A correspondent of the Kaiohia Settler says that on the Hauturu and Orahiri blocks, which lie to the eastward of the Rawhia harbour, bushfelling is now in full swing on the newly taken up Crown sec tions/ The sections in these blocks are cut up into areas ranging from 640 acres to 1,670, and as the Government has felled bush and formed roads it is not a difficult matter for the pioneers to obtain supplies.*

It is stated (says the Oamaru Mail) that the whole of the estate of the late Hon. M. Holmes will, shortly, consequent upon his death, be put upon the market for sale; together with the whole of the stock. It is probable that the Awamoa Estate will be offered in small farms, plans for that purpose having; we are told, been prepared some time ago. It is, of course, possible that the estate may be acquired by the Government for closer settlement, but to attain that end a modification of the owner’s demand would be necessary. As to the other estates left by the late Mr Holmes, it is likely that they will be offered intact.
