RAGLAN.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1704, 7 June 1883, Page 2

RAGLAN.

Tine construction of the Riykn and Kawhia load i» being lapidly pioeocded with. About forty natnes aie still at work upon it, find the only regict felt by the settki-5 is that the load did not go thiough the ccntie of the dibtuet so that it could have been nioic used b> tin in. Mr Bard, Assistant Distiiet Engineer, accompanied l>y Mi Duncan, chairman ot the K.igliin County Council, iiave lately ictiuiH'd fion Kiwhia, wluthei they went mi th the object of determining which would be the most desitablc unite for the continuation of the load to Kawhia. In I ins iMr J3uid cxpciicuced considerable diilieulty, but is now of opinion that after all a veiy fair lo.ul can be made from Te Mata to the township at Kawliia. It is his intention, atfcci leaching Ma.vi, to go inland fiom the shoics of Aotea llnbonr for about a mile, and continue on m this manner until Matakoh.ua is aimed at, and no enginci'iing difficulties oi any giuat conseijuence will, after that, be met u lth It was at fh->t thought that the mont economical loute foi the toad would be to Uu-p elo-,c to the edge of Aol'Vi Ilubour, but Mi Ji'ii (l soon found that this would be impiactic.ible, owing to the lockv natuieof the countiy. He has aheady oinmenced the sunoy of the load to Mum, and although he lias at tunes been on the King teiritory, has as yet, mot with no opposition on the part ot the Maons, and, as far a& T can judge at prL-b"iit is not veij bUel/ to do •jO. The chief tiouble which will piobably aiit-e will be amongst the Maoiis theiii-ichcs in lefeiencc to which tube will have the doing of the woik on the dideient poitions ot the load. It will, I tluuk, howoxer, beoveicome by peinutting each tube to do the woiU in the foiination of the road on theit own paiticuKir land. The election of our new school is being rapidly proceeded with by Mr Jamei Peauo, the contiactoi. It will supply a want long felt heie. The Boaid of Education ha\e been slow to recognise the necessity of it, and would not esen now ha\c done so but foi the action of the Raglan Council in threatening to prohibit them fiom using the council ehambeis for school purposes. The RuapuUc I'ublic Libiaiy Committee lia\o ]iist bent foi an excellent selection of books, which they have purchased piincipallj with their shate of the (rovernment giant for public libiaiies. The amount; of then shaie w.is ucaily CIO. An institution of this sott pio 1 cs a gi eat boon to the lesidents in its ncighbouihood, and the committee desei ye e\ciy ciedit for the CKcitious they use to fo^tei it and make it a complete success. — [Own Coi respondent.]