RAGLAN. April 8th, 1876.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 607, 11 April 1876, Page 2

RAGLAN . April Bth, 1876.

The petition in favour of fho Raglan and Wai pa rend, which wu«< sent on here Iruui Wbata Whata with some 110 signatures attached to it, is bAng largly -*i.afued in this district, although the opinion of the " penti" in such matters, as to the be->t line of road, is as far ftoui bein^ unanimous as ever. Lately Mr T B Hill au<( others went over the Ko Ornn.fi lino and a portion of the line surveyed some year>> ago by Major H«Hphy, also over anothf) line known to the natives of Knra-kariki, but they report unf .vonrably on all tbre\ Not one of them, they .say, could be made practicable, except at eno mo us expense. Not long since, however, Mt Hill succeeded in finding an easy gradient up th^ Waipa side to tho top of the rnn^e, and ail along 1 the top no diilicultv a;>pens insetting m exixjlli' it roAil. It .^ifood a gradiwotcm be found on tins si.le the ran^c die diiHeultv will be a', .m end, auM I hear tliat the natives say thut ihey ea.i point out two spurs leading up fiom this side, either of wluoh would lx> quite practicable. A p.irtyi? about tv go with the natives in Starch of those spurs, when it, is to if hoped something will be found that wu settle for ever the disputes, which, abosi everything' else I believe, keep b ick Hi undertaking of this, to us vi Raj an, mos luiport.tnt woik. At any race some com rnon conolu-ioti will, I tiust, become i before the Govcrnoi and Donald MoLe i. make tiieir pioposed visit to Waikato, o. which occasion it is intended that tlic chairmen ot our three Highway Boatds here, and the ohainn mof the Waipa Boards, together with the member for the district, sh.ill wait upon His Excellency nnd the Defence Minister, in reference tv this work. My own opinion is that the present pass over the range, with diversions will be found to be the best line ot road after all, and if the right and left of the track weio well pr isjiecte.J this would be provi d I was sorry to learn I hat a sotue.vhii seveie accident occurred to an Aote.i settler, Mr i'ili. The other night this genilediati came into Rajflan fiom hi« firm at Aoiea to take tiack a counlu of hor-ic-. thut some of his family had ridiinu to tak the steamer at the towhship. Wii<'ii r mi I'ing and about ei^lit miles on thu roa^l 01 half way home, Mr Hill th-.ini>unce.l to pick up a siddle cl >tl» that hnil fallen Iron. one of the ho-ses m fioni, wne-t the youu horse he tvtts ruhn.', nnxnu^to toio^ those ah ii, i»o!tnl betirfl Mr Uiil g" fairl, .n t'.m HAiMii , and piun^in^ n. 1 ' k.. ki i : i p t i-h< (1 mid on uif. aea'l, kiv,u iiij, him sevird.v o> r ..it- rpgio.i or Jit} hvoi Though niuoh hurt ar ih^ mac, I am glad to say our woriiiy tellow-seulur haa received no peruianeut lniury from the j*o- ! wdont.-— Owk Gjitaas^ k j«nt.