CORRESPONDENCE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 160, 26 July 1889, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

To xhe Ebxtob of ihb " BvßNiNa Mail." Slß— - Will yau be so kind as to allow me spaoe in your widely circulated paper to make a few suggestions about the reclamation of the mudflats. If the looal bodies give those works over to a syndicate (and I see no other way of their being done; they ought to sea that proper reserves are made for roads and other publio purposes. I would suggest that the Waimea mad-late be laid off iv one mile blooka to correspond with tho present roads of the Waimea Plains, with a diagonal road leading as direct from Neleon to Motueka as possible. This being a main road wonld givo ready access to all parts of the Waimea, Moutere, Motaeka, fco. There ought als» to be reserved a right of way for a railway from Nelson to Motueka, .for even if the Midland Railway Company are sa ill adviitd as to adopt the Tophouse

route there cannot be any doubt, ehould tho I mudflats be reolaime-i, tbat a railway will soon be made from Nelson *o Motueka and J up the Motueka river to briug into Neleon I tbe Baton ooal awd gold, nnd tbe timber from Stanley Breok, Dovedale, and the Momere, j also other produce, with marble and limestone from the Mount Arthur ranges; also large reserves on the Rabbit Island for pleasure grounds, with all the sandy beaches for bathing purposes, should be reserved for tbe publio. It will be necessary for tbe Nelßon people toseoure a straighterroari to Suburban Norch on the mudflat, and also a right of way for a railway towards the Rai Valley, and cross roads ut proper distances to give aocoFß to the Bouldor Bank. Some people may ihink it not neoeeaary to reserve and lay off eights of wey for railways, but ie would save a lot of trouble and expense, and perhaps beaten the construction of those desirable workß, »« there would be no prohibiting compel* sa tion to be paid for outting I up and spoiling seotions, buildings, ond so forth. The railways being laid off, the Beotions could be mode lo suit and would beoome valuable for warehoußeß, timber and coal yards, and such like plaoes, bo bs to pay ihe _yndioa*e for the losa of the rights of way of the railway, and the crossings of the railway could be made lesß dangerous tban they oftan are when tbe roads are laid ous first and railways afterwards. Mr Pattie being a good sensible bnsinesß man, I hope he will sto tho necessity of the city and country oombining together to Beoure a good workable plan for the whole job, including the Motueka mudflats, for county and city alike. If the county and oity should lose the small Bums they have expended on those works, as a ratepayer I should think nothing of it, seeing that Messrs Akeraten, Glimie, Piper, and others have spent time and money on the same work. Hoping that the whole distriot will demand that reasonable. reserves are made, I am, ieo., J. P. Dovedale, July 22. 1 ___m-__--__»-.