TAHAKOPA VALLEY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2895, 8 September 1909, Page 38

TAHAKOPA VALLEY.

! September 4. — The lengthening days mark 1 the strident and vivifying march of spring, 'so welcome everywhere. In no place is j it more welcome than in this southern bush i district, remote from the advantages and comforts of the open and earlier settled I districts now blest with conveniences that j have gradually transformed the face of ', Nature from the austere and repellanfc to i the inviting and refined, the result of de- , cades oi industry by pioneer fathers and ; mothers. But the settlers .here try to take I inspiration and courage in the old adage t that " everything comes to those who work ! and wait for it." i Sale of Sections. — Last week in Dunedin there was a sale of town lots in the Government township of Papatowai, situate by the sea side at the mouth of the Tahakopa ; River, but the outside world seems to have ■ no knowledge of its whereabouts or prospects, for few but those who are near residents or those who have visited inI vested. However, che Land Office disposed ] of no fewer than 53 sections. j Lecture. — Last Wednesday evening a lee- , ture was given in the Rimu Schoolroom by the Rev. Mr Craigie, of Ratanui, on , behalf of the the church funds. His sub- ! ject being " Thrums and Thereabouts." | He reviewed the works of Barrie, lan M'Laren, and others, works generally described as the " Kailyard Series." The lecturer read copious extracts from parts humorous and pathetic. Owing to the difficulties of travel and the coldness of the night, the attendance was small. The lecturer was accompanied by the minister in charge of the district, the Rev. Mr Crockett. Both gentlemen deserve great credit ■ for ..heir self-denial in leaving home for ■ an effort entailing as it did two days' travelling on roads that are a tax on the strength of a horse and the heart of a ' man. Sawmilling. — There is a rumour that we , all hope is true, that the Tautuku Sawmilling Company, who closed down in the autumn, contemplate making a fresh start ;in October. This is cheering to those re- ' quiring sawn timber and those who want work.