Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Niagara is about four miles from Waikawa, on the river of that name, and forms part of the electoral district of Mataura. It is in the Toetoes riding of the county of Southland. At the census of 1901, the village had a population of eighty-seven. The local public school has an average attendance of thirty-five, and the settlement has a butcher's shop, a store, a post office and a public library. Sawmilling is the chief local industry, but farming is also carried on to some extent. The Presbyterian Home Missionary at Waikawa holds services at Niagara from time to time.