WAHAROA.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 7067, 26 July 1906, Page 3

WAHAROA.

From Our Own Correspondent Mr John Tyson, of Waharoa, has secured the Piako County Council contract of repairing the Waharoa- Walton road as far as the Gordon corner, and of cleaning out the drains and culverts on the GordonWaharoa road, and so far he is reported to be making a satisfactory job of it. Mr Tyson has now the most of the stagnant water taken off the Waharoa township road by a new method in this part of the country, the ratepayers generally expressing themselves as very well satisfied with the county foreman's ingenious experiment " in regard to this matter, and with the successful manner in which the contractor is carrying it out. As a proof that the backblocks in this locality are now being well attended to by the sitting member, the Turanga-o-Moana Bottlers have recently acquired a daily mail to and from their district, the new local post office having been established at Mr Garland's residence. It is generally understood that the Okauia bridge across the river and a school will soon follow. Notwithstanding the numerous deirshooting parties that have visited this locality during the recent season, many of the outlying settlers are complaining that herds of deer from the surrounding hills are extensively consuming their turnip srops. Although the season is still somewhat early, lambing has already freely begun, there being over a fiaeheilthy I irabs to be seen on the Waireie Falls farm at Okauia. One of the largest of the wooden bridges on the Waharoa-Gordon road is reported to have been considerably displaced by the recent heavy floods, and is in a dangerous v condition. In consideration of the large area of land that is being prepared to be put down in oats during the ensuing season, Messrs Forsman Bros, of Waharoa, have decided to purchase a five-ton traction eigine with the very latest improvements for next year's threshing ani chaffing. At a meeting of the Waharoa District School Commiitee last Wednesday evening, Mr A. Watts prosiding.it was resolved to call tenders for the removal of thei shelter shed from its present position, and for the cutting down of some of the pine trees surrounding the school, so that more sunlight may reach the building. It is understood that the Waharoa School Committee decided to recommend the Board of Education to establish a new school in the Turanga-o-Moana district. ■j On Wednesday evening last a very enjoyable social-danc9 was given in the Settlers' Hall, at Matamata, and quite a large number of residents and visitors attended. Mr Joe. Green acted as M.C. in his usual efficient style, and Messrs Pope and Young supplied excellent music. Dancing was enthusiastically indulged in nntil the early hours of the morning. A very nice supper was provided, and all pre. sent thoroughly enjoyed themselves The Gordon Settlement Social Club's weekly entertainments continue to be very attractive and well patronised, quite a large number of members and visitors attending the function every Saturday evening in the schoolroom, in which games of various descriptions are enthusiastically indulged in. It is understood that it is the intention of this progressive club to give another social dance as soon as the roads improve. A very important petition is going round "* the Waharoa and Walton districts, praying the authorities to assist in establishing a drainage board in the basin of the Waitoa creek, from the Walt >n bridge on the north to the Waharoa-Matamata boundary on the south. The proposed drainage scheme would drain over 50U acres of the best land in this locality that is at present almost entirely under water, and would also give many settlers easy access to the > creek during the summer months, when water i 3 very often 10 scarce that it has to be carted a long way to the homesteads in milk cins. The successful drainage of this swamp land would further facilitate the cutting of green flax, which, at present, is practically impossible. This petition is accordingly being very extensively ■ fiigned. 4/f" It is understood that the settlers along the Gordon-Waharoa road and in the vicinity intend to establish a branch of the Liberal and Labour Federation, and that a meeting of those interested is called for the afternoon of Thursday, 2bth inst, at 3 p.m., in the clubroom of Mr Suttie's fiaxmill. Owing to the unfavourable weather prevailing on Saturday evening, a meeting of the Waharoa milk suppliers to decide when the local creamery should re-t-pen and -.other matters, f 11 through on account of insufficient attendance, and was accordingly adjourned until Wednesday evening next.

On Sunday last, the Rev. Burrows, from Te Aroha, held divine service at the various centres in this loctiity, and notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, bis meetings were very well attended It is now understood that very soon some considerable alterations will be made in the timetable of the Kotorua lino to luit the marketing convenience of local settlers. Encourag d by the reports of the successful results that have recently attended the growing of pnspalum dilatatum in other districts, many of our settlers have now decided to gi-:e it a trial. If tLis grass P* were known to the tanners by a somewhat B'mpler name, it is generally c nsidered that it would soon become much more popular.