RUNCIMAN

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 2, Issue 109, 11 July 1913, Page 2

RUNCIMAN

A RUN ROUND. I had occasion to ride through thii district 6ome time ago, visiting Tuhimata and Karaka. I wai much impressed with the fine paddocks of nsw grass looking to hsaltby and far adva-iced. Every homestead had a prosperous look, and this was borne out by the fact that each homestead had contributed its quota of produce to the city, such as hay (first quality), butter-fat, pork, mutton, honey, poultry, ard a record quantify of chaff of splendid quality. The creamery st Tuhimata has kept ateadily running under the able management of Mr E. G. Whi!e, and cot evary district can say this, taking tha nature of the searon into account. In ro place did I find any sign of poverty; each and all seemed (o be contented. In tha Karaka district I found only a limited amount of land not jet taken up, and in making enquiries I was not surprised to learn that even that was being eagerly sought after, and in a year or two thase few places will be transformed into happy hemesteads. Four cew housss are about to be built and many more will shortly follow. I could not help but remark what an ideal suburb Runciman will make in the near future, with its undulating sunny fields stretching back to those of Pukekohe, with the fast creeping great city of Auckland within so lew miles. Even if the advancement in tha future is only of the Sime sp;ed as in the past, then in a few short years we will behclj Pukekohe ss the great Euburb, with Runciman and stations en route to tha city the busiest for the mileage in New Zealand.