DISTRICT NEWS.

Waipa Post, Volume XIX, Issue 1075, 9 April 1921, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

PUAHUE.

(Own Correspondent)

Much needed rain is falling to-day. and although too late to help the dairying returns of the settlement this season, it will do some good for the winter feeding. The herds generally will be dried off in May on account of the drought. Mr. Skeet, the Land Commissioner, visited the district on Wednesday and expressed great pleasure at the progress of the settlement. The homes already completed give the country quite a well settled appearance and Mr Teddy has the contract for four more bungalows on hand.

Miss Hay, our local schoolmistress, has resigned and is going to Sydney to live. The news has caused consternation to those having children at school a? they were so satisfied with her efforts and had not looked for any change in her plans. A meeting has been held to suitably express these feelings before her date of departure. Miss Judge, who has been on a long visit to her brother, Mr. H. Judge, is returning south on Saturday.

TE KAWA.

(Own Corespondent)

Te Kawa has been very busy this week. On Monday evening a school committee meeting was. held to arrange for the school picnic and other business. The committee are battling hard for a full time school, and there is a probability that their efforts will be successful in the nearer future. On the same evening a sports committee meeting was held to receive a report as to the recent sports. The committee is to be congratulated on the success of the meeting. All worked hard, and the financial result is all that could be desired as a surplus of something like £3O is in hand, and next season's meeting will go a good step forward in the right direction. On Tuesday the Kawa Drainage Board held its monthly meeting and routine business was transacted.

On Thursday afternoon the school picnic eventuated, to the delight ot the juvenile portion of the community. Unfortunately the much desired wet weather caused the gathering to he held partially under cover, the storeroom doing duty for the occasion. The weather cleared for an hour or so in the afternoon enabling races, etc., to he held in an adjourning paddock much to the delight of the youngsters, and some good sport was witnessed. On returning to the storeroom Mr Broadbent presented the prizes after which tea was served by the ladies' committee, to whom thanks are due for their efforts in looking after the comfort of the youngsters. The finances are satisfactory and a small balance is carried forward for next year.

On Tuesday evening a meeting of the Social Committee was held, at which arrangements were made for a social and dance next Friday in honour of Mr and Mrs T. Fawcett, who are shortly leaving the district to take up their residence in Te Awamutu, Mr and Mrs. Fawcett have made themselves so popular that no daubt a great gathering will result.

The rain of this week was much appreciated by the settlers in the district, and provided we do not get too early a visitation of frost the outlook is considerably more satisfactory for the winter. The dairying season has been a fairly successful one, thanks to increased prices and increased herds, hut it is to be feared that the average result per herd is not as good as was anticipated. The season started late and almost immlediately the drought was ours, there being very little spring growth.

A movement is on foot to start a Gun Club in the district and from the interest which is being shown there is little doubt that the matter will see fruition in the near future.