PATUMAHOE.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 83, 15 September 1915, Page 3

PATUMAHOE.

The dairying season is now in full swing, and the local Factory Manager is kept busy coping with the ever-increasing supply. Ali the local suppliers are remaining loyal to the New Zealand Dairy Association, and orly three have gone in for home separation, the latter solely on account of being a long distance from the factory. Mr W. G. Pleydell, the local blacksmith, is keeping pace with the advancement of the district. He has just computed extensive alterations to his premises by enlarging the stand for tlie horses and exterding the front, which gives it a very imposing li ish. Mr A. J. Moore, the road and railway contractor, has juat completed the construction of a ti:e traliic bridge on the road leading into the Ostrich Farm, tha c i ction of which was entrusted to Mr F. Kavanagh, junr., and Mr T. Hart, who carried out their job in gcod, workmanlike ctyle The road formation and apprjachcß to the btidgo arc well under way, and when completed it mil be a very nice graded piece of road of great value to the settlers through whose pioperties the road passes. Another/road that has been hung up for a long time past is the Patumahoe-Waiau i'a straight road, which will now soon te an accomplished fact, as tenders are being called for its formation. The s.tliers have to thank their wtrthy Councillor, Mr J. henry, tor his activity in urging on the scheme. He lis3 worked very hard for many" (years to get the road opened bp, and wan instrumental in getting a Government Grant of £250 towards the cost of its construction. When completed it will bring Waipu Pa much closer to Patumahoe, and such will be a great benefit to Waiau Pa settlers, as all traliic from there will come to Patumaboa when the Waiuku railway is completed. Land in this district ia fast rising in value and scarcely a week passes that one does not meet strangers looking for properties Several ' farmers have boen approached with very tempting offers, but they refuse to sell, as they know when the railway comes along this district will go ahead by leaps and bounds. A great many farmers have gone

in largely for cropping this season, on the expectation o( payable prices, and they also expect to be able to rail their produce direct to Auckland from here over the li e I.iid by the Public Worlds, it is

tha custom ir. other places for the Public Works to carry goods to the main line until eucb time as a new line is handed over to the Hallway Department