MATAKOHE (KAIPARA)

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2583, 31 January 1889, Page 3

MATAKOHE (KAIPARA)

Geskb.M, Skbtch.— Things in general are moving along in their usual uneventful style here. There appears to bo every prospect of a good yield from the crop?, and the harvesting will commence in real earnest in a few day. A very welcome storm of rain passed over on Friday, relieving the oppressive, heat which li-.ci previously been experienced and the, quiekly-decrivisiiw supply of water. A lanre number of Waikato natives, who have been here took their departure! last, week, much to the relief of some of the settlers, who consider it un-afe to leave any article, ' value where it might come under their ni.-.ce. Some of the most succmsful Riiindifrtrcrs still consider it possible to average a hundred ivuight and a quarter per week hereabouts, but lons hours of persistent spade work would bo required to secure this amount. The contract let to Mr Joseph llardie for forming, fascininjl and covering with limestone 33 chains of road from Tobister's 11<,How to connect with the bridge is i-rogrossina; steaiily, and the quantity of metal now to be seen on the part completed shows that a good job will be made, and the country will certainly have reason to be satisfied with their forethought when winter comes for having it done now. The contract price is somewhat ovor £100. Great complaints are being made against the steamers for apparently playing into the. hands of keepers of the restaurants at Holcnsville by making it necessary that person travelling must stay ;i night there, the last trip hoine a mint flagrant case. They were informed, upon enquiry in Auckland, that they must leave on Monday to catch the steamer, and then, after being crowded and over charged for a iiiulitV accommodation, they had the plea sure of watching the arrival of the train on Tuesday morning before the steamer started. _^-