THE BLUFF HARBOR APPROACH.

Southland Times, Issue 3927, 22 January 1881, Page 3

THE BLUFF HARBOR APPROACH.

f r .' r, TO .THIS. EOITOR. , I Sib,— A 'local' in jVir paper' of -to-day V; date, coHiinqntinir,up(>n ili i euupioagh.,tftthe *iiait, culls for remark", ."iou&ay— "No doubt tliere itrti ir.a-iy property, holders in Campbelltown.* who" ( would' 'like. to_ see' tiie entiauce to. the whatf oppasite „tlieir,. p.irtii.ulardooiS."' Perhaps theie are; if such' % tlie'case-thc l'-ical member must be^ven^ 1 die p.ilm fo^'his-attismpt at ha\in.r ? it run iln'mediatcly opposite his own door. No, Sin if youtoike tlie'trouble to enmiire you •^iirajSQeria^nv-th^t-'alai^'majoiity of the property holders 'db mil display such seliishttt.Bs in ,desiiiug" to hav.e an, approach opposite their' doors. The action* of the" members' who favored v such ,a^, course is~ deserving oi' condemnation frbm,eyeiy f person, desirous oi, &peing fairness done to the numbers wlio have purchased property knd sectious fn Campbel'town, and 1 very huich mistake their loresight if they sit quietly and allow such a gross aud palpable injustice to be pcipetiated on them, without making themselves heard, v and ÜBing every means lri^heir/power^o, prevent theii.* being >at upon. T3y whose' kequest was the. plan. submitted by the liailway Department prepared? Not by tne Board. No 1 Probably, a Jittle^gentlc pressure from "some so desirous of injuring! the many to benefit one or two was brought >to bear. If the" pjan referred tohpssomuch. ito recommend it'j ;Vliere^the necessiiy, bH .observing such quietness in attempts to •hurry Jt through ? Had it been likely to |m A et<witli approval the^ /gentlemen' inter,ested would have been the first to circulate jits good points; buttpo'well aware of the •disfavor such a proposal would be re'ceived^with r a bold attempt* was, ,inade-to^ |carry> 'the> recommemiation jef Work's* ! Coinmitfee\ ifforts !f ""were^onTly 111 ustrated by the timely arrival of a memiber possessed of t some sense of fairness. rThe scheme you refer to as recommended (by Sir Jobn ( Coode is not likely to be (advocated by anyone opposed to the (approach now talked:of, so that-there is no j fear of. the large . expenditure or new^ j station works being required.. Many of the Bluffites have had l'ecent experience of tho -fallacy of similar objections to these being" J urged, and have also been taughtnot to give way in a right cause by such lame side issues. — I am, &c, v j „ / Old Identity. I v,Sluff, Jan. 20th A l^l||