OHURA VALLEY.

King Country Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 4, 16 November 1906, Page 3

OHURA VALLEY.

A number of the Ohura settlers have procured separators, with the object of going in for dairying during the coming season. This district is so badly served by roads in winter, that it is practically isolated from the rest of the world, and the settlers are adopting home separation as a means of bettering themselves. The district is admirably adapted for dairying in every respect, and given facilities equal to other localities, in the matter of transit, would add very materially to the butter returns of the colony. There is some talk of the settlers of Mangapapa, near Matiere, erecting a cheese factory, and it is understood that the well-known firm of MacEwan and. Co., is prepared to finance the undertaking. It it reported that the. present post-mistress at Ongarue is resigning, and overtures have been made to the Railway and Postal authorities with the object of having both offices combined, and a man appointed to undertake the duties. It is to be hoped this step will be taken, and the authorities will see fit to grant such an obviously reasonable and necessary request. Ongarue station serves a large district, and the settlers in the Ohura Valley already suffer under many disabilities. In many cases they are more than thirty miles from the station, with an almost impossible road to travel in winter. At present any goods sent to them are consigned to Ongarue, and often a considerable time elapses before the unfortunate settler can get over the road to the station. In the meantime, the goods lie at the station and are practically at the mercy of anyone who comes along. This is an easy matter to remedy, aud the settlers are hoping to have their wishes accededto. The timber for the Mangaroa Hall is at the Ongarue railway station and, as soon as the roads improve sufficiently, will be carted to the ground.