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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11127, 29 July 1907, Page 2

Bush is coming down at a fairly satisfactory rate of progress in the Ohotu and other inland blocks (says the Wanganui Herald), though the greatest difficulty is being experienced in securing bush fellers. '. A short time ago, 35s was being offered, but the scarcity of men was bo\ acute that, even at that price, those offering would not look at it. The sum of £2 an acre is now offered by some settlers, and even then the owners have to come dpwn with their measurements for heavy timber which is to be left standing. The effect of this is that, in many, cases where bush has been cut, there are so many heavy trees left standing that from a distance it almost looks as if the axe had riot been put into the bush tit all,