TARANAKI.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 175, 4 June 1864, Page 5

TARANAKI.

! Wγ publish (In- following extract from a letter I which we iveciicd from a -entllciuan lately re turned i to Taranaki alter :iu al s. nee of .-unto little time : — j T;ir;in:iki has cuisiiu rabiy :il(ered for the better : in nniny respects since I lell. I 'he .-pint of ilnprove- ■ nii'tit i'ppears to have inspired I lie eonneil. A Town j I |;,iai-<l lists been i.|i[.oinle-.i. uhi, h. having plenty ( ,| . ■ nii.iu-v at eoii.inaiiii. or a |.0v..-r to run into debt to j an uiiliit.ileil e\t< in. are /.cali.UMy eitga.i'd in im- ' proving the town, ami spending that money like ! llrilon.-. Plans are now formed, iih, and i-arried out ; l.io. lii.'tl I.lit .1 \i;ir miv .!■ -emed mailers for I i;n- i-iuisiiicralloii of uur i;fai:Melii'cliflt. A town l«rl i- 1..-U lu-mg Mir-. t \i-il. ami ominous verl marks ! are hriua lmt.ie Ik.H' »:iy ii]t m>ii.i- of I lie >ho|> «ini liuu- ill tin lower pall of 1 In- lin\ i>. which liaw I caiiseil eoiLsiileraliii , to some of tile ■ -unci-.- of «ii<l .-iioj.-. Al I lie pivseiil tone 1 iind M.lm- a.i.l .-hops wliieh w,,,,, I U-A w..,v ~„ a ! iovel unit the path, now peivhed in I he air like old feudal cn.-lle.- on llu-ir impreu'iiable licighi.-. Tiinilniki is evidently a-head ; and in many Ihiiins, especially in ilie Male of the roads, miylit rend a lesson to Auckland. it i* ii woniler that 'i'arantiki has not put in her claim for the scat of Ciuvcrnnient. for though it is not exactly sitnuted " .soinewiieiv in Cook's Jstnttts," yet it is just round the Cape, and scarcely farther front said Straits llian Wellington. .Besides, by having theswi. of (.lovernment liere, a poor, poverty slrieken place, which ran be uiivthiiig without n, woidd tiicrehy he alloriied a (■hauee of risii.i; to some inipoi'latiL'e, ami uccuming known for toinething I'lse than imifdiTS and outrages, defeats, ami unsucexpcilitions, as at present. Auekltiud ean verv well do without lite Genei-al Government money, but jiis-t fancy what a boon it would he to I'aranalii ! J'rivate enter|ifi.-e has been at work here also within thi! lust year, and we ean now bw»:>t two steam mills for plainni;, tuni;iieiiig, ami grooving, iiiul one Meam stone-lnvaktng machine. ATai-.iuaki ruetiiurant has been established, and two jewellers have set Up in bu-imss. A rather novel experiment was tried here the other day, which is likely to lead to important results. Tile schooner ' Daring" was beaelied at high water, iiiul on the tide falling was enabled to discharge her cargo into carts alongside, after having accomplished uh.cli she hauled ~iY at the next title without having sustained any injury. In consequence of the success of this lirst attempt another craft the Wild Wave (of much greater tonnage) ventured on shore likewise, and was also enabled to discharge her cargo and haul oil' in safety. These experiments have given rise to some talk about the expedience of construct ii breakwater, or partially enclosing a small portion of the bench between high and low water mark, within which vessels could bench in safely, and, should the wind rise, remain until they could safely haul outside. The lion. Mr. Fox came down in the 'Prince Alfred,' and remained:* lew hours ou shore whilst

Ill' , -t -'V r' r -II- i —» that steamer proceeded to Oakura to land the timber" ■which she hail brought down, for the blockhouse about to be constructed there. Whilst on shore Mr' j Fox, accompanied by Colonel Warre, rode, out to' inspect Kuitake, and then returning to town em--bnrked with a detaehmeut of tlic 57tli regiment, and' proceeded on Iris way to Waiiganui.