ABOUT THE COUNTRY.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 1, Issue 68, 14 February 1913, Page 1

ABOUT THE COUNTRY.

ONEWHERO. A Thriving Settlement. (Travelling- Representative.) Ii you want a really pleasant f.nd interesting drive, just take a run out to Or.ewhern. This takes o.e through quite ;; change from the ordinary run of country. Fiem th: iov.er part of Tuakau the road runs alongside the Waikato river and is one continual i.eauty spot. > he fiaxmills with their weird nones were a greac'iOLr.e ot annovfcnee to the "giey stfeak," and it took sunr vigorou3 persuasion to git past one close to the road, in fact the river and bridge seemed purticulaily objectionable to my steed, and ne perlormed a fancy side-step in lively fashion right acro-s .he structure. SOM.- BEAUirUL VIEWS. Have veu ever seen the Waikato bridge it iuukau- Ii is well worth a tup alone-a spknd.d structure which has practically been the makings of O eahere, and sjrroundmg country. No one but the eariy pioneers knows tn-. difficulties and annoyances when everything had to b transported by punt.' Frcm the ce ir.. of ti.e br'c'g. a splendid view or the river can be obtained, tti\.tc ing for milt.: in cither direction—in places boiling aid eiidyin;', in others running swiftly and evenly lot the sea. Over the bridge brings or>e into a very rough locality, and for the fast few mihs my impressions of Oi ewhero were :.-. t satisfyiig. T'-o trip uri the hill was a red-hot one; uot a breath of wind awl u der the sneuer of the cuttings the heal wai int. use. Occasional gliri.ns-s of tr.e river remird «one of J pictures oi* fcjTvitzerL:- , step wooded hill rutiniig sheer ucv.n iiifi what appeared a "W.d-locked lake with an island doited here and there. Meating a traveller i the distance to 0n,w,,i0.. "Oh, about 3 miles," was me answer. A few chains turther a mile peg says "6," which goes to show trie customary country idea of distance. From a break in the hills a splendid view of PuktkuWa is seen, Mr W. Urr's valuable propeity being particularly noticeable. In a few milts some civilisation is seen. One house appears and some more, till presently the settlement of Onewhero comes into view. ROAD WOKK IN PROGRESS. A considerable amount of road work is in progress, and the Raglan County Council can be commence.. for the thoiou.it: wry tiiey are laying down the roads, Ihe old metal is being picked up, the reads properly graded and reformed and the irista! sunk in level with the side roads, so that waggons and heavy traffic sets and consolidates ev;rythina instead of shooting the mtfal all over the sides, as is the cuse on many of cur thoroughfare . ihe Onewhen rid i eg is fortunate in having a councillor so keen ar.d i,.forested in the dut-ict as Mr S. Cra.vford, and hein-i a large r..ce-

payer liim :l: h-= U r.atnal.y in fa;our of koe t ie rates .s low as good roan will admit !o g-t I fully acquainted with his district he | made his last journey to Raglan i (where t : Caun.il allv • meets) on hcrsebacK, taking :: route ! via t'e Waskato H adi and liiin through the le Akau hloch to Ragian, . a tiip ; f over 60 miles. ' ONEWHERO ITSELF. Qii'.t a littl: towt.ship is sprit gi Li. up :.t Oiiwehem. which na« ccmpris.s p st office, enameiy, I store, ~j:;rdin -house, blackstnit'i ar.d saddler's ; ; hn|is, scho 1, et\ At the in t >Mzc th re is a pri- ' vace t-. iepaonc luieau of 25 sub- : tcriner , whkh the settLrd haviput up t > niiel«cs--snoth r i stacof the progress and irdep d: e'e o.' i tne peopL in this part, 'ihe post f office a-d telephone is in charge of I Mr N. Cole-Baker, an elfi icnt and popular officer wh-j takes u keen intsiest in tlie distiict and iicntilies himseli with anything fur the advancement o* the settlfmtnt, In iaci, I oliced that the Onewh.ro i p oule ±o heart and toul iito everytti.ii,;; they take up. . ; .' the rece„t : bazaar ihete v.as tone of the usual trcuhli to get the ladies to en.er into tne various to ; petitions. All seemed ea»*nr t> compete— whetlu; it *-.;■ shooting, potato - p?elmg, wcol-wirding, or worKii:g, the same int f ;;-.st was di played by both youi g and eld with a correspondingly sa i£factory lesult. HER wiAJESI'Y IHE LOW. The Oncwheio creamery-is n.vntd by the Waikato Co-operative Dairy -,. ci d v.sa, at the ii i.e of •< y v.sit, iurniru out about 80 gallo so cream a eay. Of cours , tb: dij • .eath:-r ha • greatly ;cuuced ti.e output, I . t the tests were very to d, ranging from 4 0 to 4.4. Th. largest in .ivi ; ual were aLiar- A Cravfuid SJOOIbs, J. Cumminas 850lus, aao A. Cathgart 750:0.-. ivir S Crawford has tnree milkiig Micds; ai ii.ts; 115 cows aie.mik.d aid a mi.nthly ch.que ii r ovtr £l7O received. Si RIP YOUR COW-,! The iieamery manager, Mr T. Steen; is doing goo,: work, ard recently demonstrated to the suppliers the benefits of clea ; ~i,d thorough milking (:kii.,; one ot Mr Crawfo:d's coa?, ;i Ihre-.qUdi;'e -brc: Jeisey, h-a ttsid from ihe fii.se milk tak-.n, from th: bulk, sad Irom the strippings The first pint tested oly 3.0, the L»:lk 7.2, and the strippings 11.3. This showed effectually the Innefitof milking d'y. The cow wvr a valuable one, and in the Hush v;a* giving 5 gallons a day. PROSPEROUS FARMERS. Having an-hou." to spaiv I Lok a run in to Mr A. where 1 was told Gome-choice cattle could be seen. &!r Cathiart did a lot of early pioneer work in Onewhero. When he took up his present propetty over 20 years ago there was rot a clear space io erect a whare, and in places there wer-.' c.Lcut 14 hi.: rata trees io an acie of land, hi . ; .i es mixed bush. New all is clear. There are.-fir.ej paddocks of the best of grass s, a i iee j.ouse.ai.d outbuildings, andj a choi'eM.erdj^of

grade Jers.yj. The proot ni quality ■ •an ba seen vvhci' it is nutid That iV],- i at'igart's herd b at the wii nmj h.rd in th- Auckland A. and P. .Atsociatinn's dairy held cemj etition by almost 21-) a c w, ha wir.ni g lit , making 221 80' ai-d Mi Cathgnrt'sj 35 cows shov;i-.7 223. This is from the ! Dairy Asoci.m i. : s monthly tc'.uns. | I wa-. showr a s.. n c f;eak -a calf , with a doui le h a .l, h.vine ore nose j f:.ur eyes and t.vu ears—which was j born on this farm, Unfortunately, it did not live, if it had Mr ! athgar! ! might have he: ir.i-uc d to take a j turn as tr...ciii g -..owman. Ihere a,e so .t valuable springs on this property, w,. er from which' i= supplud to the creamery, boarding- j house ar:d po-t office by two pow rfu! hydraulic sams, and a r.everfailing supply is obtainable at tfery j laW COSt. AT THE SCHOOL. ihe school is of the twi -rcom, type and has jus; been tak: n charge i i-f by &ir J Bark, i he:.: are SC j pupils or. tho roli anJ the aveiage attendance is ;.b ut 65. Mi-s Winn is a care fui assista, t, a id some very creditable rtsilts i ave been obtained. IE HIRUA iOwNSHU'. At Te Ilirua, about thite-quaiter; of a mile past OnCAhero township, there i.- also z store ar,d post offic.\ cr.aii.ry and hall The store aid p.;st office have recently bee > bought OUt by I': : ; . i'i"..vf id, which will add l.urth ■ to ;.;s large business i: terests, ihe ere a me; y lelrus to the New Zealand Dairy .iscocia.ian, and is in chaige (f Mr P. i.ewis. At the h.-ight of t. ; senaon 100 gallons of cteam '■ s >aken daily ai:d ut'fpatctitd to Tua'au, r-.n r u'e for Pukekohe. ihe litest suppliers lere were E. Andrews 19001oi and Keys ar.d BJhngrnm 13001 os, in the flush.