HAWERA.

Patea Mail, 11 January 1881, Page 3

HAWERA.

The Mail has over 90 subscribers between Manutahi and Stratford. BRANCH OFFICE OF THE MAIL. Monday Evening. I hear that the next sale of confiscated land, the Parihaka Block, is to be held at New Plymouth, I think this is not a wise step on the part of the Government, seeing the success that has attended the sales at Hawera. The argument used by the New Plymouthians, that the Parihaka Block is 011I3’ about 25 miles from their town, might apply with equal force from a Hawera point of view. As they take the northern extremity of the block, we might with equal justice take the southern. But there is another thing the Government should have looked to, and that is the price at which the land will sell, and I venture to assert that the land would fetch more here than in New Plymouth, for this simple reason, intending purchasers would have to pass over the Waimate Plains and view this grand district, and would be more favorably impressed than in riding through the neglected farms laying between New Plymouth and Stony River. New Plymouth is too jealous and greedy to allow any crumbs leaving her table. Master porker is being rather severely handled on the Plaißb. Parties are busy each day capturing wild pigs and shooting the boars. The Maoris demand only one shilling a piece, and I hear some ot the Europeans are doing well in this line, but it cannot last long, for the supply will no doubt over-run the demand. In the meantime the Plains are getting somewhat cleared of these animal ploughers. A trial of the Deering twine reaper and binder took place at Mr Caverhill’s on Thursday last, and I believe was eminently successful. Other machines were also tried, but the Deering seemed to be. the most fancied. Mr Caverhill’s crop of wheat and oats looks well, and should bring to him a good and profitable return.