, letter was a private one, he only read these { words, " I have shown your note to tho Su fc*Wintendent of the province. .He haspromi i sed to get'some-roads made, and thus givo '> employment to the people." No reply had b been received from the Superintendent. He L" had also received a note relative to the loan, V enquiring the position of the lands intended L as-security. Ho had replied. I Mr. Johnson said there was a strong feolmg I' concerning fencing in the township, on ac~ f, count of the cattle straying over gardens and \\ destroying them. Ho had expected others to \\ be present who had complained to him, but t he felt strongly on the subject himself; only If the previous day he had suffered considerably l^from this cause during his absence, and from Kno neglect of his own, having fenced three ■hides of his allotment, the other belonging to Wan absentee. A long talk followed, Messrs.- B Worker and Edger urging the formation of a BTown Board to take cognizance of this and Jr similar matters, a feeling which seemed to be I shared by most present. I Mr. Edger gave notice that next meeting I he would propose the formation of an Arbi- I tration Board for the purpose of settling dis \ putea. Mr. Johnson will suggest a plan for B a Town Board at the same meeting. B; Dr. Bell, as Librarian, wishes all persons ■ having Library Books in their possession, to B\leave them at the office of this paper. B A number of Maoris were present and sta- V ted through Dr. Bell, who acted as interpre- P. ter, that they were quite willing to come to . m the market with produce, but could not get ■ anything to eat, there being no accomodation Mtfor them, and they had not been met in this with the cordiality.they wished. P» The Secretary read the following minute |\' passed by the Trustees, to show that they had their wishes: ■ ""< " Resolved—That the Secretary make en- B quiries of the Maoris, as to the cost of erect- B» jtog' a Whare on the Market Place, ( for the ■'' joint use of the Maori and for meetings,) the W shape to be a quadrangle of 3 sides, each side ■ open to the front or inner side, and to be 30ft R Uong, 12ft broad, and 7ft high. Also of one B ' side only." ■ Soloman their spokesman, did not like the W I idea of the place being a Whare, and after a B^.longish korero the Maoris agreed to pay half Bnthe cost of a wooden erection of the kind.and ■ proposed. > The subject was understood m to be deferred till next market day. ■ A Ballot took place for choice of Suburban B lois, there being five applications for 5 acres ■ each; the decision was as follows : 1. Wor ■ ker, 2. Judd, 3. Chapman, 4. L. Edger, 5. J. B Beecroft. The meeting was then adjourned. Trustees' Meeting.—A meeting was held Sept. 23d, when the secretary was instuct- to request the Superintendent to reserve westerly^bluff for a Market Place ; order- Wm ed a plan of the three sec tions (Town Lands) 81. to be made in extenso, showing the situation; ■l of all allotments, the suburban lands, &c., s 81l also a copy for the use of a Town Agent. B, Letters were received from two persons gi- B Vying up.their right to allbtments, and respect- Bji|dng the loan, one declining to lend and another volunteering a loan. :. a

THE ROUTES TO ALBERTLAND.

II VIA MANGA WAI. I Thereare a Tariety of routes to Port Albert I (and we purpose describing them for the be y pefit of our town readers who may? intend \ coming up here. Knowing most if not all of

them intimately; we can-speak with confi dence as to their relative feasibility. We will commence with that .which is decidedly the best at present, viz. via Mangawai. Twice weekly, the ■ traveller will find a vessel at Auckland Wharf for Mangawai, either the Vision, Capt. Hopper, or TU m Three Brothers, Capt. Seymour. The'charge is 10s. each passenger, and 10a. per ton for goods, provisions are included,.and there is a limited cabin on each vessel. The voyage lasts from 8 hours to a day or two, the distance about 60 miles, and the East coast is kept in view all the way. . . The place known as Mangawai is 4 miles up-a tidal creek, and contains two houses, Mooney's (licensed,) and Dennison's (lessee of the ferry,) both keep stores and accommo date travellers; it would be invidious to in stitute a comparison between them, we have staid frequently at both, and been very com fortable, so if the traveller wishes to remain all night he must make his choice, and next morning they will ferry him if high water, by boat to Bentley's Point, but at low water ho can walk over dry-shod. Up hill and down hill for four and a half miles the road winds along in a very trying manner to Te Aral. But from these hills a most magnificent view is obtained of the ocean; northwards are the rocks known as the " Poor Knights," and op posite the Mangawai harbour are the "Hen and Chickens," another series of.rugged and precipituous rocks jutting out of the water; southward, the eye ranges over the sandy coast to Cape Rodney, beyond that again is the "Little Barrier." As. we approach Te Arai we pass the residence of Capt. Moir who is away at the " front ;" a little beyond again is Mr. Griffin's, whohas followed the gallant captain. Near this is $c Arai Church, aneat but unpretending strucfiuWat the commence ment of the Oruawharo block, this portion was however sold before the arrival of the Noncons. Mr. T. G. Shepherd has^ a beautiful homestead here, well-fenced round, and near to is Mr. Close's situate in a hollow at the corner where a road turns to the left towards the PaMri bush, &c. ■« Close's" is where the Mails are left for Paparoa and for Port Albert. The writer being the mail carrier, arrives here every Monday forenoon, and we will suggest that his company,will be found useful.to the stranger anxious to arrive speedily, besides a companion beguiles the time a little. _ We go down the hill before us crossing the bridge at foot, keeping: on the maori track parallel with the road, and one mile from Close's we come to the 'Waititi Bridge, this stream flowing to the southward, is a tribu tary of the Hoteo, and is the boundary, of Albertland. We well remember the enthusi asm with which we first saw.this stream, comparing it to the Jordan. Over this are two roads, the one going forward is the bul lock track, lying between lots 39 and 40, but the one on the left, along the boundary of 40 •will save nearly a mile. We take this and here we have three swamps to cross in suc cession. If without a guide you should head them on the right; the first two are very bad and deep, on emergingI,from.the third,, and just opposite, the end of the bush is the corner peg of 40, where the road turns up the hill to the right; as weturn.the top, we catch the first view of Basford Grange, Mr. West's; a large weatherboard house on the right of and a little distance from the road. Follow ing the windings of the road overttwo ranges for two .miles further, again on the right, un der the bush-side, are the residences of Mr. Wharfe and his sons, a very prominent feature

in the landscape, which may be scon for many miles distance. We always call here on our way and have a gossip. The Great North' Road crosses here, and passing-Wharfo's enters a 7 mile bush where the road is literally cut out half:chain wide, and cleared of all branches and undergrowth. The new comerwhoseeks a "sensation" may take a walk up here without fear of disap pointment. Several allotments in this bush are not yet taken up. From Wharfo's the road is over hill and gully in a most rambling fashion; on the top. - of the next range is a track to the left which will tend towards our destination but is very long and roundabout; here looking to the right on a hill side you will sec a whare, this is Mrs. Catlin's; poor woman, she is strug gling literally alone to convert the wilderness, into Paradise! may she succeed. Not long ago, a party of native gum diggers fired tho fern in seeking for gnni, it spread to her frail whare and burnt it, her tent, and nearly every thing she possessed, but nothing daunted, sho is persevering yet. We cannot help saying that we admireher courage. A short distance on the rise of the hill, the road diverges to tho right to Mr. Dudding's near the head of the Mai Nene Creek, where the traveller can have accomodatio,n or hire a boat wherewith to proceed. We however still keep on the road, and passing along the foot of Mount Albert for a mile and half, suddenly catch the first glimpse of the Oruawharo River. Here at the Landing, is Mr. Houghton's house and farm, 4 miles from Wharfe's, 6 from West's, 10 from Close's, and U% from Mangawai. ~ We are still 9 miles from Port Albert, but we cannot say more on this occasion than that the scenery as we sail down the river is delightful, and as tide and weather serves, one to .two hours will bring us to our journey's end. We will however resume the subject at an ; early date.

Married on the 15th ult. at St. Mary's, Pamell, by the Rev. T. Chapman, M. A., Mr. George Arden late of Huntsf own near Dublin to Mary Sabin, third daughter of Mr. Hazel den of Te Arai. ' Died, on Sept. 13, atPonsonbyroad, Auck land, Anna, the wife of T. F. Gooch, :csq, aged 35 years, also same da}', a still-born son. ' Preaching j3rrangements.—VoTt Albert: on-, the 4th, Mr. Gittos; 11th, Messrs. Edger'and Worker; ISth,Messrs. Edger and Legge; 25th Messrs. Edger and Johnson. Whakapera: 4th, Mr. Worker j "18th, Mr. Edger. Kakaria: 11th, Mr. Edger; 25th, Mr. Worker.

"We expect a considerable number of the Maoris next Market-day from the Otamatea •with beef, kumeras, potatoes, &c. We are- , informed that they intend holding a korero with the Pakehas on the events of the day, and that Paikia, Emara and Adam Clarke the principal chiefs of the Kaipara with the Rev. . Mr. Gittos and others will be of the company. "We are informed that a-Runanga was held at the Otamatea a few days ago on account . of the Rotoruas who have been digging gum about here lately, being wishful to acquire a locus standi in this neighbourhood. Adam Clarke on behalf of Paikia, made a very pa triotic speech, declining to allow this unless they would become their servants, but urged rather that they should return, to their own country, leaving their arms and ammunition behind them. To this the.Rotaruas objected and'have agreed to serve the Qtamateas as: their slaves, digging, gum and planting pota toes, &c. till the close of the war.

THE ALBERTLAND GAZETTE

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