AfAKURI GORGE ROAD.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 5852, 27 September 1917, Page 3

AfAKURI GORGE ROAD.

Lllo the Editor). Sir. —I certainly think that the Engineer and -Councillors deserve the D.SLO. for the way in which the Gorge road is kept. I can quite imagine the Engineer standing in front ot a body of the ratepayers and addressing them as'follows “Well dome good and fiaithful ratepayers; you have most valiantly sent forth you; cheques without a murmur so we - ould divert them nearer home, so in could keep die dreaded enemy —nrrtd —lfroai near, our doors."’ I liave during the last, month or two travelled the Woodville-Alfredton-Ka ita w a-Palmerston and Main South roads, and 1 will give the Makuri Gorge road first prize-, and the list , nowhere for the woi'st piece of reid in the district. Some weeks ago, at a meeting of the Council, a report was read, and with a great flourish of trumpets w.e were fold the Makui J i Gorge was going to be repaired, and tin poor deluded ratepayers thought that at Jast, after about 4 years of negh-or that w’e were going to get tire Gorge put in good order. But sail to relate the proverbial Council iieppor pot must have been Sent out, as only a few yards oil linn Stone were put in some of the bad nits at tlio west end ot the road, and even then .some of the worst parts were left. notwithstanding there are hundreds of yards ct metal stacked on the side of the road. We are told tlrat the limestone is no good for the road, yet the parts that have been meta.HcVl with limestone are the best parts </ the road to-day. The most oi tin road through the Gorge averages 1 loot higher in the centre than the rut on each side, and that again is lower than the outside of the road, so that the waiter has no chance to get away. In fact. I heard one driver going through remark that they wouM soon want propellors put on the cars to got througli. At present there are thousands <A yards of perfect metal in the Makuri stream, so there is no excuse whatever for the road to he in such a deplorable state. \\ liat» a pity the Engineer does not live on the Makuri end o the Gorge! WT.ait a perfect road we would have! —I am. etc. A Good and faithful RATEPAYER.