Oparau.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 380, 18 September 1908, Page 4

Oparau.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) This is a wonderfully good season, no dead ewes, and strong healthy lambsThe road has received some alight attention by the local body but if gravel, which is plentiful, was put on the road in place of fern and mud it would be there next winter—so will the fern and mud, but only to deepen the quagmire. More interest is being taken re the Kawbio Harbour Railway. Even some pessimistic croakers are now actually becoming a little optimistic over this matter, as the hard battling optimists have got some good result from their persistent a4 VOOfIC y of this track, and in a few year’s time no doubt the first sod will be turned, prolgjily at Kawhia end, on account of tbo cheaper freight. Wfien a thousand or two railway navvies come to Kawbia they (like the fleet in Auckland) will leave some money, the effect of which will be felt for years, as it will be the means of helping everybody and the spare produce of the farmers will find a ready sale (what price butter ?) It is to our interest to have a start made at this end. The weather ia dry for spring and all work is progressing fast and no time lost.. . Mean’s Schreiber Bros are getting on well with Dr Mackenzie’s bush. Fencing is going on as a general work. Areas are being fenced that up to now were waste native land. Pros parity can be seen clearly dead ahead. The chase has to some been long, as a stern chase often is, but the hardy pioneers are overhauling’,her hands down, and by next spring many will be alongside. With a railway and our harbour water carriage we epn have a direct stock market,