OKURU NOTES

Hokitika Guardian, 23 December 1930, Page 7

OKURU NOTES

(From a Correspondent.)

A late season and unfavourable weather coupled with much abortion among the dairy herds have had a disturbing effect upon local farmers. i tie amount of whitebait caught for canning locally has fell short of expectations. Mr Buchanan will arrive later to occupy the farm recently purchased by Nolan Bros, from the trustee of the estate of the late J. Mcßride.

The approach mg visit of the Commissioners to look into the matter of subdivision of Crown Runs is viewed with much favour by local landless residents and the outside public where, promising young settlers have for long awaited an opportunity to settle in the attractive sparcelv populated district of the Far South. The extensive Crown runs at present only occupied under temporary grazing leases, should offer livings to many settlers, especially in view of the progress being made with the const’" i ”tion of the Otago-Westland road.

Numerous enquiries are being received from prospective settlers from outside districts and these include miners and sawmillers.

Prospective buyers were recently inspecting an extensive area in the u uast district last week, Mr and Mrs Fisher (Central Otagol, wore recent visitors to Okuru.

Mr Adam Cron has departed to join his family in the >,orth island for the Xmas holidays, Two enthusiasts aocompnnied by the well-known prospector, “Arawata Bill” paid a visit to the upper reaches of the distant finckett River recently in search of greentsone,

M,aori greenstone adornments have in the past been unearthed in Big Bay nearby, and various expeditions have set out in the past in search of the local source of supply, but without much success.

:v)r A .Cowan, postmaster and har-bour-master, lias returned from a health trip to Christchurch, accompanied by bis daughter on school holiday vacation. .1.

The danger of ill-kept fences was demonstrated last week when a lady tourist was thrown from her horse which had become entangled'in rusty wire dangling from delapidated ; fences on the Haast Pass track near Tfaast. The horse suffered from deep cuts and another horse had to be found to take the lady back to Lake Wanaka. Another horse in the same party narrowly escaped drowning through becoming held in a fork of a partly hidden isnag w h m ferrying at the upper Okuru Fan-y due to a too low crossing being attempted,