ON HAURAKI PLAINS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 249, 20 October 1922, Page 7

ON HAURAKI PLAINS.

NGATEA AND THE NGATEANS. r-IVALKV °F KEREPEEHIANS. \\i \iiKi.Ki i i;i:n\\ 111 OF i wu\ i.n«;. ( ~v ,;„. ■•<..,r". <p-,al Kcprc^ntative) N ■ 1 1. t ,,N,.,tc...„:■;.•.'; ■::■';;-;;; . y *%\£ '1,,,,,,. , ': 1" ,•..- An\ Sualean will tell ~;„ iM.it hi.i.'»n i-- , '.'" i-««" f »'» ■„,.,;,. •',, iiimv metropolis of "the %;'„■ u> Keicpechi with il M.ifT. And Kereiiec'.ii -nil'- '~i-k nith niueh vigour, for Kenpceiii. .vhn-'n i> the government Ptticnie'i' '.■!'•- !"■ same Ilitterinp: "",,.,':',.„ '~", iv -.ni. There 1- keen rivalry between thc-e two settlement.?. nliieh'i- vry he.it'.y for pro»re-= also for !■• 'car .i N-ate.in and n Kerepeehian dispute- the respective ' •. . ~- •■.,,.!- (~,v n-liips 1- to realise "Z v. ".'.iiient 1..-, M (he football follower. •■) l'-' r ■■""• < ; ' 1 l'xn-onliy is a X <Vn, :„ ;:...•= iri.on. Men have Wen ni.ir.'vr.-! •,„ I,- than some of tnthin- wine", \-^ 1; -an- and Ker,, liian* s3 y abon' ea. '1 "l ■•■■;-. " A hV*Y\ IN X WI TOWXSIIir. r»ut X-iic ■ > in riMdiiy .1 lu-ty in(pnt nn.l i-ie S-lte.Mi- do !l.>t too prpatl.V IB liL «i ii' i 1 ' ■ — ■ esa—.-n-- ■< - ■.'!■..« in- impo-tam-e and it? '"-ilace on the p;,i;n-. The toWM-iiiji j,,. '~' i,w i.mtcv factory, two store", a l 1:1 l5,,i, ,t,S l,u;.- ,er"s ..nip. l...:irdin«---,0u,,.. -: -~:,!■•■:,. |.iii.;:.- i,.i'-. -:>ooi and post -in.l td.-iapli ...lice: also some nice r P -i,l, ,„, .. I- ; - alt.: ■ h-ad.(iiartrrs c f ,;.,. llaii-a'x! l'l.-iiin ■ nuuei!. whi.:i a"iin. ': ha- ,in-' ha I i-italle! an e\chßHJie of Ho f-c.. 1..„,.-. which -an be, Birit-'Med i-n I- .V: kl.im! via the new tTtink line. Here ar- raleyard- at X,-,K. .11..! ■-.ni-iT - of t'le New Zealand T.nan illlil :>'• !:n-rci-- l"nion lompsuhit no" li':i-t. ' '>' I.ink of Ni*« Zealand Tμ- n !.raiidi h-T. , . TflK i.K.iujllArill! Al. 1 KXTRE. Cp.^r.-.p"n : .<"iM>. the .hiiin t'.ia: Spa tea ], i" |Ver.ist .it', p.-ir.ip.l out that al! n-ni- lim.l to > _-1 t.-:i - -j.i-t as all roads Iph.l to It, -ic. wiirn I'.oir.e \va« an eniT.r,.. It i- f.ne t::at fr.mt this townj.'iip r-uli He ioii.l- i 1 Paema. Hay of Plenty. Rnorita. Morrinsvilic an 4 the Vjipi-r V,.l ! katii. :uid i>t the pr.-eni tint' tlie onh vi.v of -ct;i:n; to Aucklan.l firm ;li.' Th-inTs, . !■ \ '■•• ver.-n. ly roa. 1 . i- t'-irnirjn Xuatea. WAXTFI). ." i:\II-\VAV. KjiUeiiii- are ii>ian : ,mnll< in d.vlaring tiiat .' raiiw.n ir>i.u I'aeron to I'okeno itiirmip:i Sira'tiM 1 i- nil urprnt nee-s- ---• :iy, M.>-t nf the r-'ad- ar.' bad—many Inip.KHiitde for loup period* in the rainy «,.,.en—.uid tiie wiuer.vays of t> Piako ami Uaihon rivers are fine a— et-. T.i ihe plains, a< will a!~o be tiie -can.i! n ;v - I- in^ r pin throiiffh from Wajttikcriint 1- tli ■ > 'it'll th Piako. Ot'ier m-i;i. .-if :ran-it must lie provi led if tile disTii't i- to pro-rre.-sii!_' 111 tin , ".vay it should. TIIK i;t).Ml. I" AT'CKLAXU. T.iO iiiiitt.-r .1 better comnr.ini'Mtinn mind.- ot tin- Xy.it a:;-. The present ni.-ie i- \i.i I'oki'Tio. in.l to l'okeno i» 3S miies, over ...1!- vviiiih in part- are b:it ■•■■!.mu'iiat..:-- . ' profanity. The meet direct route would be to eont'nue ■=tnu:jf>r ninitjr (lie r.u.l leadins from X"7aie>i ..- ".i. :. - ['••■(• fiot.'ills, .uid liien skirt .ironnd to Poke no: 1-ut the _!.re--s!>nt riiiitn. t"ixuuli rat'ier roundabout. is claimed by many t" be the hest a.? it ?erve. -e'i .i>! iinpirtant new cenlrrs, ilicl'.idinu' Kawe I", lie, llopni. Tipiroa. V-γ.; -ikinini. Mari-" . •■-■•,«, Man;iuaraiviiir; Hi.! r.'Veno \ii.ll"v settlements. Tn had -.voatlier t'.ie ivav i* ab-oiutely

impas-a-do. The - tilers living along tlip r^nti , i:.i\e pctitiiined member* for

the ilivii!.-; :::■•] ;!ie Minister, al«o" the ( nimtv ( nun.il. to have action taken to mak" tiii , wav passable. The ronii want, to i..- g;'a.!ed .ird metntied all the « i.v to Pokeiio. Ai(fl.-]snd can he reached liy n:Uor in 3J hours in fine weatlier. After heavy rain it might taVc a< n'a-iy .!,\\~. If f , !? mad were put ifi (f)n,l ot-.-'er the journey r-ould be rntul-' in i!-K'!T t';r c hour*. Another argui:ieni for the improvement of the r-ia-l- '- t!i:i" eattie m-ild ''c --ent along it to We*t field at inlinitch less cost f> 'ii i. In urred liv ilriv|;i'_' tiipm to either VVharepoa or Ilikutaia railwa •• fi'li-itr>. and trucking th m from there. lias to lie c] mc under present condition?.

KiCT'RKS THAT TELL. Tne croutli nf d:iiryinc in the district whii'ii -upplie- the Xgatea butter fa.-t.Ty ha- been wonderful. It is only IS month* :>gn t lut a large butter factory was built at Nuatea for t'ne Thames V;ill y Diiirvinjr Cdiupany, to cope with an estimated outside .iiitput of SOO tons a -c:i~nii. In !c-- t'lan a year it was fuiin-! n»-e~-iirv pu( in additional plant t'i cope with 1.200 tons. The prePent M.. lr will -cc an output of anything between l.r.uil and 2,IK)(1 tons from this factory. T'.ii- means tliat in the course Of five \rir~ time \}:t>re will be several lnrjre fac'orie, spread over the district. Starting with :ino riipplirr*. this factory i? now rei-eiving milk from i.")l). and the

mimUr-r i- i-vrr inr-roitsinir. BlTTKl! KQI'AI. TO AKV PRODUCED. It was fiirinorly cunsiilered by many ;3airyinp iintiioritip* that the H-auraJci fiiins wniild prniluop a '-pry poor .-.rticlc. a- rpirard- rjuality. in the" way of buter - 1 iitvp now !i'»n ;tssii , rc<i by c\T<ri- r;i;it this anti.-ipation has ben <"onipli'tn!y upi.pt. A very fine artiel-; i 5 heiiijr I'i'.-niu.i'il. tin average {Trades frim f,ii-ti>r;i>. rm t'<o plains enual t' - any pn-diiopil pfci'wl>.pri> in Xrw Zi'ilsinil. TliiiJ line i|ii:ilitv MXiv hp further i m-pr»\-p(l uin'ii ii r if i tin , proposed water

frhi-mo. rtliivj, it is estimated will cost, HiHi.ouii i» broujrhi into operation. i,f the u.itcr now licintr consumed h.v til- •-.itt'.p i- from Ikucs and it is exP"cti-.| iliii) "ill do far better on a -iijii-Ij of n.iMirnl water from surface rcuchme'nt nre;is. OTHK.H PurNTS FOR ACATKA. H.r.i llura electric po»,. r ha.-» ju-l been PMiMii'M] in Vjiaten ;>tul will - be used by tii- butler' factory both for lifriitiiin in;,! ~, supplement ih<- power of tin , -tc.iin |i'.;ii;i, \-.lii.-11 has heome insloiuatr •>. inpc with tiu> übiiormal inTPifp uf \vui-;< lollowing on tlie rapid jjro-.M.i uf ilaipyi !!■.'. Auckland steam- «""- :iri' iiiii i ina \_m: ;i t.icir riv.-r hea<l'l'l'it,'!- Kd-.iv vessels call here each U(,, -'r\\ ''::>ijiiiii ui'iicral i-nrpo and taking ";•■:'->■ t ,|ii;>nliti.'s nf produce to tiio p :t\. i Hi-Mrf, :. iraiisliipprd here in '-'1- ■ :i. ;- taki-n si. fur up the Piak-i Ta iiiiia. Some £-4.i(i was rni.-e.l by Xgateans f-ir a soliliers' nioniorial and this was offered to the Oovernniont to form a

nucleus for a district high school. Tliat oiler was accepted, mid in all probability the work of erecting this educational establishment will commence next year. I fraw timber discharged at Nsstea wharf for tho envtiou of a new store fur an person from Auckland, who declares his faith in a gyeut future for th.> ,listr:ct. But the errant need of the plains—this was empha*i.ed to mc apt in and njrain --is the railway from Taenia tn I'okeno. via Nsratea. 'li would help the area in every way anil would make for ilie rapid improvement of it~ mail* by cheapening the cost of motiil. wliifli. under present method- of transport with its attendant hun.lHnjr* and rehandling*. U almost prohibitive. iTo lw cut initi'ii. i