VOTES FOR THE CLUTHA DISTRICT.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 17, 29 October 1874, Page 4

VOTES FOR THE CLUTHA DISTRICT.

It is doubtful if the c e&ists a constituency throughout theProvin.de which does not con aider its district sub j Scted to all sorts of ii- justice in the math r of the dißtribution of -the public revenues. During the passing of. theY estimates each member exerts himself to secure as large a share as possible for his. own district, and if unsuc« ceseful in ? getting %% . all he wanted^' he \ia not unfr quentiy blamed for, hjs warftbj tact, influence, ofsomeother quality which it is supposed anight hu ye enabled him to have secured a larger share of the spoils.' It would be easy to point- out many necessary works throughout the Clutha district which we think should .have been under* taken by the Government years ago, but our present object is not to find fault. Through the exertions at tbe members ior the <3lut ha considerable sums were voted for this district at last session of the Provincial Council, and in order that the public may see that their interests have been attended to, and know the works to be undertaken, we give a list of thete vote*. They are as follows;— BOADS. Main Trunk Road Bdlclutba to Hataura - . - - - ÜbZO* Southern Trunk to Port Molyneux 3000 Bo do to Ho^g'a Bridge 1600 Glenoraarn to Catlin'* River - I*2oo Lower to Upper Owake - - 200 FiuuegandtoFort Molynenx - 1060 Port Molyneux to Nuggets - - IQq: Puerua Road - . 150 Cl nton to Watpahi - - - 260* Wa'pabi to Tapanui - - - 2500 VVaipahi to Pyramids - „ - - 200 Port Molyneux Jerty - - - 450 BKIDCJES AKJD CONVERTS. Omaru Creek (South Mulyneux) - 350 Wai,iahi South Branch * - 1000 Waipabi Tribu aries (2 bridges) - 600 Puerua, S -urh Molyneux Road - 70 Hogg'* C £ esk - - - 40 TorrisCetk - 30 Hny's Creeks - • » ' • 60 Clinton to W«|paht - 50 BalJu ha Bridge - - - 350 A considerabe portion of these works are already contracted for and are now being carried ou*; for oth<r* tenders are cdted, and preparation* are in progress f-T having tbe remainder put in bauds. We 'earn that Mr. Hend.-rson, phe of the members for the district, recently waited ut>on Mr. ©. Reid, Secretary fo»" Public Works, upon the eulj.ct ot throe votes, and pointed out to htm the desirability of havraff tbe corite'oplatt-d w»Tks commenced wttKo.it delay. This shou.d be done, he argu d, not only heeau«e the works then. selves wer<» of p»':B*»ng -. ec s*ity, because if commenc d -at the beginning of the good weath- r, they wou'd be got done more cheaply <»ud we money *outd tberef"T* go •he farther, als » th wo»ks would net con* Boii:ated ruring the summer months, aud would thus the better stand the winter traffic. Io re»>ly Mr Reid a*anred MrHrni?e»Bon tha' it whs bis »n : ent.iop to expend every penny of th*ne vo'es and tbat «i hoot a day*!? unaroidatd? dflav — tbat he wb-iid at ■ nee eond a surveyor to go through trie whole district and arrange for the coinimneem'.r.t of the wo»ks We u'>dts-*t*nd that thi* part of Mr Beid's proline hw al-eidy been redeemed •♦-that the Surveyor* has dor;e bis part of the work It nill be sut-sf "ctnry to the inhibtant* to know th-retore that theae vorrs a c not to b u allowed to >apse a* sitnibr votes have so frtqutrtitl l-wn on for^ef occasions.