No Man's Land.
Ocb readers are well aware that the piece*of road between the Eai and Wangamoa saddles is not under the control of any local body, and why it should be so is impossible to understand. We have drawn the attention of the Government to this matter beforehand it is nearly time they.either looked after it themselves or placed it under the control of-one or other of the local bodies. Mr Newman assure* us that it is with the greatest difficulty he can get the coach-past fallen trees which lie on the road, and in one •or two cases the wheels go over the side of the bank before the coach can pass. He also tells us that there is a dead cow lying on the road at the present time, and in a few days the stench will be so great that his horses will not pass it. Have we got a Government, and, if we have, what are they doing ? The course of the laws must not be stopped, and £1,500 a year is immediately found to prevent it, but our roads can be stopped for ever and, a day, and not even £5 can be expended on them. If we had a little less law and a few more roads New Zealand would be the better for it. At all events, the Government, if there is such an institution, might attend to this small matter before an accident occurs.
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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 52, 25 July 1890, Page 2
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243No Man's Land. Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 52, 25 July 1890, Page 2
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