WHANGAMOMONA NOTES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 63, 7 November 1912, Page 7

WHANGAMOMONA NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) We have rain back with us after an absence of nearly a week, but the weather is. mild, so no damage to

lambs or to shorn sheep is anticipated

Shearing has commenced, and will become general as soon as the weather settles sufficiently to allow farmers without sheds to get to work. The school inspectors paid,the district

a visit last week to conduct the annual examination, and they were fortunate in having fine weather all through the trip. The examination results will be known in the course of a week or so.

A meeting of householders was held last week to decide what steps were to be taken to provide funds for the annual school prizes and picnic. There was a fair attendance, and after discussion it was decided to hold a concert and social about a week before Christmas. The meeting appointed a Ladies’ Committee (to look after the supper arrangements), and a Programme Committee for the concert. A vote of thanks was carried by acclamation to the chairman (Mr T. 13radley). An inquest was held on Monday, before Mr T. Bradley, J.P., touching the death of the infant son of Mr and Mrs H. M. North, of Whanga Road. The jury returned the following verdict:—“That, in our opinion, the child had received every attention, and death was due to natural causes.’

The next meeting of the Debating 'Society takes place ■ on Wednesday next, when the subject under discussion will be, “Should the Totalisator be abolished.” Mr A. Collingwood leads for the affirmative, and Mr H. Marsh for the negative. These debates are becoming very popular, as shown by the fact that at the last meeting about a dozen were unable to secure a seat, the schoolroom proving too small for the numbers attending. On Sunday a party M, three left here to view the Tangarakau ' Gorge. At Tahora, a resident volunteered to drive them on to the Gorge, and this was gladly accepted. One of the party, however, our local postmaster, by the way, who is a keen geologist, decided that while the conveyance was being got ready he would walk quietly on. He did so, but took the wrong turn in the road ; his friends arrived at the Gorge, but did not see or hear anything of him. The P.M. turned up at Whanga again on Sunday night, and reported a good day’s hunt among the ruins of the old Maori redoubt at Tahora, where ho seemed a few Maori relics. He has since been subjected to plenty of “barrack” about losing his way on a main road, but he does not regret the day out by himself. Mr L. Smith, of Poarangi road, has returned from a holiday to Inglewood and Tariki.

Master Jack Cornwall, son of Mr A. Cornwall, of Kohnratahi, is at present in the Hospital in Stratford. His friends will bo pleased to hear that he has taken a turn for the better.