PATUMAHOE

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 231, 1 December 1916, Page 2

PATUMAHOE

Mr Perhan, of the Government Stock Department, inoculated and branded some 600 calves at Mr Cantelin's farm on Monday last. This will give some indication of the proportions the dairying industry is attaining in the Patumahoe district especially as the number did not include draughts from either Mauku or Waiau. Mr Perhan says this is the second largest number of calves he has treated in one place this season in the Auckland district. The Public Works have called tenders for the erection of station buildings at Patumahoe and Mauku and there is no doubt that as soon as the line provides facilities for the better handling of farmers' products, both agricultural and pastoral, the whole of the large district, which the Patumahoe centre will serve comprising as well as Patumahoe proper Waiau and a large portion of the southern end of the Karaka, will make great strides as the land of Waiau and Karaka, with proper treatment, have proved as productive and at their present selling price more profitable to farm than the high-priced lands at larger centres. These lands cut up into 50 or 100-acre farms would support in comfort hundreds of families and there is no doubt this closer settlement is coming rapidly to the benefit of the immediate locality and the Country generally. A farming correspondent writes "To provide for and encourage closer settlement and general expansion is the duty of our public representatives and the move made by our Riding member to have the main outlet road to Waiau and Waiuku East graded and metalled is to be commended. It is necessary, however, to go further, for what applies to this main inlet and outlet road from Patumahoe to Waiau applies, if even in a less degree, to the various main roads leading from Patumahoe through other portions of Waiau and Karaka districts and with the increased valuations now made of all this country it is up to the owners and occupiers to increase the productiveness of the land and to obtain roads that will carry their manure from the station and then produce in raturn, and if they do pay for good roads for this purpose they will have good value for their money in every way. With the advent of the railway the people of the whole district the railway will serve tshould make good roading their first care, for what is the good of having railage facilities if one cannot get to them for half the year? Wake up Patumahoe, Mauku, Waiau and Karaka and build your roads. Don't sit quietly thinking they will come to you and even u you do have to buy them and pay for them ynu will find them as good a bargain and as good an investment as you have struck at any of the bargaiu sales."