TOKO.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 46, 6 March 1901, Page 2

TOKO.

(prom our own correspondent). Our little township is still advancing; in fact, as our/estearaed fnllow-citizen, Mr. Gre»n, has often sail, it is getting more liko London every day. But whether he means in roguery, populai tion, or nanaher of buildings, he diin' f say. Toko is. r,o<v look'd up:>n as a dairying centre, mid in proof of thii the Crewn Compmy h'we'Jotult a lirgo ■ cbepse factory, the id*a being to make bu*ter at the beginning of eic'o season, i and to turn to oh'-ese as the seaso advances. The cheese factory is now at work under the management of Mr. Bowman, Mr. Stanton, who was a butter-maker, being sent to Pihama. ] I may say, in that Oin suppliers gave Mr, S'anton, who wa<! very Much liked, a handsome pres-nt when he was leaving, To tho-e nedors of the Nkws who do not know Toko I m«y say that, although it has made great strides in producing butfer, ynt it bus not reached its po'eotial zenith of oleaginous glory by any means, for i ths reason that the larger p irt of the district, although eminently suited for dairying, is held in hrge block», which are carrying sheep. If hese blocki were cut up into dairy firms, I may say without exaggeration that Coko would be one of the most important dairying district* in New Zsalarid. i Of course the great German pessimist Shopenhause who s»id that there was neither good or evil in th"s world, and that nothing really mat'ered, hss a number of followers in oar town»hip, and they say cutting up would rot improve the plane, also that a>e better than -butter. However, a' number of us hold up our hand For butter. Another proo? of our advapempnt is the opening of a bowling alley and "hooting gallery, Messrs Jury hive Jeas"d tl>n Town Hall and intend to provide aniu'<-m«nt for the young m< n of the distri t. Up *o f, 1 o praseat, the only amusement was bil-

Jiards. Now wo have bowline and fihootiug, with the premiso of a quadrille assembly br tho season advances. Our school has been closed for a week on account oi a repertad case of scarlatina ; with that exception the health of 1 lis district is good. The season, so far, litis bena very wet. I hoar that a very ?n:r amount of gra«s seed was iavid, bus tho sarious question is bush iburning. Settlors put off burning, j waiting for better weather. The fiea-f-,n is now well advanced, and tho chances of getting a'; good burn are less every day. It is an illwind thus blowH no one any good, and the wet season just suited the grass which has beee very plontifn!. Wo ore bow anxiously waitlug tKo advent of tho light railway i There is a rumour, however, is is to be übra.d gauge, and we sincerely hopo i his may bo true. The Coun f y Council have been very active this season, and the roads are in vary good rrpair, but until the proposed railway relieves the Ea.-t Road of the large and steadily increasing traffic, we shall have bad roads in winter.