ROTORUA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6147, 30 July 1881, Page 5

ROTORUA.

[from out. ow-n- correspondent.] THE ROUTES. Mb. R. Graham his arrived here overland by way oi Cambridge and Waotu. From the latter place his guide missed him on the road, and he lost hie way. • His horse gave inj about thirty miles from Rotorua. He was out all night in the bush without any covering. Mr. Graham's object in going overland was to see if ;the road.would ba suitable for the Princes going to ' the Lakes overland, as the new road by Paparata is quite impassable. . The road by ; Cambridge is long, but there is no difficaty in driving or riding from Cambridge jto Messrs. Maclean's place-at Paeroa, white the Princes could be made comfortable; thence drive to Waotii, and ride, from tfie Waotu, about 40 miles, to Horohoro; la buggy to meet them at Horohdro, and drire to Ohinemutu. - . \ A row.; ; , ;■.-•!. There'was a disturbance at Ohinemutu oi Saturday, July. Mrs. Robertsoa broke open the ba-fch-house with a hammer) and employed a number of natives to erect a fence, when a row ensued. . The owners of the land pulled up the fence, Mr. Grahari arrived on the scene, and called upon the natives by name to stop. They at once desisted, and in a few minutes peace andj order prevailed. Niramona Pini lodged arj ! , information against Mrs. Robertson, for forcibly entering the house.

AN IMPORTANT SETTLEMENT ,' ■ '. :, SCHEME. ..V. ..;;■• ;. The Native Land Court closed yesterday: The natives are well pleased with the manner -in which Judge Symonds did his work. It is impossible to estimate the importance of this Court. As titles to land are obtained, law and order will now prevail,, and the country' will be opened up for settlement. Mr. Graham has and leased a large block of hind from Awahou to Ngongotahs, about HO, 000 acres, which he is going to form .into {■ special settlement, and encourage small terms and settlers of small meansy on easy likely t? ne b em g good, the scheme is .*■' iiuccessiul. ; TheTaurangaE , . and few people " very bad at present, lbok forward with-piSEjeUmg. Tho natives the voung Princes, and ffi v to the arrival of S tWlrge ;room, Lake giving a ball fitted UP for the occasipa??.- which is