Overview
Tues July 15
Rode up to North Block along + cut (benched out) a graded track up terrace face from the Ohau River to “dirty flat”. The face was very stoney in parts + made the benching rather difficult but succeeded I making a track suitable for horses. In evening we drove down to the first evening of the Levin Competitions. Jack Bartholomew took Dora, Mother + Ida + Clare went together + I joined Maud at door + took her in. Some of the mere interesting items were: – Dialogue “Spring Onions” by Miss Duff + Mrs A Grover; Church Choir Contest won by Levin Presby[terian] Choir; Humerous Recitiation won by Mr J.S. Webb, Tokumaru; Comic Song won by Mr E N Lancaster, Otaki “Paper Ba[g?] Cookery”; etc. A long entertainment – bed at 1 am Wed.