Danevirke.

Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 139, 22 November 1884, Page 3

Danevirke.

(Oovtespondent of iNapier Tdegfaph ) ;' : :: Si^ce^: :^^^l?^'X 7 fi»ve J caught a glimpse of liie^pTjili ot^ portion of a aeptiop^bevei t!hat p]\q surveyors have beeuafcAvonJc oa'fth>B' last /day iftr tWo. tobji^ti^^^^^u^^tenlJiftJlsr} by Was under tbe impression that the iurvfry vas jfor ■;the. purpose of arriving at : the aifea, bMt this idea was diUpel ltfd 'iybe4 1 ' saw 'tbe-:pi>iri of a well.laicl oiit township. I must say that the the 1 purchaser whoever he ma\' be knows what he is aboixt for he has acquired by far the best situated piece! of ground m the whole settlement for his purpose, one end of it approaches neare-L to Talioraifce of any European owned land we have here, and the other end is directly m front of bur statiou here, besides having frontage to the main south road and anotjier to Millers road. I would not 'be surprised to hear of a big figure .being given for the corner as it would suit famously for an hotel or bank site. One of our settlers having a few acres near has refused I hear, £100 per aero -for it. This will give you some idea of what the future of Danevirke is likely to be. ' v f wonder it a more euphoneons title than Danevirke could, be given to this Dlace^ an J if^so how, to set' about it. The settlement is put down . by many who have; never seen it as a •sleepy Scandinavian village, and .besides it is seldom spelt correciblvy eyen- Government officials persist: m leaving out an c or au n, and other* , wise fall into error. •