OKATO.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12862, 22 May 1905, Page 3

OKATO.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

.AIoM of tiir neuh-oloctod Sdkool Commit 100 were sons'piouo'u.s by "their absence at the working- boo m oonnnotion with tin- levelling of the Hcihool grounds. Hey. V. W. Yo'uug-, (Messrs C. Andrews and Harroid (the latter ahhoAig-h not on the Committee) lankily assisted : and, with the help of some of the sohool-bnys, tlitl a iinotl deal of work, Mrs Boyee (kindly sirpplii<d the enijp that ohenrs 1 blut not inebriates, and which yoiu may dcpeml was appreciated by the toil'l he (Kford Road settlers aiv beo-in-niii'4 to iiWii'kmi t.o tht > fact* that they might bitter themselves in injore wav than one. It is the rnleaitio>n, if >uitable arrangements can be made, to take shares in the Warea co-iojixm latilve butter fax'tory, anirl to rim a bramii creamery. It i^ also hvteinided to apply for a furtlier loan to metal the upper portion of the road, which at present is in a Very rou^h state. Now is the time for the application to be stint in, a-: the ele/i-t.io,n 'is near at liand, and there is mottihin'g- li]!ve .^triilvmy- while th(> iroii is Iwt. The . lirst {iraelice dance w jis held la->t Tuesday nio-Jit, a g-ood uAati^ber atteii.ding. Clocd on (Xkato ! "Whatever can be sard against our ili.strict in not adopting' a moro progressive policy, it is jui uiwltMrbled fact that the .settlers are tleterrnmnid not to a.llow a declining- 'l4Qrth-rate ;o be a charge aoaitLst •theau. The district iias always luecn noted for its productiveiieti^ in this reject ; seivei til instances have oecurrt/d duriug" roicnt \ ears for the happy Jiju'ifiiy to law the information inhparlfld to him tiiat he was the daddy of twins. But w h"n the news arrives, as it 'dJd to a iii'sband recently, that theiv arc t'hreo lo be piovkUd for, well, it is a bit of a .staitler. CojigniCul'atio'ns from [all ro'iuv.l the district -'.'nilply poured iii,. and it wa.s almost jKKvssary io i.ecj> the inquisitive folkn from l'u^hiny in to see tiu>v<' now-fajnxius triplet ■ Tlie Premier win«.l congraUulating r>kato and '31 r arid O.lrs Potch, i.iwl ai-o intimatedl that on application th<- iiftual bounty of £'.$ \voiuld |be tortlK-omJng-. The church panirtl" <n' l.he Kehoiil <'afi(>t-> tonic plaei' on SiiiVc!a v . the -JI-i. at hcilf-nasL t\\c; in the afternoon.