WAITANGURU.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IX, Issue 743, 6 February 1915, Page 2

WAITANGURU.

Own Correspondent.

The general tone of things here pertains to smoothness and progresaiveness. The dairying industry, now*a good step beyond its infancy, is being carried on with, much increased thoroughness. The consequence is the revival of a great keenness in the industry and the bestowal of an intensifying encouragement to all concerned. Candidly speaking, it is only since the establishing of the up-to-date butter factory here that this district has been known to exist, but this fact has not in the least degree defaced the lustre encircling the good work performed before the erection of the factory. A very important work, the metalling of the Fungarehu road, is slowly proceeding, considerable delay, however, being caused by the uncertainty of the weather. The completion of this work is anxiously looked forward to by the settlers, for, to this district, the value of the metal cannot be over-estimated. But, however, with regard to the weather, and judging from verified reports, the people here have much to be thankful for, and should content themselves with their lot and count such as one of immense value, and from which they derive much material advantage. One of our local "settlers, who has recently been to the Hawke'a Bay district, reports a state of considernble depression and grave anxiety existing there owing to the drought and its devastation influence. Peed is an extremely rare commodity, the country presenting a bare and hungry appearance. The vigorous growth and the luxurious superabundance of fine pasture feed here, he says, greatly surpassed anything that ha saw on his trip. The tine dairying land comprising this district .would be very hard to beat at the present time, and given good roads and better facilities, every endeavour will be made by the settlers to make this district known aH it richly deserves.