NOTES FROM THE SEASIDE

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 72, Issue 6240, 10 June 1946, Page 4

NOTES FROM THE SEASIDE

THE COAST AND ITS NEEDS VARIOUS ITEMS OF INTEREST The Courier’s Kawhia correspondent writes: It is gratifying to learn that the dreaded Waiwera Street hill is to be metalled. But procrastination is the thief of time. Te Pahu and other roads should be forgotten for a time, and “ first things first ” should be the order of the day. That bad accident must not be allowed to happen. An . eminent Johannesburg citizen once said there were more brains to the square inch in that city than in any other place in the wor'ld. But he had not been to Kawhia ! Mr John Horsman, one of our school teachers, is certainly tough. X He left aftef school on Friday on a * roadster push-oike, and arrived at Te Aroha that night, a ride of 103 miles. Next day he went through Thames, and returned to Te Aroha on Sunday. On Monday (the King’s birthday) he left Te Aroha and arrived at Kawhia at 7 p.m., doing another 103 miles, and' not appearing to be much the worse for it.

There is a gentleman now staying in Kawhia on holiday who was in Kawhia 47 years ago; he came in on a coastal steamer en route for Auckland. It would be nice to see a few ships calling here now, but that will come when it is realised what a valuable harbour this is. Future members of Parliament should qualify in the geography of New Zealand, and particularly that of their own constituency, making themselves thoroughly conversant with its potentialities, and urge development when it seems reasonable and likely to be of national importance, irrespective of party machinations or parochial pressure.

The Returned Services’ Association held its monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, when several important matters connected with the local branch were discussed.

The Women’s Division met recently, when the hostesses were Mesdames A. L. Baker and A. E. Hills. Mr J. Brewer attended and addressed the meeting on various aspects of the food for Britain campaign. Several new members were welcomed to the Division. j Mr G. Jonathan is visiting Wellington. Mrs Culley and family were in Kawhia during the King’s Birthday week-end. One can hardly realise that this is the winter period. The days are marvellous.