WAIROA NOTES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16674, 2 March 1925, Page 10

WAIROA NOTES.

The contractor for the execution of the Tawhar/: drainage works, has commenced operations, and is already making good progress. A four-foot concrete culvert or drain is being put in to carry off flood waters from a considerable area of county lands. The drain has been commenced at the river just at the western boundary of the borough and lias now reached the edge of the main Wairoa-Napier road. The associated stock auctioneers held their usual sale at North Clyde on Friday, to a large attendance of the public. Bidding was brisk throughout, and prices showed a slight decline on the previous sales. There was a good yarding of cattle, and prices ranged as follows.—Cows and calves to £0 5s 6d; three year steers, to £7 17s 6(1; two-year steers, to £6 18s 6d; two-year heifers, to £8 Its: four-year steers, to £8 7s (id; yearling steers, £4 15s; empty forward cows, to £5 ss. The yarding of sheep was light, and prices ranged as follows: — Woolly lambs, to 2ls Id; two-tooth wethers (small) 28s 7d; two tooth wethers (better class) 25s 9d; four and six-tooth wethers, 3.1 s 9J; cull ewes 5s lid to 1.1 s; cull (wn-tooths. to 18s. The first meeting of tho P.W.M.U. Was held in St. Andrew’s schoolroom on Friday. Mrs Murray resigned the position of secretary, owing to nor approaching departure for To Apiti, and Mrs G. Simpson was elected in her stead. Mrs Raeburn tendered a hearty wocome to Mrs Milne, the new minister’s wife. A vote of condolence was passed to Mrs McTavisli (all standing) in connection with her recent bereavement. The Rev. Mr. Murray, home missionor at Frasertown, leaves for To Apiti, Feilding district, in about three weeks. Rev. Mr. Gould, of that place, takes charge at Frasertown. During the progress of the Scottish Society' social evening a. presentation of a suitably inscribed comb and brush was made to Miss M. Couper in recognition of her services to the Society. , Mr. Northcroft, of the biological section of the Department of Agriculture, is visiting Wniima in connection with the experimental work of providing a remedy for the eradication of blackberry. A good area has boon secured at To Uhi for the purpose. Arrangements for the forthcoming professional featherweight, championship light are progressing satisfac- 1 torily. The N.Z. Council has written. suggesting that the next Hawke's Bay provincial championships should he held here in July, ami that, tho other bodies in the district were being approached on the subject. Thursday’s bowling' games resulted as follows: McLachian, Mills, Wade and A. B. Smith (22), beat Gillespie, Anderson, G. 0. Fletcher and Whitelaw (21); Saba's team defeated J. 11. Fletcher’s, 26 to 2.1; pairs, Bennett and Moore defeated R. Martin and Dr. Hallwright, If)—14; championship singles, IV. Harris defeated R. Boyd, 20—18. - Rowing for the Sharpe Shield on Thursday night. Logan and Anderson defeated J. (Ulligan and Grant by a length and a half. On Friday night. Crawford and Webster met Lane and

Gay. tin 1 former winning by a foot after a great race. 'Pile Scottish Society had il usual social at the cabaret on, Wednesday, then (lancing and a card tournament formed the chief items, The prizewinners in the card tournament wore Miss M. Fletcher and Mrs Kciulrow, and Messrs I), Clifford and G, Prydo. The C. and D. liner, Port Sydney, is listed to load meat at Wnikokopu towards the middle of March, sailing from there on the 15th for Boston, New York and London. Notwithstanding a recent denunciation of the Jersey cow by Mr. Coleman Phillips, of the Wairarapn, her majesty continues to satisfy the requirements of the grader at Napier, tho last shipment of: nearly 200 boxes gaining 04$ points.