THE HUTT.

New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator, Volume IV, Issue 322, 7 February 1844, Page 2

THE HUTT.

The Petoni road, made at a great expense and outlay by the Company, ought surely to be kept in slight repair by those parties frequenting the same, even for their own benefit. We are led to make these remarks from the fact that the earth, which after heavy rain slips from the sides of the hills, being allowed to accumulate, to the detriment of waggons, carts, horses, and even passengers using the road. A small portion of labour, expended with spirit by those traversing the line with carts, would soon clear the road of all impediments, and make it, what it is far from being now of a night, safe and easy travelling. A bridge has been thrown across the Kia-warra stream, by we believe Mr. Mathieson, and is a solid compact structure, and highly creditable to that gentleman.

At the valley of the Hutt the farmers are now busily employed, at the best of all works, harvesting. The banks of the river present a truly animating spectacle, and one cheering to the bosoms of the town- tied cits, of Wellington.

We advise all our friends who wish for a treat to visit Petoni as quick as possible, as the harvesting will soon be over ; and they will then have to wait for another twelvemonths before their eyes will be gladdened with the waving fields of golden corn. Notwithstanding all our troubles, the agriculturalists on the Hutt have greatly increased the extent of land laid down with grain since the last season, and now that the settlement of the landcla'ms is to take place — that hydra headed monster which for so long a period has been held in terrorem over .us, clouding all our prospects — we may expect that a still larger addition will be made to our ' grain, lands during the coming year; indeed, we have every reason to hope that Port Nicholson will grow sufficient, in the next season, for its own consumption.

The road up the valley is progressing, and the bridge across the Hutt will, when finished, be a very strong and not inelegantstmoture. The piles, after being charred- at 1 the bottom, are all driven into the ground from eight to twelve fee,t, The Hutt. section?., must, be rapidly rising in value, and from the fresh impetus given to agriculture by the Settlement of the titles to land, will prove indeed one of the most valuable districts round Port Nicholson, ; ■