TAIHAPE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19584, 8 June 1926, Page 3

TAIHAPE

(From the “Chronicle’s” Special Correspondent) Mr. F. White is having erected a fine six-roomed house in Birch Road, which is now nearing completion. This is the eighth dwelling house that has been built in this locality during the last year or two. Notwithstanding the advent of winter the tennis racquet has not been entirely forsaken, as a number of enthusiasts may be seen playing on the Taihape Tennis Club’s fine asphalt courts on fine afternoons and half-holidays. The Magistrate will have a field day at the Taihape Court on June 19, when fourteen cases of alleged breaches of ! the traffic regulations will be heard. I Most of the charges have been laid for infringements in the county, but one defendant will have to answer charges relating to both ounty and borough. MOAWHANGO RABBIT BOARD. QUARTERLY MEETING. The quarterly meeting of the Moa- ■ whango Rabbit Board was held on Frii day; present —Messrs Cottrell (in the chair), Batley, Heatley, Chrystall, Lowry and Shepherd. Messrs Lowry and Shepherd, _ the newly-elected members, were cordially welcomed by the chairman. The inspector (Mr. Eric Lord) reported that work had proceeded as well i as could be expected under the weather i conditions obtaining during May. I Strychnine and carrots were being used on nearly all country needing this work. Good results had been obtained in most cases, one exception being the lower portion of Whenuaroa’s, where Mr. Owens reported he was getting very poor kills owing to the pollard being so effective. I The scattered rabbits on Tokaka had been well cleaned up, but during the month ho had found a small colony on the lower end of Whakapangaitapu, on country where he had never previously ; found rabbits. ! The report was adopted, the chairman ■ remarking that it showed considerable improvement in the state of the rabbit pest. i A letter was received from Chief Inspector Wright, who promised to make a general inspection of the district during .Tune. ft was loft to the chairman to convene a meeting on that occasion. It was decided to join and support the. proposed Rabbit Boards’ Association. PLUNKET SOCIETY. The local branch of the Plunket Society held its monthly meeting on Friday afternoon. Nurse Gray reported that the numl bers of babies on the roll were:—TaiI hape 163, Mangawcka 25, Huntcrvillo i 24. During the month the homes visitl ed numbered 72. The question of providing a public rest room was discussed at some length, end it was agreed to make this one of the chief objects of the Society. The secretary desires to acknowledge contributions of 10s. each from Mrs. A. W. Gardner and Miss Smith: ss. each, Mesdames Ilowden, Bowater. Henrichs, Hird, Bradley. Vernon, S. Parsons, .1, Prince, and Hamill; 2s 6d, Miss Gilbert. j The following amounts were collect-

cd by Mrs. P. Munro, of Utiku: A Friend, 6s; Mesdames Winiata, I’. Munro, Nicholls, Fye, Fellow. Gilchrist, Potaka, R. J. Gibbs, Mr. F. Munro. 5s ’each; Mrs. McCullough 3s 6d; Mrs. ! Stanton, 2s 6d; Mesdames Smith, ! Bourke, and Becker, 2s each. i Mrs. C. Dymock collected the following amounts: Mrs. Emerson 10s; Mos- . dames Milnm (’outts, Leighton. Moore, ■Quirk, .Toll, Mercer, 5s each: ‘Mesdames Lines and Geraghty. 3s each: M«sdames McLennan, F. O’Keefe. A. Williams, j Kelly, 2s 6d each; Mrs. Jenkins and [Mrs. Donaldson 2s each; Sister Allison ss. BOTANICAL FREAK Growing in the Public Hospitn. Gardens is a botanical freak. It i. :■ maerocarpa tree, of robust growth. > which growing from the same stem. .-> • branches bearing unmistakable sprm foliage. Even on the smaller shoo radiating from the larger limbs are i< be found spruce characteristics. Tin tree with its two remarkably different kinds of foliage is a beautiful sib’i | land should when once known. att::i ! ■ -e than passing notice. There 1 been no extraneous in erference v Topsy, it just, ‘‘/.’.owed’ :• the feathery tv ps < i one part of the branches, ami then tin maerocarpa, the latter invariably bcim. I tit the extremities. Mr. Tasker, an ol< Wanganui man, who is the gardener a the hospital grounds, states that in al his years of experience he has nevei met with anything like it.