TE ARAROA NOTES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16773, 4 July 1925, Page 12

TE ARAROA NOTES.

In winter sheep-station, wofk, is practically at a standstill, except for bushfelling, in which a. large number of natives ate engaged. Yet there are still to be seen about hotels and billiard saloons a dumber of young men. Somo farmers are unable to obtain bushmen. The MatalMoU Odunty, is to be congratulated on ihe steady progress it is making. it is known the County Council has shown heroic forbearance m tbe matter of collecting rates, particularly in the case of native defaulters. It seems the council’s forbearance is being regarded, tor native where possible, are coming to light. Ohe cannot get blood 1 out of stone nor could you get rales bill of natives who are not assisted financially. To blame such natives is to show prejudice and narrowmindedness. Every loyal Motakaoa.n is, or should be, keenly interested in the freezing works at iHick’s Bay. Their failure would mean a serious set-back and a heavy burden to tlie district. The opening of the killing season did! not promise well, but towards the end 1 of the season things brightened up. The majority of sheepfanners pledged to supply so many sheep at the’ risk of forfeiting their guarantees. Owing to the season opening badly, many fanners were not able to supply the necessary number of sheep and thus stand to lose a, portion of their guaraniee. fvTho Gisborne SneepfarnuTs’ Company have not vet intimated their jnlentioti to demand the guarantees. Altogether 19,658 sheep, 4653 lambs, and 596 cuttle passed: through the works. This roughly would be equal to 27,659 freight Carcases, considerably below flic gdUraiileed number which is 40.000 or 50,000. The Mattifoioti, Sub-union, the holder of the K. S. Williams cup, lost it in its first Match against Waiapu. As WaidpU have (lefealed, Ildatorea and Tolago Bay has defcdled Tokomaru, the final will now ho played between Waiapu and Tolagn. Tolaga wish the match played at Tolcorti.lm and Waiapu at Ruutoien, and so frir ltd arrangement yet has befell arrived lit. Tolaga threaten to forfeit the match, unless it would bo played' at TokoinarU. The rfestdis of the local contests are as follows: —Wanderers 1 win alid 1 draw; Hick’s 11 Uy 1 win and 1 draw, Te Ararcja 1 win add 2 defeats. A dtsbeiation is being formed for the East Coast-. tSd far cllib'k aim playing frietidly git tries. Ruatorea, wild drew with Raiigitukia at the tournament last year, defeated Hatigitukia by otle goal to nil; Whii-O-Matatihi drew doth Whana-kai-mamika (Te ArUfoii). Wc had, a visit from, a Bay of Plenty hockey team last week, and, it easily won both the matches it played. It defeated Whana-kai-ma.nuka by 5 goals to nil and Hick’s Bay by 3to 1. It showed! our girls how to play their own game. —Own Correspondent.