WORK FOR THE UNEMPLOYED.

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 32, 6 August 1895, Page 2

WORK FOR THE UNEMPLOYED.

TO THE IDITOE. Sib—ln your last night's issue I notiosseveral proposals for utilising the fundß subscribed for this purpose. Allow me to suggest another, which, I think, would bean extromely useful and popular one, and of great benefit to the oity— tbat is, a road Tom the head of Sydney-street through the back part of the Botaaioal Gardens, via thewestern portion of Moxham's farm, to Baker'sHill, on the Karori-road. By this means all the heavy grades to Karori would bo wiped out. The road oould be laid ont in snoh a way as to make it afterwards available for tram traffic This when completed would make a lovely drive or walk round the oity, as starting from Tborndon a roturn oould be made »id Te Aro, and where the road would pass through the upper part of the Gardens there is an exoollent site for a reoreation gronnd. I notice from the papers that a syndicate has purohased Moxham's Farm, and as this road would greatly increase the value of their estate there should be no trouble in getting a subscription of -6500 from them to the unomployed fund. This, with the amounts already collected and the Government anbaidy, would produoe a sum of about .£3700, whioh will be ample for the undertaking. At first blush this proposition might appear to interfere with'tbe Gardens. 1 hardly think so. Moreover, it would touch a portion at present to a great extent unused, and if the road is fenoed turnstiles oonld be placed where the garden paths orossod. Tbis work gives great advantages to the oity, not the least of which would bo an easy aooess to tbe oountry from Thorndon, in lien of the present toilsome one. It will at tbe same" time open an • a reoreation gronnd for Thorndon, and will give thousands of families' who cannot afford tbe luxury of a carriage a means of getting an outing and fresh ait si in faot, it would be essentially a poor man's drive. This pan hardly be said of the Queen's Drive, as it would be impossible for the ordinary working man and his family to go there for his Sunday or 'Wednesday afternoon's stroll.' 'From th§ unemployed vitw, iU nearness to tbe oity would save the erection of tents fox the men camping, and at the same time the expense of two. homes to those married. , I am, Ao., - Pboobsss, Wellington, sth August, 1895.'