MOTUEKA.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXVII, Issue 9, 12 January 1893, Page 2

MOTUEKA.

[From our own Correspondent]

Tbe Christmas and New Year holidays ars now well over. They have been mnch availed of by the inhabitants of this distriot in the shape of picnics to tbe various pretty plaoes which abound on this side of the bay, Brooklyn, Riwaka Valley, Kaiteriteri (which especially had its hosts of admirers on account principally of ita sea water privileges), Ngatimoti. and Upper Moutere, where they have annual sports, whioh ara always well patronised. The only amuse* ments in Motueka proper were a concert or two, also two cricket matches, when Motueka playei against Blenheim, and the risitors were victorious by seven wickets. Our local olub having much neglected practice of late it is to be hoped that now having obtained a new lease of their very exoellent ground they will make a fresh start and be prepared to meet visitors on more eqnal terms Thera is an abundance of the raw material in the, club if they would ooly attend to its manufacture. The seoond match was with Riohmond, when the home team came off victors. The day was rather unfavourable, as play was stopped occasionally by showers. I see that the footpath in High-street is to be extended; It is to be hoped .that it will be of bettjr oonstruotion than the part already supposed to be finished upon whioh few persons oare to . intrude, so that docks and grass would soon invade the territory were it not for the day man spending a little time on it now and then. There are several holes in the road that want attention, or there will probably be some aooident which will again involve the County ia some expense. I would suggest that the pathway should not be made so wide as the present one, as it is out of proportion to the narrow road. It might be at least two feet narrower with advantage to the road, While on the subject of roads, the miners of the Table Land complain that the road to that part of the district is not only bad, but dangerous. It is only a pick track or bridle path, and runs above deep gullies, where a slip would be death to the unfortunate man or horse that went over. The situation is awkward as the Table Land is in the Collingwood County, although the road to it is through the Waimea County, so that as between two stools, the miners come to tbe ground, or rather a good many do not come to the gronnd, because of the difßoulty of getting provisions. Surely something shonld be done if it is only to expend the amount received from the miners for their "righta." And again there are sheep and oattle depastured there for whioh I suppose something is paid to tbe Government ; probably, too, the driving of oattle and sheep on the traok would tend to inorease the badness of the road. I trust something will be done in this year.