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

Grove Bush

Grove Bush lies between Rakahouka and Mabel Bush, and extends to, and beyond, the Maka-rewa stream. It is partly in the Awarua, Hokonui, and Wallacetown ridings of the county of Southland, and also partly in the electoral districts of Awarua and Mataura. At the census of 1901, the population of the district was: twenty in the Awarua riding, twenty-five in the Hokonui riding, and thirty-nine in the Wallacetown riding. Grove Bush is two miles from Rakahouka, four miles from Roslyn Bush, six miles from Woodlands, and twelve miles from the Forest Hill railway station. Though partly on both sides of the picturesque Makarewa river, the district is not served by a bridge in that connection. In addition to agriculture and sheep-farming, the district has flaxmills and sawmills. The residents have to travel to Rakahouka and Roslyn Bush for church services, but there is a public school, which is said to have been in operation since 1864, but which had an average attendance of only fifteen in 1904. The postal department has been represented at Grove Bush since 1875, and two mails are received and despatched weekly. The country is decidedly undulating, and the native bush is rapidly passing away.