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Water supply was an issue from 1901 to 1950. In 1912 it was planned that down express engines would water at Ōhau and in 1913 a new well was sunk and a shed was shifted from Ōtaki for use as a pump house. In 1921 the wind pump blew down and was replaced by a larger 14 ft (4.3 m) windmill.
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