WHANGA’S COMPLAINT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 59, 11 March 1914, Page 6

WHANGA’S COMPLAINT.

“WE WANT METAL.” To-day Whangamomona is perturbed at the prospect of being roadless during the coming winter, and autho.ative reports from the township show that unless some more energetic and systematic work is forthcoming at once the road will be (if it were possble) in a state worse than prevailed last winter. Representations have been made to the member for t lie district, Mr J. B. Hine, while the County Council has taken action, and the Stratford Chamber of Commerce has also been approached to in-ge a more satisfactory prosecution of the work. It appeal's that there is a serious shortage in the supply of „ metal, and the fault is said to lay with the railway department, which is not supplying the number of truck? of metal per day that the contractor was promised. The metal is available, as is shown by the fact that as many as nine trucks remained at Toko for a day or so, but the Department say they cannot haul it except by special trip. No doubt they have their own reasons why this special trip has not been made, but the residents of ' TVhanga are anxious to learn same, in view of the exigencies of the case. Ten teams have been engaged carting metal, but owing to the failing supply five of them have had to he put off, and the others threaten to go out to-morrow. Those who have seen the amount of filling that is being put on the road at the township can imagine the fearful state it will be in should

the weather break up before the metal is on.