HON. J. CARROLL VISITS WAIROA.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2107, 5 February 1908, Page 2

HON. J. CARROLL VISITS WAIROA.

The Hon. J. Carroll and Mr. F. Hail and party left on Thursday for W'airoa, via Mangapoiki, to see the settlers and ascertain tho possibility of through communication. Paparatu homestead was reached the following day, and tho party got to Wairoa on Saturday. Sunday was spent in Wairoa, and that place was left at noon oil Monday for Waikokopu. -Monday night was spent in Morero, and the party arrived here last night. Good weather was experienced, for tho major part of the trip, ■blit' rain was met with on Friday afternoon, passing Mr.. Jex Blake’s place. Spoaking of tho country passed through. Mr. Carroll said: —“After we left'To Aral and got to Opouiti on the other side, where the settlors went into the bush and, dealt with it in a practical way, with the result observable now. Tho change lias been simply marvellous. I consider that it is the finest stock country I have seen anywhere in the district. The settlers deserve every credit- lor tlio bold and courageous manner in which they tackled the crude and primitive condition of things. It is a great country, and it will carry a tremendous number of stock. It is very rugged and very broken, but still as such, with the temperature, that prevails there, it- must always provide good feed for stock.