CORRESPONDENCE.

Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 14958, 4 January 1919, Page 6

CORRESPONDENCE.

.WAIMEA COUNTY ADMINISTRA-

TION.

do the Editor of "The Colonist.")

Sir, —In your issue of tho 31st. uit. there is an ir.torestLng letter from 11. G. jQerryman. of Stanley S>owns, which calls for an answer. "A Ratepayer" lias started H. G. B. going, and ono. w-ocders when and where he will stop; ■Sis letter savours of sour grapes. In the. guise of a public benefactor, he takes the opportunity to air his. grievance about "Rabbit Gully" road. •Wfan.t an appropriate name for this *4£»one of contention." H. G. B. says: '•^£h.9. "back-block settlers who use Habitat Gully road have repeatedly offered; ta contract to keep this road in good! repair . . . for one quarter of the! ■amount of their rates." Why settlers? Apparent.^' 11. G. B. is' not aivaro of the! G^yroßj 'Everyone 'counts for one,and no- j !frody—not evert PJ-. G.- B.—-for more than' One. Vi'c-hrrve Ler.rd of cmc man one; voto; [nit oDo man cue (go-oil-) road is' something novel. Can H. G. B. tell u.sj who the settlers are that use Rabbit! Gully road ? The Engineer's report said j that about £120 had been spent on this ! <(bone of contention" (his road) during: tho -previous twelve months, and yel>l R. G. B. wants us to believe that thei Ootincil refused to spend one quarter \ of the rates he pays oti fiis road. 11 yonder if H. C 4. .E. ever made an offer: to the Council to this effect. Perhaps some councillor would tell us. Surely, tT. G. B. _<ioc-s not pay more than £60—! sc little bird has just whispered to me. that he does not—in that case he would j Stave received fifteen pounds or less.' Piper, give us another tune; the last; efie was too funny. Play something' serious this time. "The Colonist" ol; ■ .the 6th ult. says: "Tins read ia now in! netter condition than'the main road." ! Bravo! I\!r Engineer. 'You are quite' right. H. G. B. is to bo frequently seen •?vt.Kohatn stntion. (11' at little bird is ; whispering in my ear again. "What did vim say?" "Never?" "It's ricnit thou K h." It s«ys.H. G, B. spends his time between Stanley Downs and Koha.tu .station, r.iVcl writi:^ letters to nev/--; papers. The pp.- vc , & \] thought he j was a luisy farmer, i.e., husv on hi?. 1 .farm. I advise !vm to drive W iSor-j ris's Gully fnr'a'change cf air. and so' .verify the Enginenr's rcmaric. H. ■{}. r>. i "appears to have so eye for any ro?d ■ .only .;Rr.bbit Gully, a good road'which; leads to "novrhere. He agrees with ".A.! Hatepayer" that .""T.hW who ukg the roads should in ■fairnosa to a!! Concern--cd-pay for their.irok«ep.'"' ■Anrt Eoyiyi ill] of uf?.- In thfvrrsp rf lUhb.it Giiliyl H. G. B. will have t-o chnrtf^ from pen' to pir-lc in the v--r>r futnro Whnn -re! hear of it Aye' shall go r.rd eco Mi^ i for 0 few .fe:^ tit*:lo .'"l^nv | V)lue, Ho; ■ four ho---n, ar.>i \"o.'H rv;;<.'J fov its goori to 'he alive. I I am, qt<\. I January Ist.