KAWHIA NOTES.

Waikato Argus, Volume X, Issue 954, 25 May 1901, Page 2

KAWHIA NOTES.

Harvfstinc operations are nearly at an end, anil it is well that it fchould bo so as the weather is verv inclement, and already we have bad some frosts. A strong westerly gale is, however, very much worse than any frosty weather, and acts like a blizzard on the herbage. The roads are also suffering very much from tho heavy rains, and in many places there are holea of ever deepening size. List weok a number of gentlemen rodo through from Taranki over tho new Mahoenui road. They came up chiefly to look at the laud, and arc highly pleased with the qunlity. of it. Mr Horneman and his son Frank, two members of the party, have made up their mind to purchase one of the places they looked at at opa ran. Mr Chambcrlin and family have gone up t:> their suction at Opar.ui, and arc getting things into shipshape. Mr J. Crotty and his \vifo hava taken over the bnardinghouso erected by Messrs Scott Brothers at the junction' of .the Maug.iand Oparau. and have made great improvements there, and seem quite Im.-y. There are several families now on the bliick, and they are beginning, to talk tcho'd. Mr Murgatroyd is reported to have sold out at good figure. A native reported last week that be had seen several fine rainbow trout in tho Mahuapapa stream. Both the Oparau and Mangapapa rivors are splendidly udap'ed for trout streams, and they should do well there. Tho co-operative road-making contracts on slowly. Messrs Bell, Yells, Armstrong and others have forwarded a petition to tho Minister of Lands, requesting that tho road to thsir sections be made. It is a voiy necessary work, and would henefit the whole block to some extent. There is not likely to be any d.fficulty in setting metal for the roads, as the beds of the rivers will afford an amount sufficient for the lower parte, and there are numerous in various portions of tbe high lands. The flaxmill closes up' next week. This mill has been run chiefly bv Maori labour, and financially does not seem to have been altogether a success, on account of the amount of losr time through want of flax or want of firewood, neither of which commodities were kept supplied. Messrs Armstrong Bros, have purchased tbe encine, &j., which consisted of a stationary marine* boiler and a horizonal engine, running about 10 h.p-