Our Coastal Shipping.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 277, 21 September 1906, Page 3

Our Coastal Shipping.

The auxiliary ketch Kotahi (Captain Williamson) has made four trips between Waitara and Marokopa during the past month, a large quantify of cargo being thus landed. A meeting of Marokopa and; Kiritehere settlers is to be held shortly to discuss the matter of putting on a larger boat between Waitara and Marokopa, Captain Williamson having guaranteed £lOOO if the settlors will provide a like sum. We learn that there have been two or three outside enquiries from people who are willing to run a boat between Kawbia and Marokopa. It is gratifying to learn tbat there is a probability of tho Northern S t?. Company placing an auxiliary scow at KHWh ia to run between this port and Marokopa and Aotea. With this object in view Captain De Woolfe was a (Hfiht uger from O- chnugH on Tuesday la»>t and proceeded >o Marokopa to a< at d tbe bar. Ancompanying him wer»- Mopt-rs Brasil and Toom* th, who hh'ean interest in som< fl x there. ” htr-e gen' emen were so ■atiwfied i i e ehippinv fsciloies that they (jiC'Uid ihm within six week** time tl ey would put in plants foF two flnx mi • a sawmill. With the nddi !!«■ t the*e industries to ihat • Irendv exist, and the probability of more flax mills further foutb, and the Aotea trade to be exploited, there should be ample work for a tender to the Kia Ora. We trust that the Northern Company will agree with us «n this point, and by immediately placing a «aitable boat at this port assist Kawhia to regain the trade which has been lost, but through no fault of \