A TRIP TO WAIKATO.

New Zealand Herald, Volume VI, Issue 1753, 26 August 1869, Page 5

A TRIP TO WAIKATO.

C' "i * lOßitrsroNpKN r.) Aiiaii-i :!:t,-d. lstv.i. V: .- i- r.ot a very favourable -ea-.ni of the war f.ir ;:-.-. -.-'' : ng in tin- ooiintri. \h.- r.i:i I- being u'-n.-irtU v >;..■■■ i a-:d dirty. :m.l the traveller i< oft.-n overtaken :■.,-,•. i •■.■>: here state. 1 w.i- in lueed t.» take a trip to ;■ • : Kl-t Week. :m.l U-r ~, ~,!•,.,. Vim ,',,„,,. c--■■ ■■ ::"- and remark- .m v,alters which m:i\ In- ..(' j...-''.: • iTit.---.-~T th:i! .-mi.- unil.-r my notice. 'Having p-.\:.i.-.I mv-eif with :. hor-e. \v!i.i~.- -pii-it ! found to ;.,■ j...1 b'it th.- lh-h «;,- w..,,k. I f.nn-1 mv—lf at t ; ■ i':i!".M.-r-.' 11..!.-!. Prury. ..■, th.- lir-t -i c'r.iii- ..| -,v --.rnev. wh.-ro the null piibli.- .--it.-rt aiument" f...• : i: cieniti:: was an Al!:au'ee imiMi.i; h,-!.l ij, the i'r--bitoriati Chiir.-h. in whi-h p'a-e 1 proceeded t.. p.—.ir: hour or two, vv!ht.- 1 icarue.i ih:i! it wa- an extra -r.lin-iry annual or auuivcr-arv mc-tin- ..f the .'•!.-: \. It "w-:l- ,-.-!-> !ercd to 1.,-' :l well-attended ■. ti-,g 'I think .-!■■ '.:. lv and ni:u-...-t.-n .'.-nt !-m,:,. :-,-: .•..:.-.' :••:.-r' : ..ir-::.iM.'|:.-. Kavrier. :1!! 1 :!„■ ouli j-.--ak.-r. Mr K.-rr'- i'hc h;i-iu.-s- ~f tl,.- nu-.-1:.,-v:- •■•■ The !.:ir ..f- the a.ij..i-:l::- hotel. The -p aker .I-α,-:. :• -ome leu.-'.: ~., tli,- rai.il pr.-r.-s- and .... : ...... ti :i . Cian.-, m..i,-m.-!,! had mel «:! : i. and _-..-. a icrv i-;v..-ir:,!.:,- -• it ,-•■:,-tit a- re-ard- th.-ii- ;:: .. ..i\ -'--itio!!. < >''t : <• :.ia:iv -:a-M-'v:-- »'•:•. ha i i :■ -i :"..- <v:-tv V- ,th.- -Peak--!-, .'.id -.',■{ -:n -.ere , : ■•,.-•, a -I!- , .- ha-k-h h-r. The ('. .mmil • .-,- ■ -.■-..• A".!: ::,-,- i ■.-■;•:.;•: .- -,- . : h- '.- e.rci'ai. 1 v :-._-• ••-.-.-■l-n-k.-i-i.:-, :':!•,•,. 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' '■■■■"»*■* >■> !•■-;- 1 -.•:,.-■:,.! >;-a-,.a-A..- I ;: t :,- da-k. and »a- A.M .-:it. TMin- d i.i 1.-.-t !!..•■:.- i'i •!..• |.V!ta !!..!.'. < In !':.- •■.':■..>.'._' :..-:.,'.•- ..!' -!iv :irrii:i! I -:ai a !.■■.'* -..-., i -,- ,-v ~:■ .NV.r.:-,;;-..--.:.. TI. -p.- »-.-;. -,-. j liv.-V-l ■.. : • ■■,-,:■ ~„.,- I !:,-, - !IW it. Tμ, vii:i:i:i ~.-• .-■--,-.- 1 ;.ni:-iir.L' -■ ■•.-1.-u!.:. «!■:«•}.. 1 .. ■:■•■..■-..• -it •-, !a.-:.j!'i_: ..;»-iii.iii- i> i.. f.,- -.-,-n , , u Mr Hum.-'- ianii. -.i •■•;.--i ;- ..;u:.:.-l ..n i!:.- ..;....-,!,- | :.-.!!!. ..f!h.- \\'::\u::. M •-. llu'li- i.a- ad down 1T... : .■...1,;-:::-;- ..! iviTl, th.-.-l-.-;:;,. ..:' Waika:-.. T!:.- N.-lv- I r-.--:-- !!•,,-! hal.- 'ak -t: a.-tii,- HKM-μ-.-)'..!- ! th- r.-!.:m- ■ !' ill- ■.•.α-l-. A hrM-, a.-.-..-- :!.,- I \V-i.k:it" aad :; u i : :irt' a'-.- i-o:i!o!nii!:it.-d. A n.iti.-.- ;iMi ~«- i- ]i.,--,, -d mi til- nii.-i .-..nsiii,-111.11- ji::i.-i-- ;-i ti:- t.'wn-hi]' : "■Tin- i.'.iiu-iN .1' any pi- nr f.i-.-d p...tiri<i"ii tl,,- pul.ii,- liiu'hwav will !„• pr.'.-,-••llt.-d." -iniu-l hv .-'.ain.a.-.i ...f H..ard. 11 amilt. .„. Tin- ;,!:i.-.- is trra.lualU- !.,-,-. sii,a!' and 1.,-:iuii-fully !.-<s. Tin' j..i!i.-\ ofi!i.- ..tli.vr who iia I tin-fett'l.-tiu'iit of liiis ili-;"ri:-t d..c< imt n-M.-.-t iiiu.-h .-r.-dit on that iiiMUli-nuin. Hrindm-.-d tli.-im-n t.. -.-ttl.-iind buiMon'tin-irt..wiiii. n-- in-u-ad niV".ini;(jii t!i-ir farm .ivtion-. Th.- f-all »> w!,,-i: th- G. .v.-n in iii.,ii,-v t!io nirn <-xpfnd<-.l :i!l t !i-ir iii..ii.-y liuildinii on and improi Ini» tlirir a.-r--. and wen- then- without tho moans of tjniii-; on to their farms, cinisi-qiientlv :i !;ire«' iiuiiiUv of them left the place an.l tJi.-ir land ::m licon acquired by i-tipitalists, -nun- uf hli.hu anttirtiinij it to it- proper ti-.-. whoiit 1 mav 'in-:!-i..n lir. Hammond, u lari;- portion i.fwh<-«"c is :tliv.-wlv iHul.-r L'.-!-. and mai.v miles ..f I'.-,,.-iiL' ereeuil tlu-r.-,,,. .it Ohanp... Mr. Steele is taki!iL' tiivl.-.-idiii tannii,_Miiatt. i-< anil-!ioirin-a u'ood e\anip'e for other- to do lik-iv-s,- : anyone vi-it-injr this phi.-.- will ea-i!v -ee tV.e a lvanta;:'.- of — 1.-i----iiiL' "pen land inr-t,-ad"of !.---i '-i-id. fl<«l and ..n----::i!m"«i labour f...- or,,- v-ar w.!! I, • e,-,u:.l to t.-n m.-n T.n fan... Te Awamutu.—At tiii- pla-e l'o!oii-l Woiile i- in '•oi!ini:tn.| of a d.-ta.-hm.-nt of our Colonial llef.-n.-e for-.'. I» i- r-jiorted thai the linveniim-nt inti-ml V. k.-e]. a lar._'.- bodv of ~,,-h in r»nu- i-.-nt ral p!a,-.-rrailv tu :;.«,- to whereever th.- Maori.- mav -h,,w •■..-im-.-It.--. Ohaupo i- -pok- of as bei'lin the :a.-!id:ib!e. hut' t.i 'ilio-e" I wdljn-t ]..int ..In the ".pc-ssitv of and pi-..t.-e- i:;- th t ~i.lt-N-r'!e,-<'l>V neeupvi-1..' • .: f t!l- blo-1.1l ,11- -. -li.-i. r.- l::l-lL'i':iwili:i and !>---k:l!!. A few IM.-n «,,..!.; be - iir,-,en; to nan-ison t!,,-.- ;,!.„■,-. and in th- ei.-ut of Li -,var .-J. ild i-etir.- to a central pu-itinn. At Vre-eni the -et'l.-i-s are ilniiisi mitpo-t duly t.. p;-.-t .ft tiie !rn..;»~. The pr,-ent -y-t.-li. ..f Defence i- a ii-eli— wa-te of :■:'.■!:- :uon-y. On -! riet .-nqiiiri reuanliii" t-,e !-ile :•■-■■!••. I fm.l'thai m..-t ..fthe report- and t-le-ram- ":.: To Aiiekli.nd Wei ntll-.lv without foundati.ni: " ■-::.-:at..-e. :: t, !ci;r.ii/: arriv, il i:i .Auckland -latitii; • :>• a :..t of ho-tiie native- were -ecu n-arOrakati. j 'J :i— Here -...me i.aliv.v that had been d..in- -0.,,e '■■-'"!i; I"..:- a -ettle- at that place. For -,-ier.d -•■'•!-r- i ■ thi- ~e Th-v have .ion- :i ,"-'-:i' ,j!ianlity nfi-!e.-i!-ii,L'.'i' :i n-rv eiieap i-.-i-e. mi "•re ~i" immense -i-riiee during the ]'a-t hiin.-t. an.'. i':..- ; ie : --d mo~t of the potato,, crops in the ,li-t ri.-t. A -.lord about the pro-peel- of an outbreak in tli.Waikato. Since CJem-ral Camei-on took i -r-i.r.i >f Waikat., all the Wniknt.i tribes have =even,i time-*-enedlhiitt!,ev will iinr tli!ht in \Vi.ikat,.. Thei.re.is.ns f ..--a.iiiiL'>o i-s that they are -mliuki in their '•'.■•-kfifo war. and that the coi'inlrT is un-n'itaUe for iiiMi- mode of warl'aie to he carri.'-d on ml -fulK. Th-v areal-i. :iwni-e that when lliev lmd Waika!., the, •■-'l'i not hold il. and ih.y k-iow the.i could i-.,,'t "t-'ike ii A- Tl' Kooti they liai,- a L-.-cat di-likf lo bim. and jiv ..pi os-d to hi- pr,-en--> , then:. Mioiild th-v have been inclined to (n-i::d<-r a portion <-f Wnikiito thev did not require ie Kooti lo have the plunder as tl-.-T are able to ,1., [ It lilOlllM-lvi-S. " I It will ...nit- time heeoine the dutv of the G,.\ern- ! >>■<::• to -na , .,. :. rea-on;.ble btit a (inn demand from \ •he Kin:; a»d hi- followers, one of which ou-ht to be ( 1 ■'•■ lhe ,-.„„, try le..|,e,,ed ~p and n.afls formed, and f ' at murderer- be -:,,.,, ~p. I believe t'hat th-J would he :-,o :l ipli-!,,,| .vithont bloodshed. Cnii-J u. •:.-,■ is now .-ompVtelv iv-tored. and tin-settler- arc ' "."" "' vr - ' »»'■"■ »t'-nlion lo tb,. ~,,.r e useful ,»ni]«. tto:, ..! mdu-tno,,. : -. inil i !lf ;. A( K i],ikilii a i.-i-v l-.-.-uorthy moti,,,, had be,-,, ,et on foot, vi/., the provi.t.umhe means of edu-at;.,,, The fees ~,.,-uin.r ', |r..- : , -,-holars would he in>,,nieient to support a ,1 ■■ teaeher. Ifov.ever. liberal sub-enptio,,s have bee '. ■ btunied. xnd the inhabitant- are now in a pn-it : ov to ' ►niploy :i .-.impotent This ~-;:„„ ,],. ,' m ,',j lt \ •ommend it-cif to other districts simil al .l v -it uatcF. ' Tlie !a"ihin»! m>asun h.n eoinmi-n.y/l in -.-vera '

tlo.-ks. The whole country has a wintry appearance. The almond trees were'sending out "the blossoms, which is the only indication of eominjr spring. There i- a K enen.l ma.-k«l improvement in the districts of Ran-jiawliia, Te Awamiitu. and ICihikilii. I did not observe the --lightest indication on the purl «.f settlers to abandon their homes to the Maoris in tinevent of a war; tbev are all determined to stick to their land, and defend it witli their lives. The cheapest and most speedv way to put an end to the war would be for t'ie Government to call for tenders for the eradieati >n of the tribes in rebellion. As evidence of the value of land, 1 was informed of some lots in hands at the rate of JLTi per acre. On mv return back I was supplied with a horse which was somewhat ditlercut from the one 1 had made the journey up on. His Mesh was strong but his spirit was not willing, and he was vet-v loth to leuic Te Awamutii. In mi- attempts to persuade him to do so he threw him-I-ir and me into a hole which had been formerlv a cellar, where a hou-e once stood, but bv the help '.f a spade a road was soon I made for him to walk out. and we again proceeded Ito work our wav towards Ngaruawahia. On the j road he made several attempt- to take a .litleicut road to that which I d,-i;vd, but inv mean- of I i-ca-onin- indu. cd him to ac.-ompanv me to N-arua-v.ahia. from whence 1 look pa-a-e bv the -!earner - r.lue N...-,.'■ to Port Ku-sell. ! The ;:iue No-e i- a line -marl river-learner .well : adapted for he trade, on board of which there is a ! g 1 -tcward. who di-pense- lhe necessaries of ihii life credilablv to himself and >at i-factorily to the I li-neller. I Cold. Some good pro-pects have been found from I wa-hiu..' on the I'mpii river. 1 was shown verv good i lookiiijr-tone from the neighbourhood ofNganuwahia. ! The late .list urban,-e stoj.ped the pi-.wp.-et ini; at Uan-ariri. 1 -aw ihe -tone, which i- exactly like Than,,- ~„:„•!/. In e lu-ioii. the Waikato ,n -eueral has eot a briL-hl pr.wpeet in future. 1 have'no doubt but in a tew vear- it «il! be the tiii.-t and largest pastoral and -..Id prodiicin.,' district in New Zealand.