KAWHIA.
(Own Correspondent) His Excellency, the Governor, visite 1 here on Monday the 3rd. He arrived a day earlier than was expected, so there were no decorations, and very few of tha country people were in. On account of it being a very wet day the Governor was not able to see much. However, he went out fishing in the afternoon, and had good sport. What impressed him most was the large amount of land lying idle in the hands of the Natives.
It has been very stormy and wet all the week, over an inch and a half of rain falling in one day. There is a lot of road making going on the in County at present, and the Road Overseer, Mr Bater, has received notice of appropriations amounting to sevearl thousands, within the last week or two.
Mr J. Scott is making good progress with tfce Waiharakeke bridge; when finished it will be a great boon to settlers in that part of the County. Over 500 bales of wool were shipped from here last season, and 5000 fat sheep besides cattle were sent out to the kaleyards at Ohaupo. It is estimated that thfre are now between 30,000 and 40,000 sheep in the County, besides a large number of cattle.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 155, 13 May 1909, Page 2
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213KAWHIA. King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 155, 13 May 1909, Page 2
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