HUNTLY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1833, 5 April 1884, Page 2

HUNTLY.

Even a short vibit to Huntly, and a superficial acquaintance with its immense natural re&oiuces, cannot fail to impress the mind of the visitor with a sense of the lmpoitance of that gradually developing district. It is now some years since coal was first unearthed there, but it was not until lately that the tiue extent of the mineral wealth was discovered ; and these late discoveries being of a character the rever.se of disappointing, capital has not been wanting to give an impetus, to the natuial prosperity of the place. As a township Huntly has certainly not an impressive aspect; in point of public building;* it has nothing at all to boast of, and as to domestic tenements they are not so numerous as one would expect to find in a mining town of such standing. But day by day these buildings are increaoing, land is being taken up in the vicinity, allotments are being occupied, and no doubt before long as a township Huntly will soon have ranked itself among the foremost of the provincial towns of Auckland. Mrs Kalph has taken a very wise step in deciding to lay off a 100 acre township convenient to the railway, and on one of the best sites in the vicinity ; and no doubt the various sections will find ready pxirchasers at reasonably high prices. Huntly will soon have advanced to such a stage as to necessitate being formed into a town district, and, we think, the sooner the better, as until this is done nothing whatever can be done in the way of laying off streets, &c. The coal mines, which Bometime ago were considered worked out, are now giving forth a larger supply than ever, and the supply is likely to continue at the present rate for many years to come. The Taupiri Coal Mining Company have been favoured in securing the services of a manager of the knowlege and experience of Mr Collins, who, for some time back, has been carrying out extensive improvements about the mine, and, better still, by his excellent system of working continues to reveal the mineral treasures of the locality. A visit to the Huntly mine cannot fail to convince those who know anything about such matters that it is being worked in such a way as to fully ensure every advantage and profi^ to those who have an interest in it., Of late as much as 200 tons of coal have, been^ken out t of this mine iq pn,e dayl 'Messrs Metcalf a'n,d Co.'sne'w *nd"extensive

much wealth to the district, and we hope, as a reward of the enterprise of the firm, that the works will likewise prove a source of wealth to them. In the c nirse of a very short time Huntly promises to be a centra of much importance ; its future progress promises to be rapid, and the abundant and valuable nature of its resources ensure th»t its prosperity will ba of a very stable and permanent character.