ONGARUE NOTES.
15.01K) ACRES FOR BALLOT. As the outcome of a recent deputation to the Minister of Lands it it now stated that 1&.000 acres of Crown hind near Ongarue will be thrown open for settlement at an fatly date, probably within a month's time. Other Crown land in this district is beinj; surveyed, and the prospects of considerable nettlement in the district are encouraging. Just before the j-'.reut war broke out Messrs KiJis :md Burnand, Ltd., had built a very mill about a mile from Ongarue, and were making plans for cutting timber on a large scale. The war upset everything, but now that it is over it is expected that an early start will be made with work at this branch. Quite Hot) men will be employed when once it. is }.*"'"« "t full capacity, and huive aneas of bush will be brought into profitable use. The township will also benefit from the added population.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XIII, Issue 1385, 26 June 1920, Page 5
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