Weather spoils many picnics

The unpleasant weather on Saturday rather spoilt the enjoyment of the many picnic parties who were out for the day by rail and boat. The Peninsula Ferry Company’s two boats, the Waikana and the Waireka made special trips, the former to the Spit, with the bakers and their friends, numbering about 500, and the latter to Macandrew’s Bay with the butchers’ party, which comprised 400 people. The Waireka also carried about 200 to Laidlaw and Gray’s picnic at Company’s Bay. A large party of about 600 attended the grocers’ function at Evansdale by trains leaving shortly after 9 a.m. The City Corporation picnic at Wingatui was also largely

attended, as was Messrs Hallenstein Bros employees’ outing at Warrington. About 60 children and adults from the Concord School made an excursion into Dunedin. Two Sunday School picnics were also held, the Kaitangata party at Taieri Mouth and the Sawyers Bay Sunday school, which visited the city.