RAGLAN.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2957, 27 June 1891, Page 2

RAGLAN.

' 1<«MI Si itumkst.—Land in Iho Wlian- / g ipe ridintr is l>t inf.; rapidly taken up, anil in a slim-|. tiicc it will he all in oecn I p-iiinn, especially around the Waing iroi Hot Spriima. Tin; large block of land t situated near the l'akuka river on tin; ( Aotea side of tie: Raglan district, consisting of .'IO,OOO acres or so, anil said to be of good ipiality, is new being taken up. Mr I'rootor having secured, it is sa d, nearly 1000 acres, of wliiuli 100 acres have been let in a contract tor ImshfalliiiL! to Mr .lohu Cah',lll at 'Jts per acre. With the bush-tailing in the 'IV Aka.u, Whang ipe. Oncuheni, . and Karioi ridings of thcßiglau County, L "l very large number of men an; new euil ployed and will in nil probability lie si for many years to come. Opothla Ckki.k I'kki:v.—The 101 l iwing tenders for this service, were received J by the finance committee of the Italian ' Counts 1 Council, viz., Hainiona, £14 I ."is ; I'era Kiwi, £1 t Ms !ls ; llenaie, £12 ; C. Newton, €11 ISs. The tender of the ferryman for last year, llenare i'l'J, was 1 accepted, the duties having been fullillcd 1 by liim to the satisfaction of those using the ferry durim.' the last year. Mountain Cmmiitno.— Several visitors as well as residents here have during tlio last week availed themselves of the bright clear state of the atmosphere and made the ascent of Karioi, and perhaps at no other time lias a clearer view been obtained from its summit. Looking south- ' ward along tbe coast, Mount Kgmont, ; and to the S.S-lCast, Ritapelm and Tons (fariro could be seen in the far distance i clothed with a mantle of snow, Aotea and Kawliia harbours, Ruapuko, Te Matu and 'iVainui homesteads lay just below the mountain, the. Raglan harbour a little oil', whilst beyond like a great plain stretched th« W.-iikat" country, with tho Waikalo and W a jpa rivers like streaks of silver with ToAroha Inward - therisincsun. WllAlil' r.o,\X. — 111 er.n-eij'.ieliee of the Rag! in Countv Council having - adopted by resolution sow months ago the Linns to Local Bodies Act, the application they made to the Covcrmuent to borrow the sum of £212 under the Counties Act has been refused, this is much to he regretted, as the above stun would licaily have covered the wharf obligations ; and as much land is now being liken up in the county roadworks are everywhere demanded, so that this refusal to grant the loan is most f unfortunate. ' .Siiii'PiNc,.— I The s.s. Cairloch arrived 0 from Onehunga during last week, with a 3 large cargo, and several passengers for ? Wnnganui, Wellington and this port. She proceeded south the same day after dischargingeargo at the Raglpu wharf and L , for Hall's mill, and bush eontnetors at 1 the Te Akau station. She had on board [ Mr Kansome, manager, with two of the s directors of the eo'r.panv. Alter underi going an overhaul and repairs in Welling--1 till the Cairloch will call again at '•Vanganui and this place on her trip to Onehunga. Frosts —There have been frosts now for ten or eleven successive nighU, and it is very many years since such lias been the ease. During the last fortnight the sky has been remarkably clear, hardly a ; cloud to be seen either by nielli or day. f The cold during the night and early morn was very keen, but most enjoyable to those in good health. Gosrel Titm rkranrk Mkkti no.—The. monthly meeting of this society was held in the Wesleyan Church on Friday evening last, Mr Reudell in the chair. Mr Meiklejohu, M.A., gave an interesting and instructive address on Kible teaching in reference to strong drink, as mentioned in the varioun pai La ot the Rible. Rev. Wiiliams read one of Cough's celebrated orations Numerous song-, recitations, etc., wero given with good'effect during the evening. Miss Harris ably presided at the harmonium. The ni»ht being cold, cotree and buns were handed round and duly appreciated. KAHTHQr.vitK. —A very severe earthquake was felt throughout the district, at about six minutes to eleven on Wednesday morning. The direction of earthwave was from west to east, and ' for a short time caused considerable i alarm. Houses were shaken to their foundations, and doors and windows I rattled. The school children were much alarmed, and at oneo rushed trom the school house, to find on going outside that the pine trees in the school ground were swaying to ami fro. Loud reports like thunder were heard just before the shake, I'heasauts began to call from their covers, and fowls congregated together aud began to crow. The natives say that at the time the waters of Aotea Barbour were agitated with large waves rolling:in; The experience of those in the bush at I lie time was of an interesting nature, as well described iu the experience of Mr Savage. IJead trees came rattling down, aud the mighty trees of the forest rocked to aud fro. The shock was very severe over at the Station House, Te Akau. Some people in boats iu the harbour fi.lt as if they were grating upon a sand bank. Mr Savage, of Wainui, states that he took particular notice that the line of tho earthwave was almost due W. aud 1). He was sawing down a tree at the time, and thought when he felt the heaving and heard the roaring noise that it was a whirlwind and that the tree was about to be blown down by the roots. Upon looking up he saw at once what it was. There were a lot of dry ratas all around him, aud they were swaying about iu a most awful manner. It was no use ruuiug away, so he just sat down feeling ijuite sijueamish. The shock seemed to last about live seconds, lie attributes the great noise to the agitation of the trees iu the forest; the sound resembled a stiff sou-west gale. The natives are of opiniou that there has been au eruption at sea. This certainly is the most severe shock we have felt here—at least, for many years.