PARAHEKA VALLEY.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 475, 19 June 1912, Page 6

PARAHEKA VALLEY.

Own Correspondent,

The Church of England services which have usually been held in Mr W. Keighley'a house in the past few months, have been abandoned until the roads get a little more inviting.

I understand that most of the settlers here are agreeable to fall in with the big metalling scheme that was suggested at the Pio Pio meeting recently, in the event of them continuing the metalling from Aria right on round the Valley, otherwise they will not be willing to pay rates and have to tramp through six miles of a veritable quagmire.

I noticed in a recent Chronicle the account of the river launch's first trip to the upper reaches of the Mokau river. The settlers have been anticipating thi-i for some considerable time. It will be to their own interests to endeavour to have the two miles of road formed as speedily as possible.

Darce Rumour hath it that a school has been granted for the Valley. Those settlers who have been agitating f;o long will feel gratified to think that their efforts have been crowned at last. This has been a much felt want, and I am sure the parents will lose no time in helping things along.