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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Oroua Bridge

Oroua Bridge.

The settlement of Oroua Bridge, in the Manawatu County, lies by rail some ninety miles north cast of Wellington. The country around is well adapted for sheepfarming. Oroua Bridge is in the Manawatu electoral district. The settlement may be said to consist of a public school, a general store, and several private dwellings.

Mails close daily at Wellington for Oroua Bridge at 6 a.m., and at Oroua Bridge for Wellington at 9.15 a.m.

The Oroua Bridge Public School, which was erected in 1891, is situated on a two-acre play-ground. There are fifty-four children on the roll, many of whom come from a distance of seven miles by train. The inspector's report regarding the discipline of the Maori children (many of whom attend) was excellent. Mr. George Nye is the headmaster.

Meldon, John Joseph, General Storekeeper, Oroua Bridge, near Palmerston North. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand, Palmerston North. The premises consist of shop and dwelling of one story, having a frontage of 24 feet. A large sized window affords Mr. Meldon an opportunity of displaying the general goods with which this steady, enterprising storekeeper deals. By keeping strictly to his business Mr. Meldon has gained for himself the patronage of the surrounding settlers, together with the trade of the flaxmills. The drainage works in this district have also brought him a good deal of business. Mr. Meldon does not engage in public affairs in any way, finding his business takes up all his time. He is a native of Roscommon, Ireland, and came to the colonies in 1875, settling at Oroua Bridge in 1889.