Oparau.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 328, 30 August 1907, Page 2

Oparau.

(from OUR OWN C3RRKSPONL.ENT ) Mud Bft deep on what is caL’ed road. The cutting at Oparau ianow a sticky bog of yellow pug. Tne Government put this mud on to what was a hard bottom. Winter seemj to be the fashionable time with tho Government to make oar lot harder to bear. Lambing is progressing favourably. Twins are plentiful and very few deaths to report. Mr Taraho Porima, Mr M mntfort'e mmagergot some lost cutie off the Aotea bash hill last week. They are fat and wild proving the advantage of bush for winter feed Messrs Sohneber Bros. ar> ’ mghing their fern land. To get g > d feed it is necessary to plough ma c 1 - same treatment as the Walk v v far n have preyed successful Three more native area a d to local settlers here. Th unoccupied native lan 3 b . ed. It hung in tha G . ,«r Masefield, of Aackl , t tbe mill area of 2000 r.e -s. A native land here is d .r ? . g leased. Tbe Government hve pare • 1 about 380 acres of manuki mJ tas > land from Messrs J. Cowell aud P »u--wbare, from the coach r.mdt) tbe .Vti kuku stream, at a fair p .co. S • e unfortunate settler will even j 11? : it, but will have trobbla win o the tswhiro part. Mr John Gage has gone to A ick on native land business. Mrs Gage, who has been ill for same time, is convalescent, and will soon be well again. Bashfalling is going on up the Oparau, bat reliable ap-to-iime c mtractors are scarce this season. There will be plenty bashfalling next season, when all native leases are completed. Mr James Scott and party have finished the Awaroa bridge. The work speaks in praise of Mr Scott and his up-to date gang. The heavy “blow” of Farliamant has so far blown no road money to Oparaa. Mad, mud, knee deep mud. “Help the bsck block settler? h the fashionable cry,” but where is the help ’?