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Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10380, 5 December 1912, Page 7

771 A"D T'TTT? "D"D Af TJfc^Q d OF THAMES! ' : HmKititil • - Facts, Important, Interesting and Instructive Should be always worthy of careful consideration, should they not? GH^ WILL YOU NOTE THESE DETAILS ? They may be useful, may be valuable to you, some day I Thames is one of the richest honai)za goldflelds in New Zealand But do not imagine it is ONLY that—ln Its large area of unprospected ground fortunes may still wait for the lucky discoverer , ; >i|»lM( ■ . ■ As a gold field it is well known But this is not what is generally realised I A nd this Is what we want to accentuate ! WHAT THAMES POSSESSIiS. —A few Points for SettlersThere are thousands of acres of land suitable for settlement. Its pastoral land is equal to any in New Zealand, It is admirably adapted for dairyfarming.v-tj . . . Its factory butter (Weddel Cup winner)ls second to none in the Dominion. It possesses a large area of valuable pastorallarid awaiting the advent of the settler. —To^ JPrtiitgrow'ers— Its land is particulary suitable forsmallfarming and fruit! growing. Its stone fruits (apricots, peaches and nectarines ©specially) ripen quickly and reacn Orchardls^and mSrket gardeners will find its soifcriich and generous and their crops One o?its farmers (Mr Ohas. McLiver of Puriri} ha&obtained champion awards for best collection of apples in open competition against the whole of the Auckland province; —Points for the Tourist— Its waters, the landlocked peaceful Hauraki .'Gulf, teem with flsh—there are three ¥ flourishing nsh curing and freezing works At Thames. .... It possesses beautiful coastal scenery— attractive* bays, wave-lapped sandy reaches; and rugged picturesque rocks. . Its famous coastal drive is unique in New Zealand. For twenty miles a splendidjroad ai skirts the waters of the GFulf—fringed with beautiful pohutukawas, while fernclad valleys lie adjacent, —A Hint to Sportsmen— To the sportsman it presentsjmany'attractions. There are deer, p-heasants,; quiiil,xjurle W* i andinmimerable duck in the outlying districts; its Streams are being stocked 'i It canber^aChed by sea or rail and is only 40 miles (4 houts journey in the; splendid i steamer Wakatere^ from Auckland. . -_ „ x _.^ •■ ■• . n. hß Auckland-Thames steamer trip is through the beautiful lSlesyOftheHattraktaalf x -one of the most comfortable and charming journeysiin New Zealand. y ■ • • —To Business Men—Eememt)er this— •vjcrWiiri potentialities are recognised, it will become not only.a mining but an iitS?dnd ever growirg pasWal, industrial, and commercial centre; TheHailwavof whichitisthe terminus and, port, taps an immense area of country from Walkatb to the East Ooast. i+ r>messes nianv unique advantages for the establishment of industries-cheap land 1 T chSaofiSits, ISple water and gas supply *pr motive powei; while the Thames Borough Coimcil is installing electric light and power works at a cost of £16,000. Finally—These are true and uncontrovertible statements. For be it understood that Thames has been neglected too long. II IS NOW COMING INTO ITS OWN I