Oparau.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 247, 16 February 1906, Page 3

Oparau.

* ■ ' (from our own correspondent.) Messrs Scbrieber Brcs. brought, in a mob of c:itt’o la-t week. on their section i very plentiful, Messrs Davi’, Elliott, T. Mackenzie tire building new lk»ttjH| the timber being obtained the dressed timber will have from Auckland. It t-b< Wb the persistent Lrminute all n> xi- us weeds no ragwort can be seen, as by local settlers it is at once no matter whose property it is on. We now feel tho need of a road—or® even a track—to connect with the Pirongia West Road, to drive cattle and sheep over to and from the Waikato markets. The road is surveyed and graded, and if the bush was fallen and burnt and a track cleared, a direct route to Pirongia, saving one day’s drive each way, would result. At preaent the stock have to go through ragwort infested land. If the Goveri - ment really wish to help us let them fall and clear this road. The distance through bush is not great and when through that a leading fern ridge connects with the road at Symons’ old stable. Like all our other wants we must ask before we receive A letter to our member would probably have the desired effect. Mr Mackenzie has sold his team and waggon to Messrs Scbrieber Bros. Carling on our roads is m t easy, andthose who want heavy loads taken round steep bends must have some consideration for the carter and his team, by paying enough to keep a team going, otherwise there will be no team to do the heavy work, The oat crop.’ are mostly all cut and m stock. Mr Terry, of Tiritiri, tad several acres in, which yielded two tons per ucm. No cropping of any extent has been dune, as the land requires preparing but in the near future we shall see Igrger areas grown. The local sawmill has another manager. A good quantity of rain has fallen lately, which, although beneficit 1 to the grass and turnips, will not dry the fallen hush. We shall have our telephone shortly which will eave time and money and be another step .owards civilisation, no matter who is tu blame. At Oparau on Saturday there wore three 4-horse teams, two spring drays and two launches, ihe bank of th* river being covered with mercb'indisc The -e; ler- here are astonished a 1 the action ot (be Coun y Council in trying to divert money to make a r< ad that th old be epent erecting a derrick and woul shed on the wharf.