RAGLAN. (From Our own Correspondent)

Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 399, 3 December 1874, Page 2

RAGLAN. (From Our own Correspondent)

The cutter Mercury arrived yesterday moraine with the contractor and party to erect the tefi immigrants cottages, ordered to be built Lore as dwellings for some of the new chums who are to follow here. The vessel is loaded with timber, • she will, when discharged, return for the remainder of the stuff; it is stated that she must make two more tnps before all the material will be on the ground A something is required to give this quiet spot an impetus, perhaps the new arrivals and the steamer when it comes, will do so; many persons however, are beginning to look upon the latter as a white elephant. • Hone te One, the friendly chief of Aotea, lost his daughter the other day; she died at Kaiene's settlement on Sunday week, the crying taking place on Monday and Tuesday, after which slfe^vas consigned to her last "rating place, the service for the dead, being read by Kewcno te Halio, in the absence of our pastor, the Rev. C. H. Scjinackenberg, who was away in Auckland Fancy what an outlandish place this must be without even an « Echo " being heard,-or perhaps it,. Rom all the accounts perused in the Auckland press, the evening paper christened by the above name has been well received, and promises to be as successful as the Waikato limes. Busnour makes Mr Jones formerly of Jsgaruawahia, the proprietor and publisher : if such bo the case, we wish him success in his new undertaking, and hope that his Echo will be heard and read ere long, in the realms of King Tarhiao himself, for when that august aboriginal can di.scu.ss the share list, etc., while oatmg his supper, then will New Zealand bo a great country.

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