MR. HOLLOWAY IN TARANAKI.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4192, 27 August 1874, Page 2

MR. HOLLOWAY IN TARANAKI.

The Taranaki News gives the following particulars of Mr. Holloway’s progress through that Province : Mr. Holloway has not allowed the grass to grow under his feet since he has been here. Notwithstanding the unsettled state of the weather, he has been North and South, and inland in various directions, accompanied by the Deputy-Superintendent (A. Standish, Esq.) On Monday, the party was joined by Mr. Upjohn, M.P.C., and visited what may be termed the older settled bush districts, of Lower and Upper Mangorei ; and afterwards, the Rev. H. H. Brown, at Welbourn. On Tuesday, Mr. Commissioner Parris went with the party, via Sentry Hill to Te Arei, passing the site of the Ninia pa and its neighborhood,, where so many hostile encounters have taken place in the memory of the settlers, sometimes between the Natives, at other times between the two races. Nothing could have shown more completely the great change that had taken place,. than the four ploughs that were at work for Mr. Hoskin, the English tenant of a Native landlord—one of many now cultivating Native land. From Te Arei they rode to see the township of Raleigh, and were fortunate in seeing the Waitara there at high water. From thence by the coast to Urenui, where the party slept, at Mr. Wilkinson’s Hotel. The next day, Wednesday, back to town by the inland road to Waitara, visiting Tikorangi on the way. Thursday, to the road at the back of Mount Egmont, till the first clearing was reached, in the recently acquired land, of the proposed first township. Here the recent immigrants were at work, and Mr. Holloway had an opportunity of learning what they thought of the forest, and of seeing their bush huts. Yesterday the Immigration Officer, Mr. Hulke, took Mr. Holloway on horseback to see the Sugar Loaves. Considering that Mr. Holloway has on some of these occasions had to ride thirty miles a day, and to keep up his notes for a full diary, we may say that we feel thankful that he has shown such an unfailing industry to see all that could be seen of this portion of the Province in the time. We learn that he is very pleased with* what he has seen ; and that he hopes to be able to effect arrangements for a Special Settlement here, besides the other two that are spoken of—in the Province of Westland, and in the Forty Mile Bush, of the Province of Wellington—in which we wish him all the success he can desire. Mr. Holloway will probably leave here to-day by the s.s. Wellington for Auckland. After ho has completed his survey of that Province, he proposes going overland to Napier. After examining that Province, he will go through the Forty Mile Bush to Wellington, to make his final arrangements, which he proposes to complete, so as to enable him to return to England by the 13th of December next—twelve months from the date of his departure. We trust the San Francisco route will be again in going order by that date, when the October mail will enable Mr. Holloway to carry out his wish.