PATUMAHOE

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 386, 25 June 1918, Page 3

PATUMAHOE

PATIJ&AHOE'S PROGRESS. [To TITF. FdiTOß] Sir,—There has heen a paucity of news in your columns from Patumahoe of lato and readers of the " rinu-a " would almost bo inclined to think that, Putumahoe had quietly shuffled off its moital coil whereas Pa'umaho* was never more alivo than nt tho prisent finio. First of all, " Mino Host " of tho Mauku Tun, tho genial Tom Uailey, has receive I instructions to remove the sign " Manku Tlotel" frm iff his respectable establishment and to repWo r with " Pa'umahoe ll<»?el " so that trnv« Hers and visiti rs wautrng to tnko a Patuiuahoo reviver may Dot be motoiel unwittingly to Mhuku when only light waters, wiiln ut a sting, aro obtainable. Patumilioo is also- q'lita alive, in fuct quite «li'c)iifiod, in another way and tho electrical ge-ierator in this instance is dried mi k from 3s to 4s per lb hutteifatall and sundry are out to double their presont iucomo, to construct con ere to roads, to lay tram lines, to run mo'ors twic-i a day to carry milk to a dried milk factory near Patumahoe Station. From over ten miles from tho remotest corners of Waiau and Karnka the liquid milk is to roiuo, herds are to be doubled, far.ns are to be sub-divided and dairymeu will pop up in all directions under the electrical influence of diied milk. • Mr Editor, you might think this is jest but it is not. It is solid fact. The people are in deadly earnest to collar this tangible wealth that three to four shillings lb butterfat would mean fur them. Sheep farmers aro going to turn their sheep farms into dairy matures, every aero that will grow food for dairy cows is to be put into commission, lists aro b"ing compiled of dairy cows nnd already number th' usands—Mie cows not tho lists - and all that is wanting is the factory and plant fur milk to come flawing in.

Tho Dairy Association and Mr Goodfellow, aro beinjj approached and a largo pro| company that is all alive tit tra-le of all descriptions i< cor.sirleiMfinn to taking the husjerss in hand anri there is not much doubt th.it mxt milk season will see tho btism >»s in full swing and wo sh ill havo plenty l of butter and dried nii'k so I >ng as ' da to 11 per If. hint. if;.t i- foithcoining. Iu the meantime, dairying as usual for the coming f e ison will have to bo the voguo. l\itunm!irp and VYaiau farmets ate impatiently waitiug the first (-chomp, when they will Ik it> tli ir ro.rd no-s to sanction P ihoir clirio I.l' i| P . {,'27,000 Joan to provide all tlio y.'ur-round access to * 'WtL M> " s give them the <>l incre>vsing tho productivity their holdings and to get their produce to market. With the advent )of the proposed macadamised roads, that ten milos of rolling country extending from tho preceints of Patu■ mahoe town -hi •> to tho shores of the Manukau and its various inlets will become ono of the most favoured dairying ami agricultural districts in b the County. Whilo tho shores of the Manukau with its fringes of Pohntukawti will become a mi re general mort for those who take pleasure in camping out, seabathing boating and fi-hing The land in this pirt of tho district. is-steadily on tho ri-e Areas that a few years back woio purchased from' lnlfa-crown to ton shillings per aero i r their native S state aie, wiih pre-ent improvements, selling up to £2O per aero and the the visitor at any ono of tho lotions beaches is gladened by tho sight of homesteads and green pastures whin sotno ton years back nothing but tilreo and frn intermixed with flax an I cabbage tree > used to meet tho lit. think, Mr Tulitor, this is enough to let your readers know pa it of iho country is not ' lit growing very fast and I wiirrßservo lor a 'uture occasion mote in cotinp;' i >n ui h mix lotality, favoured by niilii-e f pn.vd* pleasant homes fur mi »nt'rptisin/and •aergetic p pnliuion.- Yours, etc., I >a TljM Mli »!<: !' VKMKIJ.