RAGLAN.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 858, 15 December 1877, Page 2

RAGLAN.

December "1 07 The Owners of the p;S. Hauraki having made ap thie'r minds to form a company, they intimated through the Captain of the steamer that they ■would -be willing to make one special trip a month between Raglan and the Manukau if the. settlers:; would take one hundred shares ' ia the vessel, or m other words put j£soo into the concern. A hurried meet-' ing was called, at which the, captain stated the views of the promoters. Owing to the short notice given, there were only a few settlers present ; it was, therefore, resolved to adjourn the meeting for ten days t0 give an opportunity to the settlers to, be present, either m person or by proxy. Tne adjourned meeting assembled at the ap oiuted time - Mr Mica m the chair. The ChairmiM jpeuod the proceedings byi readin j the. prospectus, a letter fr-mi iaa Manning Duvc'or, aril also & k-ttep run Mr T. B. Hill. The rt sulo of cue meeting was that fie y i hares were applied tor, on the uad r; fcandiii<r th»t the vessel should nmk -i oie special trip to Raglan every month, and that, if at any future tiiiio- bhe Company took the yeas^l „ff the Raglan trade, they? Mi) ilc remni the money paid by 'the Raglan shareholders for the shares. It is » tated that the whole of the hundred shares are likely to t>9

Diikeu up m - the tliitaJttir" 'Wiihi ■** *"* regular steam commiinicaHon k«bween Jiere and the Manuka, «rS the Waipa Road made, Raglan would quickly become a rising place for thff lflßMtantfi of J&aifato. J^W^fe °P eratia * on the mean, fof wnwM than* a ia. r» Art will. I i Hs7 "6 oome ». m? m""Wm roil S a Cb eir hands The annual meeting of the Raglan cricket club was held after the steamer meeting, when the last years accounts were passed, and a Bueford, Macdonald and Bush \ST an ?-*P wlmoar secretary and treasurer. It was&lscL revived po^ed vmfo mg at a disMiib^frdm t^ townsfiipr : It wilP^stfme-years before wfl caa expect^ to meet ' tbrr Zingari •either here or ak Hamilton. We mustf^wa'ifellor.lthatiev'ent lintilwe, secure the services of. some Coxs, vWioods, and Pilling! '•-