TUAPEKA NEWS

Evening Star, Issue 15373, 23 December 1913, Page 1

TUAPEKA NEWS

[Fhom Orn Own Coniu:sro>;nr,XT.]

I he conditio,, of the Main road hetv.oe., J.awrono and lioxhureh, largely due t<» the v,,| 'y "•<;' M'.-i.-mi. Ik simply deplorable, and gives rse i,j „,, ~M , i ~j ; U l vorso , ~j,i( I' 'ii' n Idii- ( lino (ho County Council hav.' been very ..ji.-u-intr i" their'expenditure «,n the upkeep <«f ih«> mini, with the result that in many 'parts ii i,- nmr in , m ;,|„ llg p t , j ;il . passable state. This is very regrettable, especially nt (his season of titc year, when the. trallio is sii heavv. The motor t, a ,tlii ni particular has assumed very large di illusion,-, ami a.s it has <nmo to stay- -the car as well as tl\« lorry—it is a thousand pities that a serious attempt is not mad. liy the local body to put the road in bet tor order. I ; m i awaro that there is a pressing need for funds; tho County Council cannot mako bricks without the necessary material, hut. iieverth<lw, the road - the main arterial -road of mid Otaeo--should not be allowed to tall into s.> sullv ii-ulcclod a state. Jt is certainly a relieflion on the <ouuty sy.-tem of fjovornriieiit that hotter control lias not hr»«n exercised over a road that .has carrir<l and si ill earlies ,s,, niiU'h trallio. I am invaw that suei c.T.nc, governments have, been approached ■either to take, over tho .road or to make

substantial contributions towards its up keep. Rut. in tins direction little more. than promises to look into tho matter 'nave. been exacted, -with occasionally a dole. 1o assist :in tilling m a few holes here and there in the road. The taxpayers and the i ravelling- public have looked for better ming.s, and have been disappointed. Truly the cry for bread has been met with th'e, le.-ponse of an occasional handful of small pebbles. | It has been to me. that tho | Tuapeka. County Council .should appeal to | the ratepayers tor authority to raise a. sub- ; stantia.i loan for the purpose of putting tho Main load in soniet'mig .like detent order.

i *<■'',.' {■■'■■ "i lie ir "payor* : ,i the ridings I who are so dec-ply interested in the. Mam | ii>ad would raise any serious objection to i a special rate of even a jienny in the, £ I heiiie- levied over the values of their pro ' jieitic's to meet the interest on such a j ioan. The extra, taxation in this way j would not be burdensome, and it would bo j a. vi-e. move, on the part of the. nie.nilwyr.s | for Jieauinont and Hidings to bring j the matter before thoh- constituents. With the. early completion <-.f the. railway to I r.eauiiKint, which will mean Uui.l a.'very bad .stretch of the. inad from Lawrence to I'.ea.uinoiif will not thereafter <all for nnie.li

j .attention, the. time is. opportune for a for- ; ward move to be made. 1 am satisfied the. , ratepayers will bo favorably disposed loi v arris Iho raisinc; of a sjiodal. loan, eari marked for the Main road. A start will be made early in the New Year with the memorial in eommcmorn lion of the ifold. discovery in (..-ibriol's Cuily. It is to be erected at the. entrance. in the domain <ai the lbvervoir Hill, not. very far from Volunteer Hall. There will be no dilliciilty in e-ottiiv'. a sufficiency of jaspcroid td.-ono from Blue Spur for the | cone .-bailed oair.i whicli it i., intended ~, i erect as. the commemorative memorial. Mr ; Kol-crt, l.c-lie, one of, the pioneers ~f Ca- | bri-'l's (oilly. is intcrestilic; himself vov | kcsidy in ohlainiiie; the , {^]n , f,,,. t l w j cairn. j A lnnun-r n| old time- miners, headed by j Mr-lame- Knherl.-on i Mayor of Lawrence;, j have arranged to p.. n\fv u> llokitika lo- ! v.ar.le the ~n , | ~f tJn',. uionth I<> take port | in th" \\\v.f toast jubiiee leiebratlon.,. | \u,eii- then! aie Miinti pioneors who were I hi Ibi.ni'i.'ts in ICul.. afterwards at til"' i Haiistan atd Aimw iuslk's. and ne\t a! ! the West. (.nasi. lh" Coast sent a sitr.,,,; | '•ontinjent. o; " ',,] (.]..;" to ti,.,. i i.ilu-j.d',-, i leat-d with I it' incline; tnat it i, up to ! I'te. new- tint th" i-tiike ha..- b.vn ,',,-. < lanid oil has be,.,, „ : .'| received !n. ,d v. T'r.e piiy / : it i- that it was <:vr on ; bin a.- 1' was l'i lie, and lies been, v,e ~iil.l be " nt.-nt imov that it i.; '-11. I|, M | ..-Hive., m j» : i-' . numiy di.-t! int.- v, ;'[', i emeiuiier j.ir . ■ r.i" i iiue tha'. I ii" .-', , ii... .-hort.'Tu'd I lie ' "...,;■ .• applies, ami th.o . 100, during lim ,e.iriy jam making .-c.n. n. It was in (his ■■' ;.;■' 1 nsf tee ~|f.., ts ~f the stril-e.' in r .i I ,ii. -lly )'< it m country di.-U let-. Shearing' at the !ai_'T n!ie.'is in I'uapi'ka. ; County pio-iuise.- to lie. lone; <|ra',u u out ■ae.iinst inii.tei in-. as iimcii s<> a., acain.-t : ,-l.earin ■; •>]■• rat inns. If tie' wc-.i.tluT, nmr : Cue farmer,, and p,i' leraiists w : ould have A .lau;e miiiibe;. of visitor.-, on hoiidev I bent-, are iiudiii'.: lleir way hitlier. Witii ; settle.l weather, hi keeping with th" lilne..' <.f thin_-s at th:.- .-aoni of ilio year, the Holiday M'cker will linn mm hj to intere.-t ' him in t he.se parts. 'I liens js nolkiii' to lie .-:; iit I in favor of the weather. We. are e,, u ,; |lu , <IUJ . (|l |; iiiare of v.i t dav.-, with an acoompanviiii; ! wind thai i.s ofttimes bit.t--.rly eold. A'few j davs ol briurht .-undiiiic would be idaulv -' we'leomed. 1 1 must eb'S-s. with the t imodioiioi-ed mi.-.. .' torn of wisluii";. your staff and numerous, irciideis, the conijiliment,-; of the ,-e,-i.Bon. : I.a.vreneo. I lem-ini.ier 22.