WAITANGURU.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 681, 27 June 1914, Page 2

WAITANGURU.

. - .'V Own Correspondent. Things in general are very quiet bete; Fb W/ peploe traverse theNroads on account of their imperfect; condition;. •veryone is at home working quietly , and independently. Every end is aimed at making' the coming dairying season better and brighter, and■ not attendant with the arduous labours and inconveniences as has hitherto been the ccise. Wonderful strides are: being ' made .on the farms. To tell those who are not cognisant "Of the conditions under which dairying was carried on 'last season—.the first—as they are view-iog-'the %reßent advanced conditions, would be to receive from them -probably statements accusing yon as being a Stranger from the' truth, or else given to the habit of exagieeration. Should pcorgess be as marked in the:next few years as it has. been during the 1 past'l2 months, we should all have here farms equipped, as well for dairying purposes aa would do credit tj districts a good deal older. Much of the land here, though of. course being in its virgin state, and' therefore rougher, is undoubtedly possessed of equal potentialities with some of that being asked £2O and more per acre for in Taranakn There are some settlers here, 1 believe, who are willing to dispose of the<r properties, and those in search of goid dairying country, and who have a little money to invest would/ I thing, do well in placing it in prci perty in Waitanguru. That land values must rise considerably . here in the next few years is certain. The flue butter factory established here, is ample proof that the country is sure to advance. Such a concern in so young a district is a moat incentive adjunct to prosperity* Farmers for the welfare of their own interests will improve their properties, their herd numbers will undoubtedly be enlarged. The cream supply at-the fatcory must theretore considerably increase, and this extra increase tneans the swelling of the monthly cheques, the circulation of more ready money, and the company will be enabled to hasten the liquidation of the building and plant loans, and to increase the prieo paid outforuutter fat. £ The metalling of the road from Haiioa to the we hope to see completed next summer, is to be, to this district, an asset., the value,of which is very difficult: at present to calculate. The benefits to be derived from. the completion of this road, which will mean that we will have a good metalled road access right into To Kuiti, will undoubtedly be numerous. That this alone must mean a rise in land values is beyond doubt . The cartage on goods,. atores, farm requisites, etc.,' will then be done much cheaper than at present, and the coach service will very probably be extended to Waitanguru. s With all these things taken into consideration, it seems very obvious that the farmers will be more independent. It means that they will be better able to demand a price for their land, and stick to it till they get it, than be forced to accept, perhaps, a few hundred pounds less than their estimated! price, through force of cir-; cumatances. Behind this fact/ lien embedded enormous valuable-weight, and it only remains for a few years to roll by when, Waitanguru will be known bb a very important and progressive centre.