OHURA.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 206, 8 November 1909, Page 5

OHURA.

Resident Correspondent. From present appearances the roads of this district will not be ftt for regular traffic -int.il about the end of this <j-. Thpr« has not yet been a 9 i: ■ • -i-t-.iy protracted dry spell of wea- # .) give the toads a chance, and ■ ■ .(■• -p holes will not be thorooghiy ; ..-''..rv Christmas. \r vwrvi Williams and Brace's coach i: i.; r.nt yet been pot on the roads, and ;! 'oi.:,;,iy will not take op the running for a week or two yet. The traffic r-.-tultant upon expanding settlement ,:i altogether too moch for clay roads, and we may expect them to get worse instead of better ontil they are metalThf local building trade Is likely to br brink during the summer, and two sawmills are be ing established t© cot timber to meet the demand created by tlu> erection of the various boildingt that lire to be built. Mr Hyde of Mature, is just completing the erection of one new sawmill at a point about ten miles from Ongarue. and Messrs Meredith and Co, wilt have the M<\:mv\ running at Mangaroa to about a month's time. In the dairying line there are prospects of a good season if enough line weather prevails to allow the roads to dry. Grass is plentiful and herds are looking well. The hotter factory at Ninoniho, and the ereameircs at Ma tie re and Otangiwai, commenced operations about a month ago, and will hj« in full swing by the middle of the present month. At the Nibonih© vJ-'a.-tory. which is a co-operative con•rrn. and managed by Mr Turner., half a ton of butter is turned eat daily, but the factory has been built on a large .-tcale. and is capable of handling a ton of butter daily with the present machinery while room is availabte to doubt* the latter amount if necessary. The farmers were wise in building a large factory, which will be needed in the near future to deal with the product which will be forthcoming from such a large district.