CORRESPONDENCE

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XX, Issue 2548, 29 June 1892, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE

[The Editor is desirous of affording every reasonable facility for the discussion of pcblie subjects, but it must be dLstinctly^understOO<2 that he is in no way responsible for the opinions expressed by correspondents.] TO THE EDITQB. j Sib, — -Settler* still screens himself behind his mn«d-c hcrtnay possibly be shooting bullets for some other p irty, or have some private purpose of his own to serve, his modesty must be excused, I regret I cannot imitate his aumsiug vein and discourse of good dinners and whisky— both good things in their way ; but my object is to keep the matter under consideration solely in view. I think it will be considered by all parties that Ohaupo is the centre of the Waikato, at any rate for all stock transactions, but I dispute the correctness of ■ • Settlers ' figures. According to my calculation, they are as under ; — By K"atm>*Miles. Mangawhara . . . . . . 37 Cambridge „ „ .. .. 60 Ohaupo , p Hamilton , ... 73 By Thompson's Tba.gk. • Miles. Te Aroha . . 42 Waitoa (saleyards) „ .. 45 Morrinsville (saleyards) . . . . 55 Hamilton .. „ .. .. 72 Ohaupo . . .... . . 83

Leaving only a difference at Ohaupo of 1 1 miles instead of 26. ' Settler ' also omits to state that Mangawhara is only, at the best, a small roadside station. He also, now for the first time, mentions the fact that the Kaimai Track would open up a pastoral country, but he fails to inform you that the whole of the land from the Omanawa Bridge to the other side of the bush may be said to !be in the possession of syndicates or monetary institutions, and knowing the views of the men now in a majority in the House, who are wont to refer to all large landowners as ' social pests, ' can we expect them to grant a sum of money for the improvement of these properties. One would infer from " Settler's " first letter, and also from your leader of Saturday, last; that once the bush is negotiated one is in the heart of the Waikato, but such is not the case, as it is necessary to traverse some 25 miles of wretchedly poor country before reaching a towu of any importance, viz., Cambridge, On the other hand, by Thompson's Track immediately upon leaving the bash one is in the midst of occupied farms, There is another matter in oonnection with this oontro* versy which ha* been overlooked. In attempting to get oommunioation with Waikato it is necessary to have the co-operation of the adjoining oounty. The Piako County Council and also the residents of Te Aroha are muohin favour of Thompson's Traok, but are perfectly indifferent with regard to the other, I trust the burgesses of Tauranga will not be in any way biased by " Settler's " opinion, and I believe if they will think the matter calmly over they will see that they will derive considerably more benefit from Te Aroha than elsewhere. Settler asserts that everything fails in Tauranga from want of unanimity ; I respectfully offer that suggestion for his serious and mature consideration. I must apologise for again troubling you. but my exouse must be the expression in your leader of last that this matter is of the 1 very greatest importance to Tauranga. — I am, etc. Chables A, Peatt, Springfield, June 29.