The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
Makuri
Makuri is a farming district seventeen miles from Pahiatua, and 123 miles from Wellington. Conveyance from Wellington is by rail to Eketahuna or Woodville, and thence by coach. The nearest telegraph office is at Pahiatua. Mails for Makuri close daily at Wellington at 6.45 a.m., arriving at Makuri at 7 p.m.