RAGLAN.

Waikato Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 3483, 25 October 1894, Page 5

RAGLAN.

Public Sale Yakds.—An adjourned meeting of the committee appointed for the erection of public sale yards at Waitetuna, will be held at Mr John Moon's, Te Uku, on Saturday the 27th, inst., at 2 p.m., when it is expected the subscriptions will total the amount of cost of erection; indeed the various subscribers are handing forward the sums promised in a very handsome manner, and already a large sum is in hand. Tenders for the erection of the sale yards are made returnable for that day, and the work will at once be put in hand. The site of the sale yards is fixed in a most central place in the district, and is on Mr E. B. Hill's land at Waitetuna, at the junction of the Hot Springs road with the Waipa road and two acres are being set apart forthat purpose. Raglan Mutual Improvement Society.—A meeting of this society was held in the Raglan school-room, on the evening of October 17th, Mr La Trobe being in the chair. The attendance was not so numerous as on most occasions.. The following readings and recitations were given :—" Tea And Coffee Drinking," Mr P. McDonald; " December 30th," an original paper by Mr La Trobe; "The Drink Question," Mr Roffey; " Slavery," Mr A. L. Pegler. Adiscussion on the various items then took place*in which Messrs Rendell, Lyons; Roffey, and A. L. Pegler took part. At the next meeting of the society Mr Roffey will give a paper on "Hood's poems, etc, Fire.-On Thursday morning, at about 2 o'clock, a settler residing in the Kauroa Valley was aroused from his sleep, finding the clothes around the bed on fire. A candle had been left burning and the bedclothes had caught fire. The flames were eventually got under, but: not before the occupant had received some nasty burns on his hands. It was fortunate that the fire had not a strong hold, or it would have been difficult for_ himself, wife and child to have'escaped. 1 Here we have another illustration of v the danger of leaving candle* burning jj indeed, the wonder is that there are not more nouses burnt down and lives lost,' owing to this dangerous practice, • RuAPUKE.-Mr Rintoul, who la'iely acquired seven hundred acres of land here from the Government and privately, is now busy at work on his selection,; He is evidently a settler, of the right' stamp, for although it is late in, the season for bush-falling, he ib having fifty acres cleared. Mr Sewell,'Government surveyor, has just finished the survey of Mr Wilson's land at Waingaro, and is now engaged surveying the land at Ruapuke which Mr Rintoun- has acquired. I understand that Mr Rintoul intends to put a fence round his property as soon as possible. Improvements, -r Considerable improvements are being made on various settlers' places, both at Te Mata and Ruapuke, and going along the road we see clearings being made, bush fallen and buildings erected, thus showing that the land is being steadily got into cultivation] Mr Billington has, T see, a lot of bust down this season. Mr Thomson is getting a new hydraulic wool press and anew seed sower for turnips, etc. - One or two owners of land have had bush fallen and

are shortly going to;take up their residence

here, whilst .some, settlers are from time ■ to' time acquiring from absentee owners , land adjoining to their own, thus showing 1 their appreciation of the land. Along the Raglan-Ruapuke road there are some spots that .are much worn by traffic and should: as soon as possible receive attention. No great outlay would be required if taken in hand in the dry season. Religious Services,—The Rev. C. A: ;■ Lyon continues to hold fortnightly Sun- , day services both' at Ruapuke in the 1 morning and at Te Mata in the afternoon, At, the latter place a large number gene-, rally meet to hear him and his services evidently are much appreciated there. ■'. Rain.-After more that two. weeks fine weather, during which time the ground ; had got very dry and growing crops much =■ in want of-moisture, a very welcome fall of gentle rain caine :dow)i last night (Sunday), and : no doubt theheart of the ' farmer will rejoice and the growing crops will receive great benefit thereby. The weather prophet is ont of it this time 'as we were to have no,rain for the next v three months or so. <