Oparau.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 264, 22 June 1906, Page 2

Oparau.

(ebom 01-r own oorrespondemt.) Mr Peter Cameron, formerly ot Otaria, Southland, paid Oparau a visit labt week to examine the future possibilities of this part, and was agreeably surprised to find such excellent pasture land so handy to the harbour, He bas not so far purchased a place, but may eventually do so. 'Cittie are now at bed rock and now appears to me to be the time to buy. £ do not think that sheep can remain lung at the pressnt fictitious price and during tbe next 18 months must cume down to a normal value, whilst cattle should rise. During the past two months sheep have fallen os per head in the Sou;h Island. I chink that tbe letter to tbe Councii"from an Oparau settler about straying cattle eh iws want of sympathy with those whj have been uaable to complete their fencing. D iring the last Week tbe frosts tin i we have experienced were the hardest that have been IMt since Europeans settled here.

Sjme 1< cal settlers are enquiring if it is possible to make sections with a road on each side pay double interes-t, viz , pay lor a road they do not want ? I ug ica the rate prep <sed to be lev ed for tbe Okupata r ad is 1 7-BJ, and .or the Pirongia West road 1 11 16a. \Vbat is the m-aai-ig if ti.i, ? Is r a mi- ake, mi pnet or a-e Wj to take it seriously ? Activity is no ic able at .h ■ local sawmill, n > d > b‘. prepare o.y to making a f e b tiar . Grass is sil growing slowly, and stock fCJ.II fairly w 11 11 yet. Several m ire in 1. areas of native 1 .nd (j.i.ir beie have been leased. M i iy settlere int .ud trying tor a pieie of i.j-j Ma ttkowhai bßck wh i vidil dlSed, aS ’t Is known to be fi • Q. s 1 .i.d The settlement f IL B blnck vill b a grjil bt-lp Uiw«*rd o p -;.» i g t k b >rr w d money.