HARAPIPI.

Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 10, 23 May 1872, Page 2

HARAPIPI.

[From our own Correspondent. The quantity of land sown with wheat in this district this year is larger than it has ever been since it was settled ; one settler has put in from ten to twelve acres. Owing to the late failure in so many of the crops of potatoes the growing of wheat is receiving more attention in most parts of the Waikato. Some months back tenders were called for by the Government for building two bridges, one over tho Kaniwahinau and one over the Mangakawa Creeks, two large creeks between here and Whatawhata. It was also said that the tender of a contractor at Ngaruawahia had been accepted, but for a long while now nothing has been heard about it. As it is a very important matter to this district it would be some satisfaction to most of the inhabitants if you could give us any information on the subject. The building of these two bridges would open up all this side of the Waipa and the Raglan Road as well, and make a day's difference in the journey to Auckland. As at present we are compelled to go all round to Ohaupo to get to Ngaruawahia, the above-named creeks being all but impassable in the winter, in fact at that time of the year they are more like small rivers than creeks. The weather here is very unsettled- heavy showers with thunder and lightning—so that little can be done at out-of-door farm work.