LOBURN SCHOOL.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18241, 27 November 1924, Page 12

LOBURN SCHOOL.

TO THK EDIT Oil OF "THE PigSS." Sir,—l notice that the Loburn schoolmaster, Mr. Ellis, has replied to my letter,' in which I complained through your columns of the had lay-out of the roads .in the ' Loburn district which necessitated a round-about detour of about sis nriles by Ihe present road for my chilldren to reach the,school, although straight across th© paddocks }t is about 20 minutes' walk. Mr Bllis says a neighbouring landowner, who is anxious to foster the school attendance, has offered us, aa a right-of-way, a direct track across a, field or two. with convenient, gateways which would allow easy and direct access to the school in about 20 minutes' walk, .rin 3 is the first we have heard of this offer, and, indeed, I think Mr Ellis must have been misinformed, for rt is only a' few days ago that this same landowner ordered my children together with a neighbour's little girl, off this alleged right-of-way, for trespassing. Anyway, the paddocks through which jt is indicated the children should cross to get to school are frequently stocked with herds of store cattle, which makes the track on© of danger and foreboding to? the little ones. The convenient gateways of which the landowner speaks of the usual farm variety, and would be difficult for children to manage. We are informed on reliable authority that there are roads in plenty provided, and that there is a direct route straight from here to the school.which would bring us within easy reach, but it is fenced off and used as farm lands. We have made a numjber of efforts to verify,this by applying at the Road Board office to ex-, amine tho road map of the district, but havo only found the clerk at home once,- when he informed tis thart the map was away at the TJighnays Connoil, and could not bo' seen. I hope this Highways Council, whoever they arc, won't keep the map too long, for I am very anxious to get a look too, and see for myself where all these forgotten roads, domains, and reserves arc that are so freely spoken of about here, I have no wish to pester unwilling landowners with my children crossing their properties to get to school, when there is, perhaps, a public highway open to all: only waiting to be opened up.— Yours, etc., ALICE A. WILKIN. Loburn, November 25th.