THE FEILDING CHRONICLE AND ADVERTISER. SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1879. LOWER FERRY BRIDGE.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 52, 28 June 1879, Page 3

THE FEILDING CHRONICLE AND ADVERTISER. SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1879. LOWER FERRY BRIDGE.

/Thjb recent flood in the'; ManaVratu lias naturally directed attention to the: nev ceisity of briHging , tliat rirer at th«* ,Lpwer^ Eerry. Tlie^Ppid wastteliighest that-ha^occurred.fortlie last two years, and/ traffic was suspended for sevei'al; dayBVHQiA" r f^®A^ m e district are well aware. hbw J subject to; floods 4 s tbe\ f M»navratu, ' and the, interruption to traifio oceasibrie.d!i"|ji; consequence. The neiJeFsity; of liridgitig tlie ri\ y er k't this point ■force A itself up»n the notice of . the,., storelfeepers.: and settlers in-andi "around Palmerstonson^e years ago, abd' »ri agitation wds g'otiipfor tlio purpose of bringing pressure to bear uppii;.the then Pjonncial Gprernment, '-.... A public meotjing was called, at; wliich the loss sustained by the settleri : and others Was clearlj made 6uti.and resolutions were passed ! and forwarded, to theprbr. pel" quarter, aflsrmink -th^-iießd whioh existed for a bridge being constructed without deiiyV The" mpribund Pro-' vincial Gbrernment howerer" did not care 'to^enter 'upon -such an. expensive pfiblic worl£ and tKe matte t'^^has since been allowed to die bu. I :'., The reveal; stoppage of traffic has, however, brougl^t it oace more to the" f ront, anrt./it is how felt that v a bridge at, the Ltwer Ferry is; a work whioh cannct,* without : ; seribiis injury to tlie :districti ; be Monger de•layedv -' Since the tinle of the former agitation the population liar. itipro tli?iii doubled jtself ; rhe^road to Wellington t'irjugb cthe ■Wiirafa^ tip, and we have a iaily- coaeli to;"N-a---pier op Masterton. In addition to this, a direct road has beenopened to Feildiug, the ■ township of Woodyille has Sprung info existence, and a large popur laiioti Settled all- round.- vThkttlie bridge is urgently neededj there can be no question: It will serreftliree of the main- arterial liiiesvof road^- those to Napier, Wanga'nui, and Wellington vid ;;Maßterton, Wpodville, and ( the sutr rouuding'settleps, thou,gli^ geographically much nearer toWanganui and- Eoxton, draw tliei r siippiiea f jjom Napier, to tb,e : r detriment hbt only) of /the. former ports, but als.o pf.!P4lQiers(;pn v and : and the^districts of . wh^cb^ these towriH; "may/ be^ regaraed a? ,.'the;"qen 7 tMV ; plf, the *matter be Ijiii^mnch.^^ longer in abeyance, the trade with the Jijast Coast, wiji,- ha,ye bepefme RQ firmly established that 1 it ; be a matter of diniculty vto diyert it into a'n«w, even though /.more r\at»raj» chaniie.l. -."..-':. \ $P<er' think w&vhave said 't>riough to •show tb« imperative "nooessity for. com--bined action on the part pf the leading men; of Palmers.tpn Teilding— for it is a mUttW Which concerns one equally as much, as the ptlter. It is obviously beyond tliia means of the County Qoun-; cil-jtp undwrtakp a irirork pf Buch..magni-. tude^ but a strong and unanimous ex : pressioh of qpiDVJn wpul(% no doubV -navedue weight, wifli the Xxovfernment; ospeoiaHy if 'theyj- succeed ;it}^flpa|ing ,tl>e new loan for pubiio-wqrks^^ been talked- of; "VVe trust that" steps Will be taken wilhout, delay with the view of achi.eving¥o desirsLlile ah object as the bnidging-!6f tHi'Mahawatu •"^'tthS" Lower Ferry^ i :-.. ,^, : „. : ; ."'.-■.