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Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1986, 31 March 1885, Page 3

WHATAWHATA

A urru: game of lepnsals is being played in a ceitain distnct. Vcm tain settlei tned to lease some land from sunie Maon*, but black refilled to accommodate white; ni white's thst move was to impound <i niiiiiber of the Maoiis' hoit-es for tiespass Blacks' mo\e w.u> to stop white fiom ciossing their land with a tliie-.hiiig-niachine till white hadiefundcd the amount of the pounding, also to agree to pay t'lo White then gave a cheque for £">, with a promise of ±!o more, but immediately stopped payment of cliequc. (Jueiy: Will black check-mate in the next move. The late gloi ions weather has enabled the farnieis lound here to complete harvesting, thatching, &c. Some have taken FathiM Time by the forelock, and have got up their potatoes. Some of the crops are v ery ifood m quantity and quality. All loot ciops aic looking well in the Waipa Valley. While on this subject I would call the attention of those interested to the many advantages of this district for the sugarbeet mdu«try. All up the Waipa from the lelta there are hundreds of acres of good laud so close to the banks that haulage would be a vim y small item. Then, again, it would be nil down-iiver caniage. Also, if the factoiy weie established at Ngaruavvahia, it could take supplies from both i iv ei s, and -hip away the product direct. I feel certain that had the scheme been igitated umie in this portion of the distiict, it would have met with a better reception. 1 have heaid several farmers say that they would become both shareholdei s and producct s in the event of a factoiy being started at Xgaruavvahia. T .should like some übler pen to take up the cause of the Waipa Flats in this respect. J notice the bi idgo over the Black vvatei Creek, neai Mr Kothwell s faun, is m ,i /cry dangerous state. An outlay of a few iniplit save an accident, and |h>iiaps lo><s of life, as anyone crossing in the laik could scaicely fill to come to gnef. I -cc that Mi Uotlnvell has lepaned one julveit, but |)inate settleis cannot be e,\ ported to keep all thi budge* m npui at t.lieu own expense — (Own (Joiie-pondent.)