MANGAWARRA DISTRICT, TAUPARI.

Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 890, 7 March 1878, Page 2

MANGA WARRA DISTRICT, TAUPARI.

; PUBLIC MEETING. A. Meeting of settlers and others living m the JVfarigawarYa Oreek^ was ijeld .-it Mr Roycroft's camp, op Wednesday .evening, for the purpose of consiiiering what steps should bo taken tor the removal' of the snags ft o"i the river.

Mr Royct'ofc was eleoted to the a'uiir, and stated the objects. of lh,e meeting m a. few words. Mr Madden sttid, that considering the amount of land the 4 ' Waikafo Land Assosiation h^din t ho district', and the benefits * hich would accrue to thorn, he thought tiiey were the most m. erected m the clearing of the creek, aud, therefore, chat they were proper parties to remove the snags',., and he proposed that the company's engineer be communicated with forthwith, to learn whether they would be willing to do the workHe would also write to Messrs Dillw >rth and Hall, who have 'land on the creek, to see it they, would, contribute to the same object. j

Mr Drabble m seconding the proposal said that he had sixteen horses and several men employed on the company's ground aud he was put to great expense and inconvenience through the snags m the creek, as instead of being able to bring his horse feed np to within a few # yards of his own door, as he could, if the creek- was snagged, he could Only come within a mile aud a half, aud had to employ labour to carry it the remaining distance, there being no dray road to the landing place.

Mr JRo.< croft supporting the proposition said lhat hp.ving 25 to 80 men working on th»s company'^ ground, he was f.ut to great expense and iucodvenieuCH getting his storeß every week, having to send tweho fnen moro than two miles to meet the canoe after, their day's work was done on Saturday. He believe' that an expenditure of £50 or £60 would enabie a canoe to oorne tip with two tons to w here the compauy have commenced ploughing, and as the company are now now opening some thousands of acres auu : wilt require a large Htnouut of gra^s seed brought jip the creek, he had jio doubt they would accede to ih< request, is n 'Would be for then* 0w« lenetii, as well as for that of tueii eii.pioyes. He yaw a leuiarkablt Ciiuiiye for the better since, he came! here .ix months ago, as he iomu. [ that m places were he had to walk up t> hi* kneta iv mud, a four m; linuu coach coUid now be driveu,owing to the company's woiks m the district, and lie considered that this being such a tine part of the country, ihe creeK must soon become a considerable thoroughfare, and thought it a pity it was not sharing m the general improvement. Ht lie Mas m iavpur ol writing to the company at once. The creek being now at- iis lowest, the work comu eabiij Ix done uijd tit v\as utglecieo much loDgH* it w.o'uld be lrnpos Bible to uo apyi-hiag lor anothei jtiir. Out or i«o oihei geutkmai. ha.Mug iiuiraicu " ILfcir eXj er.euo<> ol the citeh and the liases ot stpre& ami (mijgeis to 'vhemteA'en incurreu through ihe snugs, the propobai W;:b put to the niieiing iiU carried unanimously, and the piocetdiug.^ were wounu up by a Vote of thank.to the chairman.

\V oik is m full .swing on tb'> Cunipuiiy's ground m this disiric. pioighing being carried on by Al. Jjn.oule, and ihe main drainu^t works under Mr lioyerofi, ai» bpinv; pubbed ahe.d wuh vigour.— jb'iiOM A CoRKESPOKDEKT.