RAGLAN.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2073, 20 October 1885, Page 2

RAGLAN.

A r .i meeting of the chainum of the high way boards (in tlic county of Kaglan) held hero last ThurM lav, Octobei J. r >th, to fleet .1 repreientatise foi the Hospital and Ch.uit able Aid Board, Mr John N. l'eglei m.i» dio->t'n as the rupiesentathe foi ll.iyl.in comity. Tin- week thiit li.li just passed has been one of the nioht severe for many month-, fieice gales with heavy rain prevailing most day-.. Right along the coast, as far .11 thr ije ewuld re.ich, the sea was one mass of foam, hen y breakers rolling in acios-, thn bai, and dashing on the hlioio. The Hto.uner ll.nm.ili Mokau, after \mw' i\> tamed in W.iit.ir.v and Onehung.v for .1 foit7»g)>t, ») rived hwo lost Sivtnrd.iy night. A ftei unloading a large cargo of good* slic piouocded to Kawliia and got back to ll.ig^l.vn on Monday afternoon. After taking on bo.iul a full cargo of fl.ix and lituu, .tud H)ii]i[>ing a hundred and eighty pig*, nhe \va« leiuly for sea, but on Tuesday the weather ixKMinc Huddonly woroc, and thus prevented her departure. The o\vnei> of tile l>igH will suffer gie.it loss, .is iiiont of them Iw\e been licit* three weeks waiting f»r shipment. On Tuesday night the wind blew .1 living g.ilu for many hours with heavy driving rain, and .ilmoit every night since until Fiiday, when it c.ilnied down. It is to b« h<i|K'(l that wo shall now havo fine weather, as it is much requncd for fanning operations. Potatoes which were planted nomo weeks since have not been harrowed yet, in many places the ground being too damp. A largo quantity of cattle are being driven over to the Olmupo sale yards. Tho steamer bi ought a quantity of cat-fi-h, sent by Mr T. B. Hill. Sonic of them were il<ad, but those that survived were placea on Sunday morning by Mr Bulford in tho l.igoon at Te Alcau station, and the rc*t in the null dam at Messrs Duncan and Mitchells old flax mill. It is to be hoped they will incrcftso and multiply, and that Mr T. B. Hill may enjoy many a dayi fishing of both trotjt and catfish. The mail coach of Mr Button s will soon bo running again from and to Hamilton, and it in to be hoped that we shall have a largo number of \isitors to our beautiful and healthy lea-mde renort.— (Own Correspondent.)