AVONSIDE BRIDGE.

Press, Volume II, Issue 42, 1 March 1862, Page 6

AVONSIDE BRIDGE.

('l'u the Juli/or of the. Pii'm.) Sir,-Several years ago the footbridge across tlic \ v - n the lirk'ks was washed away, ami sine* then the mi'rlm? the eastern half of the City of (.'hrisWhurcli, have Wn Sf out any means of communication from one side of t] le river f thy other. To supply this w;uiJ a cart bridge lvasir.ml, n 1.,. placed across the Avon, opposite Madra^treet;St.* ;i-o money was voted tor tiny object, the timber for tliebrp'* has been on the ground for two years, the want of commu cation is severely fell; by a large number of the inhabitant '< Christclmreh, and many of thorn have subscribed towarilTjr". cost —still the (Jovermneut shews no sign of inulertakiii'f t) * work. ' ° c ' On the other hand a vote was obtained in the laat f^> m fora bridge opposite to Avonside Church. This work mil beneiit but a small number of persons, and its election is » the opiniun of many, a questionable application of l'ul,li c ' money ; at all events it was never heard of till the otW day, yet advertisements have already appear calling i r tenders fur its immediate erection. (.'an you or any of your render;-;, explain the difference »i treatment in the above cases ; or inform mc on what principle the Provincial Engineer proceeds in according priority fo Public Works entrusted to him? Humour Bays that when he dislikes a particular work, he is very skilful in iiudiut,' a' w not t..> do it,' and I must confess the abuvu looks aslf it were true. Yours faithfully, KAIIt PLA.Y. I'OST OFL'ICH NOTICr:. Mails per Lord .-ishley for England, India, tlie colonies and the northern ports of New Zealand will close at Lytfcelton at uo<jn and at (.'hristchurch ;'.t B.;<oa.m. on Friday, the 7t!i March. Late letters can be p<vst..>d, by atllxiug a sixpenny postage stamp in addition to t'ne iiprm each letter, until "J p.nu Chriatchurch, and until 4 p.m. at Lyttelton. V. Ej AVRIGHT, Postmasttr. I'ost Ofiice, Lyttelton, ->Sth Feb. 1802.