WHANGAROA NORTH : ROAD SURVEYING.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIX, Issue 4847, 10 March 1873, Page 3

WHANGAROA NORTH : ROAD SURVEYING.

To tho JCditor : Sir, — Wo, in tho Kaeo highway district, havo lately had a, C'.E. hoie surveying a new lino of road, to l»o a continuation of tho (Jieat North Road thiou»h tln» district, and, in doing winch, hu seems tohavo avoided as much as possiblo the linos of other surveys, ouo would euppoac with n view of giving out that ho, aud he alone, |liaa succeeded in finding out tho tnobt practicable sind shortcut way for a road thimigh tho district, but which I assort he lias not. Thoro have been no fowcr than live surveyors, mcludiug tho present one, employed at dillercnL timoa to find out tho must piaoticablo line fora road through this dislnct ; but si II have failed, savo one (Mr, Kanbiirn). Tins lino, \v hero ho followed tko (hrccliona of an old settler, is undoubtedly tho bo«t, though whoro ho was loft to himflolf ho nude mistakes, but which may bo e.isily remedied. 1 his line, when made passable iiH a road, with t'io fow altemfcious rci(ciir<>^, will be tho best and shortest road from Whaugaroa to tho Wannate or Kcrikon, and -will also allow of direct branches to Olcaib.au and llokianga. I may bo called pitsumptivo to attempt to find fault with tho doings of GovuiiiNiontHUi wyoiH, but they ftro a body of public servant", and, being such, I, us one of tho public, have a right to ciiliuibo their doings. With legard to tho prosont iustanco thcro have boon no fowei than fivo dilferent auiveyors at dilF'TOnt timca employed to sui vey a lino of load through tho Kaco diatnet, and nil followed different linei, or nearly ho, excopb whoro I hey could uot help thennflves, and each surveyor has cost tho public bo much money. Supposing the Government bad called in tho knowledge of old settlers and a Maori of the district to aaiist a tiurvoyor, thry would then havo got tho best line m the fii at instance, and thin laved »o much public money which mifght havo been employed in opening out tho lino. JJy this tnno wo might h.ivo had a good road through tho district, but as it m wo tire uearly as far off as over from this dcsirublo object. It romaius with the Roa'l Boanl to do yvhat tho Provincial (Jovninmont ought to havo done long ago. Without ■aying anything against tho picsont Cunei.il Govornment'a doings, which, on the w)>i>!i>, aecin to be rather iu tho right diicjctiou, m tho above-mentioned works thoy certainly hftvo not studied economy auflicicutly, which, in a young colony liko Now Zoalatid, ought ahv»ys to be praotlied.— I am, &a,, A Mak Axonost mvi Kabvaos,