COLLINGWOOD.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XX, Issue 92, 19 April 1886, Page 3

COLLINGWOOD.

(TTrom our own Correspondent.) On the evening of the 12th inst, our worthy M.H.B. delivered his poet sessional addceßS to the ejectors of Colling wood in oar new: Hall. His speech was, in the main point?, a recapitulation of those delivered in Motueka, and Moutere, and bis explanation of the work of the past session was both amusing and instructive. Speaking as to the future of this part of his electorate, he predicted that the major part of his audience would live to see a population of tea thousand settled on the shores of Golden Buy After his address, he was asked several questions by some of the electors present, and the audience was rather amused at one of the questions as to whether a miner's right entitled the holder to a vote for Road Boards, It showed that the questioner, a member of oar local Road Board, bad not paid much attention to the Act by which he is supposed to be guided. A vote of thanks was unanimously accorded to Mr Hurstbouse at the conclusion of his address. I hear that the Takaka bridge will be completed in a few days. I presume, as this is a work of some importance, that the opening of the bridge for troffic will be a red lettsr day in our county calendar, and 1 would suggest that our local magnates conduct the opening ceremony. Mr Saxon is progressing with the survey of the Karamea read. He reports that he has obtained a very easy grade on to the Gouland Downs. . I. also hear that, the Buller Council are going To push the road up to their county boundary. The amonnt voted last sesaiori for the road from the Colling wood end, (£1000), will not go very far, as the heaviest of the work is to reach on to the Downs, but i! our member can obtain a further grant from the Government, during the coming session, I am in hopes to see through communication with "Westpori before this time twelve months. Our Council are also endeavouring to shorten the road from Takaka to Biwaka, Messrs Maroon and Harwood have been exploring for and blazing a line of road that will, I Hear, shorten the route by some ten miles. Mr Tarrant has received inatruc- ! tions to inspect and report on it, and if that report is 'favourable, I presume it will be adopted, thereby saving time to the travelling publioi'and money to the Government. % . There is little to report , as to the mining f . claimßr The Johnston's United are expected : - to start. crushing any day; i the , others are all V ColUpgyrood, April 15ti), 1886} .