Rangiwahia Notes.

Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 84, 6 October 1897, Page 2

Rangiwahia Notes.

[FROM OUK OWM CORRBBPOMDKXT.] Mr Carr, oar popular auctioneer, has spared neither time nor money in having excellent yards erected for the con yenience of the lettlera, extension of his business, and for the purpose of encouraging the growth of that enterprising spirit so beneficial to the advancement of the district. His first sale in those yards last week did not prove quite as successful an event aa was generally anticipated. I venture to say that had there been a good line of hoggets one dealer would bare purchased seven or eight hundred. One pen of hoggets reached a price just exceeding Bs. Although there were some fino cattle yarded, no animated disputes arose over who should become the rightful owner on the fall of the hammer. A few pens of cattle and sheep were sold immediately after the sale. Messrs Eng and Bankson, sawmillers, have diverted another stream into that on which the turbine wheel is erected. This increased volnme ef water will add considerably to the output of timber. Both these gentlemen are deserving of the best wishes and support of all those in aud around Rangiwabia for the spirit of perseverance which they have shown in contending against the many strokes of misfortune while starting a sawmill in our midst. ]n writing of timber I am unable to refrain from expressing my disgust at the laxity of those in whose hands lie the management of our colony, in taking no steps to arrest the wholesale destrucion of our valuable pine forests, timber which will one day be in great demand, but will not be available at any price. Viewing the forest lands of this district alone, I must say without fear of contradiction, that it would have been a wifie act of the Survey Department had it placed in reserve a few hundred acres along the banks of the upper part of the Mangawhararikei river. If this had been done the Government would be holding for future uso some of the finest matai iv the colony. The work of making a six-foot track down the cliffs into the Mangoria river ban, under the able, supervision of Messrs Moran and Manning, has been hastily gone throuph with, and com* monication between Rangiwahia and Apiti, via the Main South Road, will be open this week.