THE ROTORUA-TE TEKO ROAD.

Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 4, Issue 164, 22 January 1896, Page 2

THE ROTORUA-TE TEKO ROAD.

The construction of this road which will open out one of the most picturesqui localities in Xow Zealand has been resumed since the holidays. Wort is nowbeing carried out on the Eotorua section on the bank of which lake the European J co-operative parties are camped, forinina: quite alittlo canvas town of their own. I As there is some heavy rock cuttings and , a considerable amount of emhankmenl J work to be done the camp will probably | be fixed en its present location for .■■'. least three months. The work is lei in alternate sections to natives and Europeans. All stores required are packed from Tapuachsruru, about 10 miles distant, at the head of Rotoiti, by Mi Grant. On Monday of last week Mr Eeaney had a meeting with the natives at Tapuakaruru in regard to the route the road ■ should take along the Rotoiti shore from | Hauparu. This point had been in dis- | pute for some time and work was slop].. I ]in consequence. There were fully 100 | natives present and after a kororo of | three hours duration in a downpour of i rain an understanding was arrived til i agreeable to all parties. The course the road should take across the isthmus I .separating Rotoiti from Rotoehu was j afterwards discussed. Some of the natives, with an astuteuess which does them credit, wished a straight course to be followed as this would entail the expendij tare of the most money. It was at length decided that Hc-ngi's track should be used as originally intended. This can be done at comparatively little cost. On Tuesday Messrs Reauey and Webb prdceedod on foot over the surveyed rout. to its termination at TeTcfco; Here-thin were met by natives with houses; ."••! Keanoy proceeding onwards to Whakatan'e and Mr Webb returning to Tapuaoharuru to lay o(F the road according I the alterations decided or.