Permanent Settlement.
HAURAKI PLAINS LAND, READY IN FEW YEARS. DRAINAGE OPERATIONS. (Special to "Star.") WELLINGTON, Sept.. 12. The annual report on drainage operations in the Hauraki Plains for the period euded March 31 last, Was laid on the table in the House of Representatives yesterday by. the Minister for Lands, Mr. F. Langstoue. The report stated that the chief drainage engineer recommends 'farconsideration the development of 11,000 acres of Crown land, known as the Pouarua area, lying to the south of Waitakaruru and west of the settled lands on the western side of the Piako River. With consolidation the land would become suitable for grazing. A considerable portion of the area had already reached an advanced stage of development and it could be prepared for permanent settlement in a few years.
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Thames Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 19810, 12 September 1936, Page 2
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