OHURA VALLEY.

King Country Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 44, 23 August 1907, Page 3

OHURA VALLEY.

After a long spell of fine weather, accompanied by exceptionally heavy frosts, warm and welcome rain has set in, with the result that the grass, which for the past two months has lain dormant, is now growing vigorously. The Niho Niho Co-operative DairyFactory is nearing completion and Messrs MacEwan's, at Matiere, is under way also. As we have now every prospect ot an early spring, settlers are generally hopeful of a very successful season. Great praise is due to Mr W. Sandison, Chairman of Directors for the Co-operative Factory, who by his determination and energy has brought the whole affair to so successful an issue. Bushfelling is proceeding as rapidly as the limited number of men in the district will allow. There is room for another hundred men in the district at the present time for bush and road works. The prices offered to workmen are extremely high all round, and were it not for the rich nature of the soil settlers could not afford to pay the high prices ruling for bushwork. Diptheria has again made its appearance, this time right in Mangaroa, the unfortunates in this case being Mrs W. Williams and her eldest son. I am pleased, however, to report that they are now on a fair way to recovery, thanks to the skilful treatment of Dr Rowlands, whose services we were fortunate in securing for the district some six months ago. Now that a disease of so dangerous a nature has visited us in the wilderness (and one never knows who will be the next victim) we trust all who have not already subscribed to the Medical Association will do so at once, and thereby help the Committee to meet the many demands on its limited banking account. Rumours are afloat that the Settlers' Association's Ball, advertised for the 23rd inst, at Mangaroa, is to be postponed owing to the prevalence of diptheria in the town. This action would be highly commendable. A general meeting of the Ohura Settlers' Association was held in the Mangaroa Hall on August 2nd, when it was decided to send the Chairman (Mr Geo. Loveday), and Mr A. H. Hyde to Wellington with a petition to Parliament for the commencement of the railway from Ongarue to Mangaroa.