▁closed ▁by ▁then , ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁Rail ways ▁Author isation ▁Bill ▁included ▁a , ▁" branch ▁line ▁from ▁O tor oh anga , ▁along ▁right ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Wa ip a ▁River , ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁boundary ▁of ▁Block ▁VI , ▁M anga or ong a ▁survey ▁district . ▁L ength ▁about ▁ 7 ½ ▁miles ." ▁The ▁Railway ▁Atlas ▁indicates ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁horse ▁worked , ▁served ▁the ▁Ell is ▁and ▁Burn and ▁Mill , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Rang it oto ▁Col li ery , ▁and ▁existed ▁by ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁ ▁Mang ape hi ▁▁ ▁Ell is ▁became ▁the ▁confident ial ▁advis er ▁of ▁King ▁T ā wh iao , ▁which ▁helped ▁him ▁ac quire ▁tim ber ▁rights ▁over ▁large ▁areas ▁of ▁bush ▁near ▁Man un ui , ▁O tor oh anga ▁and ▁Mang ape hi , ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁foc uss ed ▁on ▁the ▁tim ber ▁trade ▁and ▁sold ▁his ▁stores ▁about ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁ ▁Next ▁year , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁Ell is ▁secured ▁further ▁tim ber ▁rights ▁over ▁ ▁at ▁Rang it oto ▁Tu h ua , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Te ▁T iro a . ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁small ▁port able ▁mill ▁at ▁T iro a , ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁tim ber ▁used ▁for ▁building ▁the ▁larger ▁Mang ape hi ▁mill . ▁ ▁This ▁allowed ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁expand , ▁saying ▁in ▁ 1 9