TRIP THROUGH THE DISTRICT.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13412, 9 May 1912, Page 2 (Supplement)

TRIP THROUGH THE DISTRICT.

Yesterday morning, in order to givo the Hon Mr Macdonald an idea of timpossibilities of the district,'ncoomp-avsk'.; by Messrs Hugh Eraser (County Clork). H. J. Hodgson (Murchison), and W Rogers (Braeburn), he was takon.upthc Matakitaki Valley for a distance c'f

about six miles, and then back to Murchison and down past the fine propertiesof Messrs A. Thompson, O'Brien, ami Cameron. The rich river flats were much admired by the Minister, who ■remarkor that a good deal of the land would brine £40 an acre in his district. ■ In passingMr Macdonald picked out some of the hill country, which is limestone- formation, as being particularly good sheep

country

Tho Ministerial party returned to town yesterday afternoon, arriving at 5.30