INANGAHUA ITEMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1160, 17 April 1872, Page 3

INANGAHUA ITEMS.

[herald, april 13.]

Satisfactory progress is now being made with the Landing and Lairy Creek section of the Inangahna road. At the outset some twelve days were lost in consequence of the inability of the contractor to convey the tools to the site of operations. Since then the weather has been somewhat unfavorable for oat-door work, and it seems' tolerably certain that the contract will not be completed within the time specified by the' terms of the contract. According to these the work has to be finished by the middle of May. The survey of the proposed tramway line between Keefton and Murray Creek, has been commenced by Mr R. P. Bain. The line is being. laid- out on the north side of the Inangahua river. The price of sawn timber has fallen to 20s per 100 superficial feet delivered at the pits. The Warden's office has been removed

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to the west end of the Camp Reserve, Broadway, where business will be temporarily carried on.

About seventy tons of joods are at pre- 1 sent lying at the Inaagahua Landing awaiting transport to Reefton. At the Mia Mia on the Qrey route, vast quantities of merchandise have &coumulaed— the present state of the road and limited supply of pack-horses rendering it impossible to get the goods forward. A very substantial protective work hap been constructed by the residents at the west end of the Strand, being a continuation of the lower groin extending from the river bank opposite to Foi and O'Neill's building to the All Nations Hotel, a distance of two chains.

Application haa been made by Denis Ryan to the Superintendent for protection for a track from Merry Jig to Rainy Creek, three to four miles in length, for the purpose of placing the hitter workings in more direct communication with Antonio's Flat, and to avoid the frequent crossing of the Inangahua river. We are informed that a saving of eight miles will be gained by the proposed route over that via Reefton. Some excellent stone obtained from the centre of the reef, where it shows a thickness of sft has been received from Caple and party's claim at Boatman's. There was a tolerably large fresh in the Inangahua yesterday, and the heavyrainfall of the previous night, and the benefit derived from the recently constructed groins as a means of protection was distinctly observable. Without them the river bank must have suffered serious damage. The flood also served to show what additional works are required to the security of vhia portion of the town — the groins require to be raised, more especially the upper one, and a stone embankment constructed between each of the groins for protection against the scour of the river. At least two groins are also required between Cameron's store and the gorge.