PARAHEKA VALLEY.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 330, 21 January 1911, Page 6

PARAHEKA VALLEY.

SETTLERS PROPOSE DAIRYING NEXT YEAR. On my way from Aria in the direction of Mangaroa, I passed through the Paraheka Valley. It is a piece of beautiful country. It grows grass well, and judging by its appearance at present tiiere is every indication that it will be another district which will add its share to the enormous output in which the King Country is certain to participate in a few years. At the farthest end of the Valley from Aria the Kumara roai, which runs through the Valley is joined by the Jiie Kip and Kaeaea loads. Settlers are complaining about the bad order of the roads. Some of them have had wool laying in their sheds for si.\ weeks owing to being una hie to get it out. The same, cry i& tu be heard overyw here, The greater part of this valley ia settled under fhe improved far in settlement scheme. Tiiere are eleven of those settlers holding areas averaging about ];.'!' acres each. All thenplaces are looking well and on the average about 1000 acres have been improved. hj) the whole valley there are about 50u0 acres. Improvements in the for in c<£ grassing arjd foiling are going on steadily. The country

right through is excellent grass country, and will, it is hoped, be used in the near future for dairying purposes.

With that object in view a meeting of settlers is to be held at an early date to decide whether they will join the great army of milkers, [t is estimated that a start can be made with 500 cows. It is hoped that the project will be carried into effect. There should be no doubt about success. They have ideal country and the climate is good. There is a good area of flat country and will no doubt be utilised in a year or two as much as possible for the growing of winter feed for stock. The valley is at present understocked, and is carrying about 4000 sheep including lambs. There is also a large number of cattle.