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Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 262, 9 May 1888, Page 4

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(1 i .Mil a co< r< -poaiienl ol liu'N./ !'.iidi<i > [ '. \\ l dMiii In aid it -.nil In oiil -i 1 -!, i thai i lk \ x \\ - ( ( o.i -t ■■ iiui ul )[>(((! N.i j m ' > (liable .-lie |) kii nun 1 , W h_\ -nch a l.ill u \ should f" l-i * I, now mi' . oi w |.\ r ; ! . -l.''i lill'lll -hollld )l,l\ C U'll'lCll ( 11! ILIU , ll WiUMI lie t<|ii.iil\ (iiliif'uli In tiihv.ri "!><idspL.lk !dt|(lci tll.ltl \Willi-, ' II.UC 111 I'd -aid. i' to j >i i »•«■ t lli.it sheep i.ii i i i » i ) •_: i- ,- i.ci i -hil on I h 1 - ii)i i , 1 v ill '_1m \mi ic.-dci- tin* iollowmu nnK - mi. u dl tlu 1 1110-t -!!('(( --lul slxij) 1,11)1)-. Ml II \\ 1 1, unilt on -, M. in ii!,,l u. !,( a wn^ II tw t ia «>;i a line attiinoon i main in \i,i\ tow.uddistant In i o id about tenniiM-. Tin. mad pa--e- I } i l < • 1 1 _i 111 1 land ot •\< ell m i[Ui!it t >, and on both -lde-iuh hruiiuii '41 i-- \\a- to be -( n. Tin' Luin-.Mc i'l .>Lal)\ kc.pl, ,nu! m,in\ o! Ihe i e-ideni < - "t dillLirnt t.iinni- air liand-d'ii'' biiildiii I^- \\ hen noticing th< Mi'imunlinu cimiitn 1 could not help i.'mnin/ t'n, biautliu! di--I tnet i \\a- ii.i\(.ilm thioiiuh \.ifuit ha- ] (1.11( 1. 1 1 iiiil > laM In d Ik. icl. a i ni- (Mi f In- par * ! oi ihr coloiiN . .mdtotho-i \s h<> c,u c about pl( tin e-(jti ' i ikm ', tii( |oiune\ between H.im < ' • iml Mauut.du i- woi f h in on; ' lian a p,--m'4 n'.uice v \!'it, > luitu'd oil tin main -outh load to ic.uh Mi ! i.unil t<mi - taini, a '_iand pauo'ania p.i-intcd it-di T<> the kft i- ilii'^'.i, whilM to Uir it^ht -knt- the bu-li, which nm- al^ui 1 ; the vvhu!c Ic'i^lh ot thuco.i-i J l run \\ an.'anui, the open land ,«\'M.i'j^iP" abm.t -i M « n inde!)i oad. I ,nokif".; i <n. ,i) ■'- 1 \a\\ ci a I üb-0i \co undulatni 1 , dnuu- iIdIIhmI mi a nimtli ot i u h uuen, and dot led heie <MidtlioiC wr.h (afile.iiid -1m i*p Imnoikl H.iv.oi.i iboul {•inly liU" null 1 - iioui Manidaiu, -land- otu p>idi Moi'nt L'^niout. M ilel\ and \ 1< l\ ll.lJtl' I'MC-I) 'IH'l UKilillt.lin look' 'in hi.-jli .'iti'i noon, ttii'^iio 11 'Mi Tie -nm nm berij, liniMji! by th"-un l.i l ia\^ ot .nil unin-'ju'd. Tlir -ecu 1 b duo \\ hii h hi(o be -ion In l)i .ii'iP'iod To tiv to t\i*~i i iliv ii l- o.ih a '( ''bit. ell'M t, ai .it tempt inu an nupo- -lbili; \ Standing on .')ii cimiienct, ,i mile io the -ea i.nd oi .Mannt.dii, is Mi X Ii Hamilton - hinne-te, id. The f.u m M)M-]-t oMUU .kkmi' ici'K <j,ood land, and tin* wlxWei-, witli the exception ot a iiiddick -own with i.'pt, in <_'ood » - One poit ion of t.e tai in his ne\ei bi en plotiulnd, .mil thu ';ia--i- a- uood a on lliC't'id ha- b< ( n biokin up she uncult i\ at i'(i land w - u> ,u c -own. ,\>\d the '_;;.'>■- ha- ;> i o\\ n km o\ ci n\ ( niv H'li-i and look- i-,ht;d!h\ now ,i- one could \\ i-h loi thiio l- a -j>ecKs (it tn tod <4inniM<_: lvii \vhnh i not j^i-nei dl\ known The blade- itc a lii Ilc lai c ji i t ii.m tho eoi whm i \o\ . „ md in the cuil l (M) f Ihi U.it t \\c\o i dat ' -p >l. ! w.i- lidoimeil that s-liei p ,'i > u,\ p n ti,d lothi- ji a — . The -eed is.ud to li im ('niiiu tioi'i Imiul md, conunn ii eompic--(d hoi -«. teed w-vil b\ (loop hoi -ediniii" '.Ik war. A -hoi I di-(anci v lioui (hi- 111 1 ,ddoi kan { w 'i n. 1 1 in .il lake-, u hci o I no'iei ii wdd duck.s m vie.it/ iiiiiulki- 1( h,mp 11;()7 { li. ili Mi Hamilton i omnn mod .-hoop kdltii 1"^.1 "^. The hum n>.i- .'t 'h;iL iime, ihe ownei a— uicd me, lit d much difloicni state ihan at pic-cut. I'i'j.h fern, llav, ami (iilu eo\ ci ed {he i^iound, but apait f i oin the dense ;j,iow(h, tanning on this coasi was a dccidedK li-U^ spoeuki lion. The natn i's weio I louble-ume, and it was a hard tune lot scttlei-. On one pait or Mr il.inulton's l.nni (near the M;uia\vapou ii\o), was Mtuated the kuue-l icdoubl on (he coasi. The Impciial noop- built il., and uttiiwaids a detachment of the colonial ioiccs ml.abittd the lort. Now, I all 'hat maiks (be spot i,s a .slight hollow in the Bhoop biowse on Ihe land >\hich, a tew yeais a<4o. was occupied by aimed hoop-. " Did the nathes ca or compel you 1o leave, your !and >; ' I a.sked Mr Hamilton. "Only once," ho lcplied, "andlhenl lost- .'ill mv stock, houi-c, and cveiytninu; 1 po-scssed. The Maoiis eanio to my house .md ;^ave nit ii.ili' an hour to be ofi. Tooelher with other soUloi>, who woio oidoiod oil then land, u-o .started for the l'ai.ea blockhouse. \\ hen a shoit distance from my homestead we poicci\cd my hou.so in ILirnes, and the Maoris coming after us. \\ c tan as last as wo could, but il/ uas t ho tato ot one ot oui number never to reach IVnoa. Ho was .shot by ono ot our pur.suei!} Tlic native-, followed u.s to I'atca, and mc wcic eomtantly c\chan;j,iny; .shot--* all the way down. That was the only narrow escape 1 had on the hum, but when a volunteer, I think 1 was often in more dan^oi." I jmvo these derails merely to show wiiat the pioncci.s on this coast had to contend a^ainfal. Mr Hamilton's rouiiiris-

; s oences of the Maori war arc most inlcrc-- • ting, but us it is farmers wlio read this ' journal 1 must coniino myself to ttirmn.v i notes. Mi Hamilton i.s a well-known breeder ot skid sheep, and hh flock oi Lincolns arc the best i have eon on (lie coast. In the show-yatd they ha\o been 1 most huccossiul, eariyiujr of! many \aln- ' able piiy.o% including the Now- Zealand ' Loan and Mercantile Company'^ Cups, L andat the Wang\'iuui, Egmont Man.uwitu, ' a»'d I'atea, shows, Mr Hamilton's, -heep 1 ha\o pio\ed 1lioi) suponoiit v o»"m otlioi ; breedois' animals The hi t .nd si,.amweio obtained horn sin ep dc- uidea iioiu 1 Mi 1 .) \'> Mutton's (Karn boron >h, lu\,, c.v 1 mil) lloi k, Mi Suttou being mos ( Lnoiuably |. nown •lisonghoul the rolonv as. lm:o<uji ! oi si ml Lincoln 1 -. Aitorwaid-.. addil,n>-!s % ueie in id" fiom the lloclv oi M. >i. ). Ibul, ' 1 'anli ! bin y, and lat/jr iioin .!i \b Lea.i, ' Auckland. Only a few d,\) - jn...i :': ' >(• i y 1 \i-i(,M' Hamilton had ictui no I hum in uioatgili w'ilh si 1 , owe-, and hi'n i.nn-, ' I he-e ; i •- , i i 111 1 mniiiii,' iioiii Ml Hii> i on's flo< k ' About t,uii\i, month 1 - ago, "\r ilai'iii n 1 v l\< n i.i AusM.ili.i, ,nu chased ;. Liih oin i ,i.i, Monaich (bied by Korsyth l>u>- , \ Kiona), this -beep being awarded <ceon<. ihumpion 1 pii/e at iho -Austialian rihei-p !;!•'< d< ) \- ' -oi iat, im\ show at Melboumi, li,',/. ' Moirucli's lull Inothci was cliai.iii -n il Hie 1 Ko^.d Agtieidluial Society'-. - m.s \'< i • bourne, ino .-.line >en . Mi H"I ilio.. ni ' loiiiud me th, il he (onldhaw pub, i I I In- -liL-t pat .i low oi ligine t hai, .bin, 1 1 i , 1 but pn foiled the l.iltu. The -h< >;• hoi-'dit 1 \)) M- llanniton Mom l)i d i m ' tin- i.ilony uric di -eended bo-i noltd jll |/( I |L( 1 Till.' sheep pitK'li.' ' iiwlll iv;i 1 1 . 1 1 1 ( .mtei bin \ , wLi l ii di.i (" ' died b^ Mi Necdh.u.i, Li I'lln-hm, !l,r , «iin- Ik'lU'j, du-cetidcd fion. hoi i.n llciih Hock, jjincoln-hiu ()m oi ihi, killci obtamrd l-t pn/< at tn< ni'in.d Lit'iolnshiio fSliow, 2nd \>n'f i\ H.e l!o).il A'_ r i K'ultm.il So(Ll\ Siu\», uid 1.-i ])ii/e at .M.iKon The -hi .. ,Ji" !i aiii\(«l at Al mill dn pi-t puoi o r, .i ii .!)■'• li\ s\i |i knos 1 . n Month J-lrind i.i .1 mw, d b\ Mi J-iiitte 1 ! Tih new .nit\,d^ ,tw (■) f.nnh Li tnd -Ik i p Uik (it ihi' l.'ni-i- l>> N onn^ \ olunli li. (lie olh.'i b\ ' ", r( >nJ M,i|oi, (In- l.nn Ininv .i "illknovn p\ u ' tdvCi hi the South l-l md, and tin < »\e-aic 1 b\ ;-.ti'j,eanl Kill* man, ai"l LiUie Wmtei Tin l.ims uc decididl\ .ii. .'< (|in-ition to the di-iinf, ,imi ait -pleiidid -D( i miens or tln Lincoln >\ pc 'I In \ ;ie w» II piopoi tioii'-d, vllv 11 enl\ Ueeituwi 1 v. op' ' ot '_;ood ti \liiil and lu-'io, t,m<l > o > 1 ' ho>i 'e<j-, n i k 'iii t ,'iid ')!). i!\ !h. \ ue I i,. -1 the - .Hlip oi I.i I', to UMpl ii,,,! 1 , in., 1 lin -heepoit mi c( '-- 1 In tin- ni i ' .ci I ' ha 1 , c not k< d i )ia! -he* 111 1 in. ;. ' UiiLd ' o <:io\\ 1 too lonjj, in the Icj,-, and tlu ii((k .d o ii |-4 u/iched out too vi Tin -lik,/ (»i)i tiii.-d j tnmi thellot 1' ot Mi .MeLe.M). \iu i land, v e>e ■di-( ( iided ti nil) I'.iiu'i^h pi i/( !a!>' l - one oi I tin i .tin-. ?\o 'I, {'.line horn . i .Mf Lean - t'nu k rhis i, un \i ,i- -')i>\\ ii by Mi iKm id ton , nd w <;- ,i\\ .ud( d champion n I'al . a LlwJ, io '', in. \. i 'hi'n]>ion it W.i.i^aniu a<; upn I'm i((i. Luinpc tdoi •» <md eh,unpi(.n av.un i Pate i the m\l >(\K Ml (i.umltnn - .>, ; nit i - thai hi- U-l >wi - v ( it •< i I.s \ mnbi i i \\ Ik n tin- i.iPi \i c- Imi ,i tU' \c u tlci .i v. a- v ( iidn d lln i idii 'In ii'u 5-loib- \ 1> ltnd ot At • I l.imi ton - -( nl MMIH ol ! 11l W iol I lollli . U'd HI !\ I(I ■ letfei at;> 1., u i\ -t.iti.i^ tlmi the i|ii,'l::\ i e'liild not beixftllcd mJ^.v. l-i • !i I WeLinnan. niana^ei lo* llom. w>n it " ( unpb( 11. at (Mi)na, ) o\ton. v, litii" w> Mi ILcinillon u.:aidmj, -In'ep pun h.t-t < ' taiiii iiie I,'ttLi 'f( n! ieman, -laUi' i... i lh( flo. cl- homtla i,i"i ho'/uet- wii.n." ''illb-, o\u liom'/cs ], r .!b v)<)/ At i'I leiem . .iii km I \\ cn^anui }>l) !l n.ii ! mis -lueji \>lic id 'jicai demand, nm oi liiin In iii" in ( : 'he liiuhe^t jtiice, thii t> "i i uuinvi- Si i i'"j \oui lemaik- ufuin the | il, miK\ ]\l,,i-h iii" and a Lnu oln i\i I el",-. | ,-.!.( (i \|i 1 1 miiltoii his opini'.n He -.ud '1(i i no l cl un} adv.'nl i /- i ( in sj;,'ined, ,i- icuaid- the <|ii diM ot , •,< wool The mi-- \'oiilil not mipiove it i woul ! i. impur.e ti o qu.iht \ or ihe aiuni.n a- nuitton Tho-e who li.i'o Itonmex Mai-h l >eepaie ( ouisnu back :o Lincoln. Luirj,woipi i- unknown at .M.mtitahi. and Mr liuiniltou bcliexc- that lun;; uoim i- .Miothei n une toi -t.uv.dion. Sheep alw.r, - on one kind ot pa-tme adi] nob -bitted ,ue -.me to become unv ell, and the -u kne-- will <^o on until the ( ompkunl iiiiu- into .' di-ea-c In Mi llamiifonldea tin w.iteiN natuie ot the puumi.d i n o-tfi i— i- Ihe eau eot the pte\.deuei ol l.inu woi m, d ii i-bum-woim which -beep -utlci tiotn in thi- di-tii(i. Mi llamdton doubt- w hethei it i-. He ha- noticed (hat -hoop, it allowed to'^it ni })oor londition. ,uc allowed to him m a peienniai i\e paddock, that ii lain cmii - <i'id the Uia-- •) -t.ut th" -hoop w ill die 01. w hole j -ale Hut it shi op -ecu -k k and ihe\ i;ei a < h.mue ot tood, it l- \\oiideiiul the diilci iin t \\!'l come o\'M them \li Hamilton beho\o k in con-tanth ch<iiiL r in;4 -heep tiom one p iddock lo aniM in i. \- a p.i-tuietoi -liec|) he -"v - -In op - te-eue, (Llu'^ia-- lie maiid.'in- is an excellent tonic loi -heep). peienuial i \e, and oock-foot, with cow-L r ia-s and i cd and white clo\ei-. i\ paddock of i a po i- aluaAs availab'.e toi a change. In LITio Mi Ifamdton had a haul lob to obtain i ape hvil, and ultun.iteh it w.i- |>i oeuied at New l'l\ mouth, at a co-t ol 'Id pei lb (fiow it i- 2d in this di-tiici), \\ hen the laoe was <;iown, the p.uldock wa- stockul with eu!l-, and in ,i shoit time the (tills weie better than any oi the <-l.top in the mob <hc> weie picked oul oi. A- a -been humei Mi Hamilton wa- the Ui i (l>u d:stiict. The hist -hipmeut ot -heep icceived at laic. woieloi Nil Hamilton, and (he Ih.-t wool oxpoi'ed tiom tin- side ot the Wadotaia inoi vas Fcnt awa\ b} ihi - gentleman. 'Phi- is now lweni.\ yeais .-mcc. h\n yeais Mi Hamilton'- urn has been to obtain the best stiaius ol Lincoln sheep, and his olloils lni\ c ccp.iuih been crow no I with success. Viewing his „tud tioek. and looking di. (hem eau v !idl\ , out cannot pick a bad one tiom amonu, them Tlm\ an a- ncvu io lheiieitect type ot Lincolns a- one will see in the colonies, and the colonial stud flock that would beat Mr Hamilton's would be leally j^ood .siTce-j). in obtaining Lho be-1 .stud sheep iSh iiamilton displays liieat cnteipri-e. Fancy biinj^in^ sheep from Aush, dia ! iMo-t faimeih would not »n if they jiot Hie sheep tor i.othiny; -they would .-oonei a.-k their neaicst neighbour it he had a tarn foi -ale. Ii (lietu weie not men in the colony ot Mr Hamilton^ stamp i ho biced ot .sheep would .soon degenerate. Mr Hamilton attended the .sale ol the lf( n. IM. llolmcs's stud ssheep at Oamaiuonthe '29th Match last, but did not <^ct suiiod. The lam.-, he informed me, avcic really specimens ol show-yard animals, but they wore too well cared lor, bcinj; housed and clothed. .His. stud sheep have io take their chance, and " rough it " like the general Hock. When in ("hristchureh, leturuinu home, Mr Hamilton pui chased two rams trom (,he IS T ew r Zealand Land Company, but through an error his sheep were .sent to the Chatham Islands. Mr Hamilton keeps a few cattle, about fifty in all. L noticed a number of us>ctul looking draughts on the farm, also some btyluh looking hack colts by Volunteer. Mr Hamilton doc^ nor enter into grain grow inge\l onsivcly. One year ho tried it w irh fairly satisfactory icsults. Ho kept an account ot expenditure and return, and showed me tho | table. The paddock contained 43 acios. The total expenditure was, i"135 15&. Total return C 240 13s 4d. Profit (loss intcrcbt on

land). €104 18s 4d. The straw was not set down a.i an asset, though it was a valuable one. Mi Hamilton tiied iruit growing, but iound bh-jl without «'in abundance ot shelter the trees wOlw 01 c a failure. l£o has a pi,<" of about ;>n acre in extent, | HinoiHided by a high bell of shelter, and hedgrs ) mining across in the inside, dividing the ground into .squares about one chain by h ilf a chain. Jlo io noon going to plant the '^louti'l with tree 11 . Noar the residence a pLvil.it ion o< blue gums is to bo seen. These itch too lull, and a/Ibrded j oor When tho trees wcie about let Inuli he had them cut down. Small hhool/-, soon spuing liomtlie stumps, .soon dcvcloDUKf info thifk saplingp, two or three Hi 'Wiii'4 iioui (j.u-h slump, «md they loun fapi'i.d '-hoJlci. Tlic <ree,> have to be civ duuu wlicii the s'tp i.- down. The j • in fli.i^.s Mn (he j Mm are the d'M'llmc being a nice building horn which •i c.u, i',,i! mow o! the mis rounding landscape j CiM in' übt.iiiicd. IShe.u 111(4 shed, yianary, jinpicinont, house, and milking sheds -uc ,i!l liiidi'i imciml, tl.i'- Inge building l>< in<: ,i -hoit, d]\|,.inr-L lioin t lie ic^idencc 'm < ow( lu<!ii"^, ,)]i\ pui-'iu A\hn doubt | who! hoi si. i |. i uuiiti'r on the West Coast I i- tot'-u(fi -;nl should pay Mr Ifann'lton j•' \i i l . Time he ".ill.-eea farm capable j < ( < .in \ niu ."•'in l i live .iheop pet .f-te all , .In v'.n iouii'l, bf>ides nftlc and horse-. 'The <iii|)( ,11,'irico of >)ii >h(.ep will pio\e 1 Ih i ( -!n qi I imiiiitj I- pi of it iblc.