WAIRAKAU SETTLEMENT

Taranaki Daily News, 30 April 1931, Page 9

WAIRAKAU SETTLEMENT

SUBDIVISION BY GOVERNMENT. PROSPECTS OF SUCCESS. The subdivision by the Government of the Waifakaii estate, tlie ballot for the subdivisions Of which vVas a distinct Success on Friday, is looked upon with iriuclr favour by the business community bi Te Arolia drill well-wishers genbrillly for tlie progress of tile tdiVii and district, writes a correspondent to the Waikato Times. Out of 14 sections in the settldifibfit 13 Werfe tdkfeh iip iii the Ballot, the rciiidlning tiiitj comprising the higher country at tlie. back; Immediate possbssibri is beliig given, arid within tlib next thfee months, prior lb the next dairying season, the block Will bear direct evidence of farming progress, inasmuch as fencing will be erected, top-dressing attdiidbd to, arid itiany dwellings, cattle sheds and outbuildings generally constricted. A metalled roild, hi conformity with the requirements of the Fidk6 County Cbiiiicil, is being made. The'; successful, applicants are from diffbtaiit parts bf tlife North Island, including Wairarapa, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki; Bay of Plenty; Poverty Bay, King Country and North Auckland, and in each case they appear to be highly satisfied with their success in obtaining land in one of the finest blocks procurable ih th 6 provided. Poiiits in favour of the ricfr settles are tlib. lower prices ruling for dairy stbck and reduced bates fdf Building arid Other bequireniehts, While this property is in splendid heart tb carry a full complement of cattle. The nlifitbcr of applicants for Waifakaii pfbvSd that despite thb tithes there 13 A genuine deiriand for land suitable for dairying, and the success of the subdivision nlay be followed by the Government concluding the purchase of other properties in the district which have been submitted for approval.