TE KUITI NEWS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 259, 23 January 1928, Page 10

TE KUITI NEWS

AGRICULTURAL INSTRUCTION At the Napier tennis tournament, Miss Dora Evans, of the Te Kuiti Tennis Club, was successful .together with Miss McPherson, in winning women's handicap doubles, and in being runnerup in the women’s handicap singles. * * • Mr. J. W. Woodcock, N.D.A, wil! take over the southern part of the King Country from Mr. J. Jenks, instructor in agriculture, at Te Kuiti, thus relieving Mr. Jenks of a portion of the large district under his charge. Mr. Woodcock will be agriculture instructor for Taumarunui, Ohura and Kaitieke, with headquarters at Taumarunui, and will take up his new dutifs at the end of February. For the past three years Mr. Woodcock has be«n assisting Mr. H. T. Patterson, instructor for the Auckland Province, in experimental work. * * * As an indication of the splendid fattening possibilities of the King Country, the first season’s draft of 1,551 lambs from Whataroa estate, which was railed to Waingawa, averaged 34*lb. In the Te Kuiti Magistrate’s Court on Friday, a native named Tame Ng»rongo was charged with being drun* while in charge of a motor vehicle. To* police stated that defendant was being “sponged” upon by sly-grog sellers, owing to his having had a sum 01 money left him. At the suggestion oi the bench, accused agreed to take®® a prohibition order. A fine of was inflicted and defendant's iicenc was endorsed. Air. R. Roddy’s woolshed at Te Mapara, near Pio Pio, was the scene o an enjoyable social and dance o Thursday evening, when there '■*** large attendance of settlers. In appreciation of their at the numerous functions held m woolshed, Mr. and Mrs. C. , were presented by the settlers handsome travelling rug. Mr. Roddy was also thanked f° r . a , * tr » his shed to be used as the social ce for the district. Mr. F.' A. Rrown acted as while songs were given by Mrs. - Cawley. After the serving of a _ * supper and enjoyable and most cessful evening was brought to a - by the singing of “Auld Owing to tie provisional date of Te Kuiti Rac?s (March 3 and o) ciaj* ; ing with the Hamilton fixtures, a a j ite date has rot yet been decided on.