Oparau.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 353, 13 March 1908, Page 2

Oparau.

(fjrom oub OWKCORKBSPONDKNT Several stray hogs, relics from the big fire, have been rooting around among the gardens and orchard-,. The old story of the impu ieoce of the wily native has-been fully demm - strated. A settler being allowed by a native the use of a small corner to grow a little chaff stuff pit r io. At near harvest another native siirted paying attention to the chaff .stuff and wound up by trying Co annex a big half. This is u warning co settlers m allow the natives to go on their nwn, tbeir rules and ours are evidently diffj.-ant. Dr Mackenzie’s green bush is still bu-ning. All settlers and all available fencing labour is in use. Som j fences are up again, and others will =<. an be done. Grass seed is coming to ban 1 an i !%- ing carted to destination.

Soon a general muster n -' n madi and each get bis sheep and cattle.

Now wh II the reported -ceuo . devastati >n is 1 k d »,v r, u.:h a v .s. impipyciii :it i n • icibie bit t-ie fire ’d image w »e’ half pay fo the benefit.

Sowing will be general ibis v.eeß The M icke .z e B- - have p -ch several dea lgh' mirts f r b- di <g ia this disteic . Th.? itos I ;a »-ri.-nriv class of mires w Lj.-a will -o .n h elitni i ,t' l or i-;ft for native; to i.ree ■ from. No donb wf-sn are mares en ti Ji of ‘ho or-fni "bark aud boggy horse stnmp a nodscer r rttmg h «rse will com? her l . S ato ?rn beepers, having become impress.:! with mildness of o<ir winters and the h-ii amount of fe-d -nd i-.bmr, necessary to winter you g stuck, are thinking of leaving tbe S ‘.uh ar.i ibliiui>:g tbeir studs of barcat l< a id shee.i here. The la'a fire has ma le lirge areis pHsiLde for horses that was all 1 gs and stamps. Several raieo Romn . nms have coma to Opva i fr »n s. ck hred from tbe very old well known South and British flock 1 . As the Rimnay nas been proved Co exceed all other breert* as the most profitable aud hardiest sheep tbe advent of tbe Ruiimey of a high class shows that our settlers have chosen well and are fully alive to the advantages of a sound-constituted sheep. Ona new settler is co send up a few Angora goats. These animals live on almost anything iu the feed line and are very profitable, although dear at the start.

Stray pigs Boon do more damage than they are worth, but at present, as the fire cleaned everything up, settlers should be kind to their owners.