Waipiro Bay.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 3, 1 September 1922, Page 403

Waipiro Bay.

Vicar: Rev. J. Pigott.

The Vestry have accepted a tender of £127 10s for repairs to the Vicarage, which include renewing foundations all round the outside, painting and fixing m the scullery — wash tubs with all necessary piping and a copper. Special efforts are being made throughout the district to strengthen the Parish Fund. The ladies of the St. Mary's Guild, Takomaru Bay, have arranged a sale of work for the second week m November, the Waipiro Bay Ladies '' Guild are ■ holding a■ ' Gift Afternoon at the Vicarage on October 14th, and the Te Araroa people are having a similar function about October 28th. It is probable that, something... will .also be arranged at Ruatorea and Waima. The Vicar has just returned from an extended tour round the northern part of the parish, station services were held at Pakihiroa, Ohinepoutea, , and Mokoiwi. Having had an exceptionally wet winter the roads m some places are almost impassable ' and the journey occupying about . a fortnight, was made with the aid of a , faithful pack-horse. . At one place just under. the snow. line of Mt. Hikurangi and about four miles m from Mokoiwi, m- a slab whare, testifying

to the pluck- and pioneering efforts of some of our returned; soldiers -and their wives, James Robert McMillan received the Sacrament of Baptism, aged eight months. ... '. j