RAGLAN.

Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 904, 9 April 1878, Page 2

RAGLAN.

■^-'r-r-X March 27th, 1878. Lalla Eookh steamer wa s subsidised, she has kept her time m nvtjiii-g $ trip to this port once a f&£nighft-i She is expected m about Satiirdapnext. JhifHauraki ran hero a trip or two'; but appears to have given up all intention of calling here, as she has only been m once since she landed th> horses, bought from larauaki by Mr Pituairn, and that was through stress of weather. So far the La! la Jfookli appears to have givoii : .satisfaction to the settlers, and if 4 she can only manage to keep to her time with anything like regularity during the winter months, she will indeed prove a groat benefit to this district, as since the loss of the schooner ' Echo' we have been left pretty much to the mercies of any. vessel" that felt disposed to run in' with our goods. With a regular steam cornmunicition, and the Waipa road a fact Raglan will b 3 able to look forward to better times than lias been hex goo,] fortune to onjoy for spnie years past. ,

The .population o f the district has increased- wonderfully since the last census were taken, and when the returns lately sent m come to be published^ ,it will be found that the increase m numbers m some of the districts is quite fifty per cent, A good i-oad toJiWai'kato is all that is now required to give this district a chance to increase m population and prosperity every year. On dit that the County Couucil meet on Saturday next, when, it is Supposed the Counties Act will be brought into operation. Ifc is to bj hoped this rumour will turn out to bo correct, as it does seem an anomaly to have a County Couucil with no power to do anything m the way of Jocil Government, but to meet once a year when the Councillors only have the pleasure of- a long ride to bid each other the time of day." Of course : the school ooiinitlce election is over, the requisite number of committed men were elected, who subsequently selected the Rev. 11. Suhnacnonberg for their ehaiiman, and Mi- Allan Gilmour for their secretary, _fhe natives here are anxiously looking forward to the coming meeting, many of the Kawhia people have for some time been at Hi leurangf waiting. Thosa at Aotea are busy gathering their crops, but are reidy to leave for the interior at a moments notice.