CORRESPONDENCE

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XX, Issue 2852, 8 July 1892, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE

fine Editor is desirous of affording e\*ry nuonable facility for the discussion of pi •'■ it gubjects, but it must be distinctly 'inJer-' • . '• that he is in no way «•••«, • -i-iMe foi i.ue opinions expressed by correspondents.] TO THS EDITOR.

Sib,— I bare perused with considerable interest, Mr Pr*tt } the County Chairman's, late letters, as well as those written by •" Settler " and •* Another Settler, '' ia sundry of voor latter issue**, and I have been gorprised, that there shonld be so much disparity, in the different statements made, as to the bett of the two proposed roads, between Tauranga and Ohiupo. I think that w6f m a body, would do well to steadily posh forward all our interest in the makiug of oat track, aud that track should be via Xaimai. Here in Tauranga, we should entirely consider that which is the most likely to increase the value of our lands and our fatore prospects generally, and not be led ( away by any bide wind fom being, thoroughly unanimous in our decision. J have a perfect knowledge of both tracks, and I suppose art good an opinion as most as to which of the two roads would most conduce to raise Tauranga to the position it is entitled to hold, and so to increase its prosparity, by the introduction of new trade. I, therefore, »sk my readers to calmly deliberate before signing any petition, or memorandum whatsoever, relating to the above roads. My experience tells me that were the road by Kftimai to Ohaupo opened, we in Tauranga, would very signally and at once bo benefited. By means of that road, we should U0 the Waikato trade, and open most npvable land for sale to all inteuding settlers. The Waikato farmers, would immediately take advantage our excellent port, and soon we should have an expptt far beyond the most sanguine expectations; and this would be certain to lead to the erection of slaughtering yards on a large scale, and freezing works at no distant date, which would, with the aid of agricultural industries, provide us with an export so enlarged, that we would be able to load a ship direct to Home, and then perhaps our long neglected harbor might get a share of the Government crumbs, that have been so lavishly expended on other ports and for railways. We only require to get the country, far aud aear t well opened up with roads more •specially, that via Kaim v to the Waikato, for by tbat road we should be enabled to draw into our harbour all the traffi ss to and fro. My readers may feel assured that those who are so desirous of opening up Tnomplon'f Track, have a deep interest therein thtmMlvM. Monty enough has surely been •prat on that expensive hobby, which even, ft inished. would add very inaritesimally to TfttufiOga'f gain. The few struggling inhabitants, about that line, might bj enabled to make a little more profit as a whole, and rat of the most prominent and persistent of Its publio advocates might purchase a farm thereon and greatly benefit thereby his own pocket, but we in Tauranga should continue to the same somewhat stagnant state as we at* at present. Fellow settlers, think of yourselves, yottr wives and your children, and let all your actions be to v Advance Tauranga."- I am, etc., Faie Plat.