Verbatim et Litteratim.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XII, Issue 583, 25 July 1916, Page 5

Verbatim et Litteratim.

*__, — THE TOINTKD REQUEST, OF AN ALIEN SETTLER.

! {Stephen J. Racy, Tuatapere, wrote as j follows to the Wallace County Council, the i letter being 'read at Friday's meeting: — I " Owing to inipassable state of our road , J (Kowhai and Kaka) I made inquiries m j [ several Government offices it m any money available to spent on it. I |was then in-' formed that sufficient money handled t6 ! -your council at least year for finish the lCowhai road, the balance to be spent on continuonce of this road (Kaka). But "most evers tho Kowhai road is finished the northern end of this road is so bad that not only on horse-baok but on foot if a little rainfall man 'get wet up, to his belt (not hu> knees) dieh on both side of the ! road which is several places blacked up water running cross, m one place (just j newly gravelled on southern part) begin] to. whash Ihe gravel away. I am sure the roadman can aparo a day or so after low days dry spel when tho dieh is low to cltiar rubbish to give the water uhance to go way. Tho contract on Kowhai road been let m last Dec. but tho contractor (T. Capel) not start his contract until after two months and only then M-hen eereral of us settlers ask your council to do something to this road to enable us to got our grassseeds m ; the contractor then made a start on southern (dry) part while the wet (northern) part, left it for late autorn aud when was working in.it gravel pit one man loading, one drive the horse, one spreading it Was alveary slow game to us to loot, it who want tho road very badly while the weather is good. I ask your council again then that might do some of this, very bad paches, on northern and there was only two yards (now 4 chains uulinisd, impass-

able) but both your council as well as \hi'. contractor turn mo down sayiiigthat " catit, intcrfeie. the contract -is l-:t,, thu latn: sai'iti^ that " 1 do it as suits me „ now this contract is unfinished rnony pas for it nor your council nor your contractisr have to sufl'or lot it. but; only the settlers who have, to go over it. T seldom go to Invgl, but be enoaa;ht only just once that the more responsible councilor for the state of, this road and Mr Contractor m this rainy, wintry night to catch the early train m their gool clots when going trought this devil's bug holes their horse foot will not' find the bottom no matter how high is, besides no bottom plenty root and log m it which cause the horse to fell as did with me and others then have to crawl out best ■ 'way you can, coming back at night goiiijjj "* trought the ?ame procee. 'Then I would like to ask them that still m tho opinion that " not to interfere „ and Mr Contractor " how suit him.,, ■ fcSoon time be Here again that notice bo scut to Uf "Demand rates within fourteen days.,, Then expect us to fiy as pigeons or -joocoos. —lt was decided to j take the letter as read, and the engineer and member for the ridiug will look into tho matter. , >