion. Fur recreation it lias public, tennis and croquet courts, cricket, foot balk and-hoc-

key ground's and a. tirst-ehiss howling green. Anyone desirous of spending the aiiininn of his days in a healthy town, free from Ihr hurly-burly and husllr of the modern city. could nof find a hetler spol lo sHIle in than this old and historic place. The early natives. who, after journeying along the east coast and crossing at the Manukau to the west, finally decided to make Paten their home, were not far wrong' after ad. Tintown and its advantages assuredly deserve to he move widely known, and avo hope the Pitmens' League Avill take steps at an early date to make- the outside world

LCOAL AND GENERAL NEWS

A gent. ; s boot lias boon lost between *ixaauralii and .Kakaramoa.

ilrs. T. Wentworth, of Auckland, will render solos at both the Kakaran.ea and evening services at Patea on ynxulay next.

A spare lyre ami rim from motor lorry, which was lost between Waitotara and Lew Plymouth, is inquired for in this issue.

An advertiser requires help in the OUSO from eight a.m. to two p.m. daily.

A reward is offered for the return of a black and tan sheep dog, which has been lost from Whcnuakura.

-Messrs, freeman .R. Jackson and Co., .uul., will hold their annual ram fair at Wanganui on Tuesday, February 22. Entries arc now being received.

Messrs. Gibsons, Ltd., notify that .heir half-yearly sale of hardware, drapery, and boots commences on Wednesday next, 20th inst.

“It’s an ill wind that blows no one any good.’’ A farmer on the Mamaku Busk Road earned £B4 in one day during the holidays in pulling out bogged cars. He does not seem to have undervalued his services.

While fishing with a net off Puru a early of campers captured the largest ,-;i,:rigarco caught ou the Thames •coast f;r i; any years. It measured 7ft Gin in length and 4ft 3iu in width, with a sting of lOiu long.

Cheat preparations are being made for the picnic to New Plymouth on February 9. As the return faro for adults is only bs a large number will avail themselves of the opportunity of seeing the strides Now Plymouth has made of late.

Two very interesting documents were produced by the secretary at the meeting of the Domain Board on Thursday. The documents referred to were the original Crown grants granting the section comprising (lie local Domain to the Town Board Cor ‘'recreation purposes.'’ The grants were dated 3577, and were signed by the Marquis of Normanby, Governor. o(: New Zealand, on behalf of the Crown.

By the aid of a now printing process (lie proprietors of “Humour” have made a remarkable improvement in the production of the popular weekly magazine. The humorous pictures, which are gathered from all parts of the globe, are reproduced now ns though they were printed on the best art paper. At ah times a most readable magazine, “Humour” now makes a remarkable three-ponn ’orth.

Tiie valuation list for the Borough ot i’atca for the year 1927 is now open for inspection at the Borough Council office, iigmont street, Patoa. All objections must be left at the Courthouse, Paten, on or before the loth day of February, 1927, addressed to the Assess-

ment Court, and a copy of every such objection must be left at the council offices, Egmont Street, Patca, not later than ten dear days before the next sitting of the court.

Tiie Lauds and Surrey Department arc offering Cor sale a number of house properties in Inglewood, Msuuua, and Paten, The terms are exceptionally easy—cash deposit about ten per cent, of purchase money, balance to remain on mortgage to the- Crown for a term .1 20 or 2-JP years, repayable by month-

iy instalments of principal and interest. Unite of interest live per cent to a dis;barged settler and 51 per cent. to a civilian. No stamp duly payable, but cost of transfer payable by purchaser. Farther particulars can be obtained from W. D. Arndt, Commissioner of Crown Lands, New- Plymouth.