Kiritehere.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 347, 31 January 1908, Page 3

Kiritehere.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRKBPONDBNT.) We have bad» I. nff 4-nell of dry weather and as a result i-uere has been some very good borne. In a few instances rbe settlers were a little impatient and burnt too soon and got bad burns rr the reau’t of being in a hurry. Jidging by the dense cloud*of smoke tbar have been daily rising all around for the last thren week-, con iderable amount of clearing is evidently lo ng on, thus pointing to progress and future prosperity, and »n increase of full wnol packs. Tbe order of <be day now is ge<*ing in grass seed to sow tbe new burnt bot>h with. I w uld draw settlers attention to the necessity of getting suitable grasses fo- the hiPy country aroand tbe Kawhia district I would recommend that a little Waipu brown, Dtnthornia, Poa bmwnia be sown on dry apors, and at least half-a-pouod of P<>a Pratensis be sown to tbe acre. The grass ing is an important matter to settlers for if the righ' kind of it is not sown the pasture will give out; it will ’hen ba a difficult, matter to get grisa to take a second time in this hilly coan- ....

Flaxmilling is going on steadily along the coast. Messrs 801 l Bros and Ross have been working all tbe summer putting out a good supply of fibre. The Marokona mill has been working for tbe last mon'b. This company ban done a lot of improvements during the last few months—they have erected a new fibre shed and a small wharf for the convenience of loading fibre. This is a boon to settlers as goods can be put in the sheds whereas dd to the present time goods havebt*rn landed on to the river bank This company has bten a decided help to the district we wish it every success. Mr Lane is manager and is pushing the work on io an energetic manner. The Nukuhakari mill is r< ady to make a start and will be ranning in a few days.

The Pi’oitoi has been in fh» river three or four timea since my las* let’er and although she is much larger than the ot’ er bta's that have boen trading here, so far she has had no difficulty in netting over the bar. She is a ridded advance on th*- other bo

A meetin i ■ f h n<eholders ha- been Called lor b» 27 II U>-1 f* r he purpnt.f of • lac iugH -ch- o con.n i* e Kcho«i- x -’ dto open the h>gi.-B<nir of next month. e he enq-i -y road w- rk babe o tithed on 'igomusly. The nt w ii.-t-CT was over «h»roads »hi- week and a number of fre*h contracts hav>been let. We have had n visit from ’h-* Crown Landa Ranger this week I 1 is to be h'-prtl fhat.HH s reen t -.f hi- visi', number of ti eun cup ed 0 t »n*» in t Wh <rr. > n b• rk will be forfeited *• i<i r ■» n .1 ;<»*• .-c ion. Som- "f ' I e-f si’CilohH v . ie t ,k n up three <<r Toe st->ck ito.pect.or was ab-o hr>»nuh a f.r ns rhe M irokopa bu unf>rmn> t« ly did not vi«it K rurh-re