CONDITION AND PROGRESS OF WHATA WHATA.
Whata Whata, ScDtember 24. The road between tbu place and N^aruiwahia dun iig the winter has been incut dangerous. I'ravellers haTe been iv constant danger of breaking their nor?e* leg* in the Oil c Crwpk, ov«r which they were obliged to swini n their h »r-es. the state of this bridge exhibits the truth of tha old prorero that '• a atitcm in time s*v*s nine." Hid i true Hit c neo.'B-«arv mp-»ir# bt«en done b-fore the flood carried *w*y t&a approach** and 1# ft the bridge itself landing like an i»l ml, the ei^ea^e w.iuid n>*ve be-n t iflin/, but now it wilt be considerable. If many of the Road JBo*r t« urudied the proverb it w >uld b* more to their credit. The punt at Whi»t-k Wnuta is by no Means what it shou d be. Sjaierimea the natire* are there, but vpry often travellers are kept a long thn* waiting through their absence. If you want to crois a horse at the punt tbee is great danger of getting its le*£B broken in the absence of small landing s agrs, wnich should b> built on either bvjk of the river. The on- at Te Hire, though cieap'y ooostruced ha», I believe, been found to ans»ver all purposes, and it would certainly be a great o nve-iience to the settlers at ihu pUce. Moreover if jou want to cro« 'cattle there is not even a I ncj jo u'ui le them *it»ier ot»« w.y or the othe-. I thi k the authorittas sLould do som • thins; to fur her the conr-meuue of out-settlen who hare qu te enou^ii K>m to contend against with ut being subjected to loss at the croamng of c-tt!e and prjdu<;e. The settlers of Wn»ta Wh'ita are making the mo^t pr*i*<?wirthy exertionn to get tip a school which it yery mucl, needed. I here is already a school cJmmk and th^y have Applied for a site from 'the Coi> ' inis«ioner of Wast* Liuli, Mr Sinclair. The latter has written requesting to be informed of 'he dimensions of the land r-qu red, but a* tin let er was only received % few days ag:>, I beliera the rafter is not yot arranged. A great par:, of the money for a school-buildi .q his be«n sub* scribed, and as soon as th* site ha' been grunted there will be little delay in procredin ; with the building. There are upwards of 4J children who will attend. I think the Qnr* •rnment are not sufficiently alire to the importance of th.s district. If the Government Engineer, or some of the superior authorities would pay us a risit they would see th« ceco#sity of grntiting more aid to a pace which pos* sesses «>ucL Gna agricultural and pistor^l resources as this. The district includes thousand* of acres of fine land. If a ia* itnungrant cottages were erected here it would be*n *d vantage. Mr Schnackcnbo q cime orer from Ragta", and repor's that the bridges ou the road are in a rery bad state. Mr Scnuaekeube r g has come orer t) officiate at the marriage of Aiexan ter Burtoj of Earakariki, which is a gre»t event in the district, lhe ceremony wnl be followed by a, grand feast, at whi<h native 1 * iron Riglaci. Ki-vhia ani o her p'acei w.li be present, in largt* numbers. There is a great deal of cultivation going on ie the dUtriet this year, and muc> more than* has heen d >ne fo> m >nj year« past. Large crops of whevt, <*<a 8, and potatoes are being put in. Messrs A. ant J. Anderson who hive only teen a comparatively short tune in the district hive already done a great deal to develop their property, having fenced in and laid down about 200 acres in grass in *nly about tweive mouths. They have also built a residence, a r id eivcled about three miles of fencing, partly of po»t and rails, and partly wire. Mr Day is ano r h#r most enterprising settler. He and hi* family are very industrious They cultivate largely, and upon an excellent syttcm. Mr Uaj intends growing a considerable crop of mangolds, a* he does not believe in allowing catile to be at Urge during the winter. B> th* plan he is adopting Le will have a stock of food prepared for the winter, and he expects to reap good results as compared with thr s.vstom of running cattta during the winter season. The pettier* in this district are generally enterprising and hard working, but they need some aid from the- Government. Up to the present tim • they have received li- tie or nothing at a I out of the taxation to whioh t <ey contribute — Cobbbspondbht
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Waikato Times, Volume IX, Issue 524, 28 September 1875, Page 2
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793CONDITION AND PROGRESS OF WHATA WHATA. Waikato Times, Volume IX, Issue 524, 28 September 1875, Page 2
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