TE RAUAMOA.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 680, 24 June 1914, Page 7

TE RAUAMOA.

Own. Correspondent. ( The promoter i of the concert and dance held on Friday last in tlje -local hall are to be congratulated on the success of their function, and- a substantial balance, it is understood, has resulted, which fcill be welcomed by the. treasurer. A vote .of thanks is due to the performers—chiefly of Kawbia —whose names era toowell known to need mention here. , The hall treasurer reports the revenue satisfactory, and that probably in the future illustrated lantern lecturers, will have to pay in advance. Keen interest is_being taken in county matters. Our member -for the Kauri riding held a meeting of ratepayers, but little business was done. A well-known settler of many years' standing is likely to be a candidate for Council honours, and if this be 30 our present councillor will have an opponent not to be disregarded. The district possesses an , inexhaustible supply of road metal, and but a comparatively small stretch of metalled road, so there is room for a live and far-seeing man at the head of affairs, who Will advance the district. East Te Rauamoa is all settled. The owner of the Hikuraiigi hills, a native block which at one time supported a large native population, is about to be extensively improved. This land, which lies only four miles from here by metalled road, was at one time heavy foreßt, but is now grown over by thick tutu and fern, with an occasional fruit tree, hop plant, etc., silent witnesses of days gone by. It is considered there is no finer patch of country to be had and that it -will \conie into pasture very readily. In evidence of the lasting powers of hinau timber, settlers who have been over the land assert that the heart of this timber is still sound," despite exposure to sun and rain for probably half a century. Good progress is being made with the Te Rauamoa-Te Awamutu telephone line. It is-expected the wire will be this far in a week's time if the weather continues fine. This connection between Kawhia and Te Awamutu will fill a long-felt want.