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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
[Rata]
Three miles further up the Hunterville Branch Line, at a distance of thirty-four miles east of Wanganui, the flag station named Rata is passed. Situated in the Paraekaretu Riding of the Rangitikei County, and in the Rangitikei Electorate, the station is 637 feet above sea-level. The village has a population of 195. Mails are received and made up daily, with an extra mail four days each week, at the local post-office, which is also a telephone bureau; and there is a public school in connection with the Wanganui Education Board.