TOWNS SOUTH OF NEW PLYMOUTH.
OMATA, OAKURA, AND OKATO. To the south of New Plymouth are three districts — Omata. Oakura, and Okato — all on tho Great South Road, and leading towards Opunake. The first is situated about four and a-half miles from town, the next is nine miles out, while Okato is about eighteen miles from New Plymouth. The last named little village consists of about a dozen houses, including two stores, and a butcher's shop, a blacksmith's shop, post and telegraph office ; and about a mile further, at Stony River, is an hotel. The public buildings at Okato are limited to the schoolhouse and a neat Roman Catholic church. Around Okato there are a large number of dairy farms.
several other trades an 1 professions. The Presbyterians have a church, but the Anglicans and \Vesloyans hold their ser-vk-es in tho schoolrooms, tho Catholics using the Town Hall. There are two private butter factories, one owned by MiBreach and tho other by Mr J. C. George; the latter also has a cheeso factory at Otakeho.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XL, Issue 9123, 2 July 1891, Page 18 (Supplement)
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175TOWNS SOUTH OF NEW PLYMOUTH. Taranaki Herald, Volume XL, Issue 9123, 2 July 1891, Page 18 (Supplement)
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