BUCKLAND.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 1, Issue 17, 3 July 1912, Page 3

BUCKLAND.

Considerable numbers of intending ~ land buyers havo been in this district of late, and several purchases have been made, and others are pending. Mr Morgan has eold his nice little property of 26J acres, close to the station, to Mr Barber, of Puni, the price paid being £2,000. Mr Sloan has Bold his farm for £4O an acre. Kther sales /re ton acres at £BO, and ■section for £l2O a bttle over an acre H extent. Several tempting offers of 9860 and £BO an acre have been declined bv the owners. Our storekeeper has just complete 1 building an additional ttore shed to make rood* for his expanding business, and or- blacksmith has built a new f °Mr Allan, formerly manager for Messrs Yates and Co., has er. cted a seed storeat the station, nnd is making extensive alterations on his nine aero section, the ground being planted with flowering and ornamentf I shrubs, and aeeds are also to be grown. ■ l l eae are all evidences of the progress of the district, and in a short time large farms here will be a thing of lire past, as they will be utilised for closer settlement. „ . _ , ~ The Farmers' Umdb held a most successful social in the Public Hall on Friday There was a good attendance and dancing was kept up till the morning hoars dawned. The straightening out of the railway between Buckland and Tuakau is nearing completion, and rails are now being placed in position. An in. mense amount of work has been done in the big cutting and filling, and the new route when finished will be of great service to the Department, and Jay for itself in a very few year*. Owing to the increasing vo.unie of traffic night and day on the Waikato line, we think it is only a question of a year when the rails w-ill require to be duplicated as far as Fn.uk--40 The question of utilising the old rail track as a new road between Buckland and Tuakau has been raised by several settlers. So far it is not required, nor do the local authorities desire it, and as the Department is tak- j ing up the bridges the idea of converting this brack into a road appears a very remote one. Potato growers are getting land ready for.their crops. borne of the tubers have already been set, and indications point to a considerable area being planted. Only Gamekeepers and Stars are going in, most other sorts being considered too risky owiug to their liability to blight. The natives who recently loaded tfieir big canoe here were considerably nontflussed by a demand from the railway authorities for a largo "mount as demi'Tage on the trucks, I hey discreetly left the canoe loaded, and in a day or two the Department climbed down and accepted a nom lal ""ihe polling for two members for the Pukekohe riding in the new County Council did not create much interest. Mr J. K. Hamilton headed the poll here, and the " not-returned did exceedingly well for a first toy. No doubt he will do better another day. Satisfaction is expressed at the return of Mr Henry Wilcox, an old respected settler in the district. An examination of scholars in connection with the Methodist Sunday School was conducted in the pu die school, Mr Hill acting as superviser.