RAGLAN.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 685, 4 November 1876, Page 2

RAGLAN.

October, 31st 1876. . Now that tbe date of our inaugural cattle sale ha* been imoribed in the chronicles of Raglan in red letter*, and due notices anent the tame published by tht great guna in the Times, there will be no harm done if the small armi put in a rolley or two on matters in general concerning this " foropd" to ba out of the world ipot, tho inhabitants of which contribute their (bare towards the revenue of the oountry, and are o« rtainly not backward in aiding the immigration policy of ll) e Colony u the B»gi»Lr*r« of birth record* will fortify.

Notwithstanding .11 tbi.' bowerer, Januuary 1877 is close *t hand without any improvement having be^n n.ade to our mountain track, there » nothing for it but to hope on, although it begini .to look very much like hope opening the door for dispairto enter an-t close. Rumour had it that the subsidy to the fast sailing ■ « Go ahead, so called from her tendency to go astern, is to cease, in fact it it aUled in the Auckland papers hat she ha» been ordered to the W«nem»ta to take up the trade of her lister boat, now on shore about Gisborne. This b ing the c»w, we are left to the tendar m.rcie. of • cutter, belonging to the Native Company, » wry blue lookout. It w said feat an •Mrg.to frontier aiorekeeper •od a Wriioft Iriendly natxw <jhj«f from Kawhia lure xSriout inttnlion of purchaaiofa schooner to trude between thie port and th» Manukau. Should thu suppo*ition really turn out correct, it » to be loped thejwiil mea with the aupport which their enterprise deserres. Friday last, was the usu»l B M Court day, there were only two cases down for bearing, m both of which judgment was accorded to plaintiff, who happened to be the aame in each instance. Shortly another sale will take p'aco, at which, X tor one, shr'l hope to see many buyer, from Waikato. There is no doubt, had they attended at the last on«, they would have been to well satisfied with 'heir purchases, etc, that they would have dubbe d Raglan a jolly good fellow— if one m»y apply this expression to a place— and made up their m nda to return again and again. Aa it i» new too latt to mend, ltt ua truat that those who inttndtd to be prtaent at the late sale will, when the time cornea for another, give ua that amount of countenance and support which we are entitled to receire, and naturally expect from the more opnlent ai>d flouri*Ling aialer gettltments. if one swallow doea not make summer, the on^ fine day a few weeki ago, t*em* to htve in summer in all Us glory.— Own CouuttroNDtirr.