WAIROA NOTES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16201, 26 November 1926, Page 12

WAIROA NOTES

(Herald Correspondent.) In addition to products already sold locally, the Nuhaka Dairy Factory 00. has made two export shipments of cheese, totalling nearly four tons. There is a great flush of feed, in the Nuhaka district, and the output for the year will easily top the best of recent seasons. It is reported on good authority that the Salvation Army contemplate opening at Wairoa after the New Year. Owing to the unfavorable conditions yesterday the opening of the swimming season' was postponed. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Haughton, Mrs. T. Lambert and Mr. W. T. Whealen are spending the week-end in Gisborne. The Rev. Gardner Brown, accompanied by Mrs. Brown, paid a visit on Wednesday to the Tinircto district in furtherance of the forward! movement by the Methodist Church in the backblock areas. They met with a favorable reception. Mr. and Mrs. and family, of North Clyde, have left7or the WaikuaPublic Works Department camp. The firemen to compete at Hastings to-morrow leave here this evening, accompanied by the foreman, Mr. ,D. Bvford.

At the Police Court a young man, a technical first offender, was convicted and discharged, on a charge of drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He was made the subject of a prohibition order. COUNTY WORKS. Travellers on the main highway, via Hangaroa, report the carrying out of considerable improvements on the route, including the formation and metalling of the last mile at the northern end adjoining Cook County. The formation is now well consolidated, and the metalling is in hand. I™ addition to the new bridge at Marumaru, the Spnmghill deviation and' bridge will further favor rapid and safe travelling. Tenders will be dealt with at- next County Council meeting for four works, the most important beinsr the Waimaunu bridge on the Nv.haka-Waikokopu road. The next in importance is the erection of a suspension bridge to cive access to the Te Reinga block. The settlors on tins' block have bad a hard time, owing to the slump and) the blackberry pest. As soon as safe access is given the lot of these eettleifr should be made easier.

ROWING. The contest for the Svenson fours was advanced a stage nearer the finish last night. D. Jones (s), Corskie, Ruawai, and Fletcher met Farquhar (s). Gay, Cornforth; and Pemberton in the first semi-final. The race was rowed down stream, and there was a heavy northwest wind, with choppy water. Farquhar got the best of the start, and had three-quarters of a length leadl by the time he passed the bridge, gaining a little till opposite the Wairoa hotel, when Jones put on a spurt andi quickly reduced the lead to half a length, by which margin Farquhar won.