RAGLAN NOTES.

Waikato Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1599, 4 July 1903, Page 2

RAGLAN NOTES.

[Hi Chboniclbb]. On Tuesday last Constable McNamara arrested two deserters from Bib Majesty's service. For this offence prisouers cannot; be tried in the Australian colonies, except by a commission appointed to courtmartial. Steps are being taken to secure a public hall foe Te Mata a much felt want. The material being on the ground, those gentlemen who volunteered to reroof the Okete church, Messrs Dando, Box, and Smith, intend commencing the wotk on Monday. Mr Langley held a sale of fruit trees on Saturday last on account of an Auckland firm, the prices averaging about 7d per tree. Mr W. S. Smith, proprietor of the Raglan Dairy Factory, has been advised that a shipment of butter recently brought 106 s per cwt. on the Liverpool market. Messrs Rutherford, Husband and Blackett have been elected members of the Ragan Library Committee. Ic has been decided to order 100 new volumes from Home. It is said that the Kauri Hill contract, for which tenders were recently received, has been wrongly laid off, and that the work will have to be regraded before the job cs.q be put in hand. The Ruapuke school will be reicpened on Monday next, Misa Hamley, the ttacher, who has recently lost her mother, having returned to resume duties. She has the heartfelt sympathy of the residents in her bereavement. MrU. E. Moon, of Te Iku, agent for the lowa Seed Company, has donated a special prize of 10s (3d for the best collection of vegetables (raised from seeds .supplied through his agency) at the next Raglan Show. Matters in connection with the proposed Co operative Dairy Company continue to make satisfactory progress. The necessary capital (approximately £3500) has been proffered by three different banking establishments. A meeting ot the committee is to be held at Te Mata to-morrow (Saturday), when no doubt matters will be advanced a stage. The state of the roads is the general theme of conversation amongst settlers just now. The unanimous opinion is that something will have to be done, and the Farmers' Club will probably ' set the ball rolling' at a meeting to be held on Saturday at Te Mata. It is variously estimated that from £2i>,ooo to £25,000 would be required, and the rate necessary to meet interest and sinking fund Wou |d be ljd in the £. If individual jealouuy can be overcome, aud each settler will look at the matter as affecting the district as a whole, and not his particular holding, there is uo valid reason why wo should not have good n.aiu roada ere long.