LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.

Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 28, 25 May 1870, Page 5

LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.

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(To the Editor of the CiO&k'Eiiti Argus.) Sir,—ln perusing a late number of the Evening Star, 1 came across the following pamcrraph : "The Mayor of Queer_atpmn^Mxj6'Hrilleustein), telegraphing to Mr Hijighton, M.H.R., as to certain wants of the distrufc, says: ' Never did the Wakatip look so vei. The earliest miners are returning. Moke and Moonlight, which fur four .years had onlj tSrty miners, now maintain nearly three hund-ei] At Skippers and the Head of the Lake, thepopulation is increasing fast. ' If ire get £10,0(|) spent here, it will be less than ever in proportion to the revenue which I say will be derived from the Wakatip during the ensuing year. Seventeen thousand acres of land are now held byagiculturists. See Gillies about throwing open moil land, as promised by him. About.punts another matters, will write. See that subsidy to Corporation is continued. The benefits to be <erived by the whole province from the Marth's Bay road can hardly be estimated."

I think, Sir, the above extract place in your columns, as showing go to work at Queeustown ; aud I legislators, in the shape of the Mi cillors, will take a hint from our 1, Lake City, and be the means of 1 cruirements of the district speedil

is worthy of a ithe way they rust our local or and Counghbors of tho iting the ro'Jittended to.

We want, in the first place, j new Courthouse, and to have weekly sitting)! of the Resident Magistrate's and Warden's (dirts. If Mr Pyke has too much to do, the Coxifcil might recommend that the Receiver and Cfrk of Court (Mr Baird) should be made a sub-vlnlen, . A new post and telegraph offci is wanted badly; and our local post-raastei Light to be placed ou the same footing as thoo of Queenstown and Clyde. Another important desideratum n connection with postal arrangements is to hire Cromwell made the terminus of the Dunedirimails. The Town Council of Queenstown wotd no doubt co-operate in this matter ; for if thi were done the people there would get their nails much earlier than they do at present. The purchase or subsidising of Ife Kawarau punts by the Government is a subjtt of grave importance to tho people of this dia-ict as well as to the dwellers at the Lake.

There are many other subjects—jich as the formation of main road at the upper nd of Mel-moro-strect; improving and keepin in repair the various roads or tracks throughoit tho district ; and the question of commonge—which might be brought under the notice I the Government by the Town Council. Weire fairly entitled to have all the suggestions I have made carried out, and I ai positive we should obtain them if the Counu, showed any energy in representing our warn to the Executive —I am, &c, I'R(;bbss.