ON THINGS IN GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 805, 14 August 1877, Page 3

ON THINGS IN GENERAL.

Sin,— There is not much demand for produce in our small settlements. Butter cheese, and bacon are a drug in the market. > Potatoes. likewise. One gentleman near here offers 50 tons at £2 12s Od on his farm, and no buyers ! I an told a farmer in this vicinity is preparing land to plant 30 acres next season — we will no doubt be well supplied. Since the •Cambtirfge. Koroiers Club ploughing notch has terminated bo successfully could. we not arrange for a similar match ; there are plenty of good ploughmen, reams, and also the requisite land. This teminds me of an attempt of a new chum at ploughing some years since — th^e season was winter — the horses had been ted on pbstsand raila and were very poor and unable to pull. After considerable flogging one of the animals lay down to have a rest, when the new chum lost his feroper, rushed into the house and' quickly strapped a pair of bright spurs to his heels and with' these mounted the poor brute but all the efforts of the. man were of no avail and ploughing for that day stopped ; but I ventnre to say that our ploughmen would compare favourably with those of any other community. Bab.bits are still on the increase. A few .gentlemen were out for a day's shooting on Mr A J Scotts farm and brought down s over, forty. ■ - ..-'.'* Do you not think. Editor, that tbe Representative in the Assembly of so large and important a district as • Waipa,' should make himself more acquainted mth the wants of the entire dutiot, than our present member neems to have done. I do not think he attended any public meeting except tbe one at Te Awamutu There were other places entitled to a visit from Mr Cox, and I doubt not a toor tbrongb the Counties of Waipa and Baglan would have placed bim in a better position to serve us. If a representative wishes to represent his constituents, and not bimeelf alone, should fee not Tisit them and ascertain their

iikhts and their yjewa on matters befon t tni«>?W- For instance, there is not fcyustice^of the Peace from Alexandra to wKMuawabia, and from Te /Awamutu to Pliaupu and Hamilton, except 'Ui Hammond, and the whole oounty of Raglan only boasts of one. or tw}o. T« awamutu and vioinity can boast of four * ' wxandra, one, besides the Reeiden Magistrate. It is frequently a 'sari u inconvenience to gentlemen who do any ' business in buying or selling land] as a' legal documents' must be signed! in tin presence of a J.P., and thia means! a rid« ' of from fifteen miles upwards. There i another matter T would like toj brin. under _ the notice of settlers of this and the eurronnding districts (but I have done with our member) it is the inadequate provision of cemeteries. About two years ago the Provincial .Government drew attentio n to this inatter and desired highway boards to recommend where reserves should be proclaimed as cemeteries if no sufficient provision had been made. As far as I can learn, there was nothing done in the matter.! At present the only ceineteries I know of anat Alexandra, Te , Awamulu, Ohaupo, Hamilton, and Ngaruawahia, and furthei provision should be made. The distances between the places named is such as to warrant the public in asking for gran's from Government of one or more acres of land for Buch purpose. Will the Mangapiko Board or the ratepayers themselves secure such ground for Paterangi ? Ther* is a reserve of one acre opposite M» Finch's farm, Ngaroto, which is about midway between Alexandra and T*. Awamutu, which could be secured.— l am &c, Eatepatee. Paterangi, August 19.