ROTORUA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3000, 6 October 1891, Page 3

ROTORUA.

LAND KkttIKMK.NT.— There is a considerable amount of surveyim; going on in tho district-! surrounding this pliice. At the present time Mr Hodlington and party am at work in the ("Jalatea country, laying off n purchase ot native lands began some years aeo, and recently completed by Mr H. Mitchell for a Sydney firm. Another party wsdor Mr Mitchell have just como in from Galatea, where they havi been surveying the Oruatowehi Bush for Mr Trontbeck, of Napier, Further on toward the coast in tho Hay of Plenty, Captain Simpson is busy laying off a block of o'OOO acres for Mr Jonathan Brown, of Tauranga. This latter is Grown land and consists chiefly of rich Hwutnp land. Two pnrtiuH of Government surveyors (Messrs Baber and Thompson), are also at work in the same locality, preparing some valuable swamplands for salo or lease under the Auckland Waste Land Board. Mr Thompson, I hear, is expected shortly to begin cutting up tho Kaingaroa Plains for pastoral runs, under perpetual lease — a system winch seems to be in high favour with intending settlers. Although pjor in many places, and treeloss at present the Kaingaroa plateau possesses many fertile valleys and locations suitable for pastoral homesteads, and if the holdings are judiciously laid off in areas of from five to ten thous.inl acres, and the rents merely nominal for the first twenty-one yours, there is no doubt in courso of time a considerable population of yeomanry of the right stamp nould be attracted to that district, and successfully attach themselves to tho soil. Tho wool and frozen meat industries so rapidly dnvolnped in this colony will convert the Kaingaroa into at least, fair pastures f.ir sheep, and then those who have been long in the district will wonder why they did not wake up and occupy the country when they had opportunity. Thk Nativks as Fakmkhs.—Several natives at Waintapu have a flock of 000 nhoep which are doing well. Natives in and around Maketti are turning their attention to this line of business, which will no doubt tend to divert tho attention of the natives hero to a more remunerative calling than that of scheming how much can be made out of tourists.