Makuri and Coonoor.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 201, 12 September 1894, Page 2

Makuri and Coonoor.

(From oar Travailing Represent..uve/.

A rid, of about 19 rail— from Pahiatua bring. you to tha rising township oi Ma kuh. Turning to Iba l.'t vou follafr tha 1 Wood villa A ahani.-a road, which ia raaiaJ. 1 led for a railo and forrasd for aaolh.r rails : after that i, 1, a mix foot track, which ia very .loppy. The fire, place uf inter— ia that af Mr Taylor, who is a conlraewr and Soil dor. 1 Ha has eomplatad a ap.eal.d woo ahed ta * Ilia order of Mr R. If. Wl—a Mr Tsy. lor it at pretant mskiat a brides over Hilsy't Creek, whieh i. very tugk last now. . Mr K. H. Wilson’, aura is the nail place of interest. There re some extea sire alteration, and addiona bain,’ dona to tha hornettead, sad a fond deal of logging up it being earrid on. . | Half a mu, further or i* Me.an W.| ' loughby Bros . property lately occupied Mby Mr Birkett. The Mar. Wuloughby I nrese bueiaees. having iw. beenleihag ■ parti— at werk on tw. aundrad acre. They intend having sdhion* mode to r their dwelling during theerniog xmaer. Oppos.ie ia the proper of Mr Clifford. ' ’ who is also having eeiudjoah dawn this season. Mr Clifford's louse is ni—lv situated, being on the ep of a hill and commanding a fine vieref the Valiev. ir Going back to the tens hip the* first business place is the biaunithmg ealab j Rahraent of Mr J. D. Irphy. J toamd “ Mr Murphy very busy he hoe a large business at his enranui. Mr Murphy '• has also secured thmppomttuar.s of ,r special constable for thcistnei. and from „ the general opinion i, a right man in ' the right place. I* The Mskuri Botch e large, com naodious building undehe control of Mr “ Tucker, with a Mos-ela stable attached. Mr Tucker expects to toe a Urge teuriet traffic during the sunar months, sad II from what I saw of ti bethel i aci asJ sored they will be w repaid for their 11 journey. Mr W. A. Oliver’r buhry establishment 4 is site.ted on the dot mite the betel. I Mr Oliver has a goodmuecuon zs tha r district, supplying mo** tha settlers and bush camps. ' Messrs Tucker Bros re a Store called 't the Boat Office store, we everv article ,r desired by a rattler ip be secured at reasonable prices. It mid be a great ' addition, and would beach appreciated * ] by tR* settlers, if the Mnuuent eoeld *e« their way clear a money 1 order offi— and teiepls in —nntrnon II j with the astabliahrne The Messrs : Tucker have a team of k horse, under the control of Mr Joe ty, and bv hia '■ s.'sncy good* are paef all round the '• district. 1 There is aaothar stormed by Mr D. , j Cockburn. which else— a thriving “ I business. A team of pr horse, ia also j attached to this establi—nt. t | A large brick kiln . do— a good business. 1 j At the back of thewnsiup ia tha s i Makuri-Aohanga track, oh just now ia ■ in a fearful -talc nowing formed. 1 There are twelve settieip thia track. and 300 waiting to go their proper! v 1 as toon at the road it aring like pa—- * able. A few chains from Mri on the road Ito Coonoor ia the proy of Messrs j Dunning and Freeman. n, i* without doubt a splendid properl The dwelling I is erected on a hill acoimnand. a , j splendid view of the Ma Valley. Mr i Dunning is one of the riawt of ttlera. and there ;s no doubt he made a ,ome r I for himself aud family a surmounting r ditfjcultiea that would bi the heart oh tha average man. Opposite Mr Denning’.he recreation j | ground, which is a credithe township and district, haring hadot of labour t spent on it to briag it to .resect state. j At present it ia laid off as .tball ground. , but in the summer the Cry Club intend 1 forming a tirst-claas pitclit. . Further on ia the prop, of Mr Car- . ! rutiier*. which i* . : well. There ie a beautiwaterfall on this property, a la rue bed water falling , from a gully some liundrwf f—t above the level of the rood. The next place of inters the property of Mr Bennett, where foment has been going on rapidly. A Brge wool-bed here ears in ,-ghi. i 1 This is on Mr Xiven’s pnxy. which ie , good undulating country, i cleared Tha next properly is Moe Terrv a. which is being well itnpro. Opposite ie Mr Iraru Arson’s place, situated on a Hat orvrlotg the road. JMr Anderson is having ,n, n dre l acr— I of bush falia.l thia winter. Tills brings you to tbs eef the metal led road and to Mr lc. Wilson e proparty. The road freahie oa ta 1 Coonoor is vary rung and„ch eut up. ; in places being one sea of n. Mr Mitchell t is the next fcs aloa, tha ; line of rcate. Here li-.e ,g url nver | comes through the hank in %cet tznex ! pisiaal fo manner. At tl autlet e , covered up wuii 1 saw hruapod it •» 1 impossible V' find out whethuaero is a 1 tunnsl. As ihsre ia a vary lai bodv of water it is reasoaable to that lhare it ..tunnel through the h Further on it “ Rataam. " Mr,,word e I property, where the owner • soma splendid sl eepxarde erected on i,, .... : ero«<i. Some .iir at.ee up e ta. ~ tke homestead, a very cemfortnblockmg : place. Mr Silverleck’a it on the right, ore die tan e on. Tint avti .er is buay fe—o the ros i line, and ha« Iwea very auccaful in | l is efforts to tusks a heme in th hash. The next property ie Mr Ka-n—v who works hi, place in conjunction wi, Mr Silverlock. tiiry exchanging lah,-r— plan which is le be highly eciuiuenwi as more rapid progrost can be mads. Opposite tiia two iat tar props rti— . ma Messrs Rhode* pla—. which ;s rapidly cieartd. Furih®r on ihe town«oip cf x aoeoci is rsaetta-i. Hart a Roat Oftaa 1* u»3er lixa caaisol of Mr raison*. Tha co-oparaiiva work* sra tha aaa *po» oi im®ra*l mai wuh. Thar® ara fi*a partira at work on tha road uadar ira control of Mr Raanav. ;ha (ioiaram*ii l.nginaar. Tha savers' part’a* *ra under lha charge of »;an^ara- \4aa*r« i>r«ka. \niiMtri. Burke. ( *ia*roa and MeGra Thrao miiaa from iha»a . saspa taa ro*.i inaata the Danavirae aid X\ abar road at tha raMrt fanoa. Tuare it a >plana.a future hafore ihi* part M lha eounirv. and tha kattlar* isiarviawt-a sra wail p.aasao with tha fit-* of land. Of eourac ibara ara a lot of d.ffietthia* *nd trauola* u t*a auiaioi'.ntad haforr tha aattlar* ran fan lx «cltla down, but oae* ::ia»a sra ovarcoutc tha aattlar* will ba in s poailion of etiu fori and ivdaiwndanoa.