ALEXANDRA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 898, 29 September 1866, Page 6

ALEXANDRA.

fJFBOM ODE. OWN COKEESPOSDENCE.] September 26. Mb. "Weaver, tho engineer-in-chief, has paid a ■visit to this settlement, for the purpose of arriving at some definite aTangoment as to the proposed road works. Several months ago, a new road was com-on-nced in the direction of To Awamutu ; but, for some unexplained cause, tho work was discontinued abruptly, and several of the settlers were thereby thrown out of employment. The line of road fixed upon, although perhaps not the cheapest, was un- , donbtedly the shortest route. But as there chanced ito be three lines available for the road, the owners of farm sections skirting those several tracts, have busied themselves in agitating a little in tho matter, .each, of course, having the actual—if no* avowed— motive of attaining the road in the vicinity of his cbti block of land. In consequence of this, a public meeting was announced for last Monday week, at the Alexandra Hotel, at which Mr. Weaver intended to receive suggestions from the several settlers as to the line of road.. The meeting took place;'but Mr. Weaver was most unfortunately prevented from attending, owing to serious indisposition. The settlers, however, did not .stand idle. They appointed delegates to act in the mitter, and passed certain resolutions to tho effect (hit the .road commenced to Te Awamutu should be completed, but that, the long talked of. Kaglan road, cimuined with 8» bridge across the Waipa at this Fo.t l went, waa the

greatest desideratum; and I believe it is resolved to petition tho Provincial Government, that the said rood may be commenced at once. That a bridge, to connect the hitherto disjointed portions of the township is necessary, there can be no reasonable doubt; but many question, and rightly too, the advisability of forming road communication with Baglau to the neglect of more central road works. At any rate works of some kind, no matter in what direction, are much to he desired. And it is to bo hoped that tho settlers will cease to foster private prejudices or consult private interests in so all important a matter. With a littlo in " unanimity of purpose, the settlers might see tho www resumed in a very short time. At present it is utterly impoß-i-ib'e that anything can bo begun while all aro divided. Tho detachments of tho Ist Waikato Militia in this district have received orders ti hold themselves in roadiness to proceed, at any notice, en route for Tauransra. The river is at present very much flooded, hut tne rain seems almost spent, and a change in tho weather is anticipated. . With reference to the back pav question tidings have boon re eived that the Tarauaki military settlers intend to cooperate with the Waikato military settlors in pushing their case. From this it appears that tho churn is not to be abandonod. An accident is rumoured to havo befallen the telograph wires in the vicinity of Ngaruawahia, so that communication with Auckland is for tho time suspended. . The bteamcT Bluenose arrived last night and proceeded down the river for the Bluff this morning, having on board Mr. Weaver, who is returning to Auckland. __^_