THE STANMORE ROAD—EAST TOWN BELT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 45, 6 July 1868, Page 3

THE STANMORE RO AD—EAST TO WN BELT.

TO THM MDITOH OU TJIIS »TA», Sin,— l notice In jyour lssuo of Saturday last, a polite invitation from ** I'olnud," that Homo member of tho Hoathcoto Hond Hoard should visit tho above-named placo, and that i the distinguished individual must bu mindful to " bring his leggings " with him. Allow me, Mr Editor, to adviso all visitors to this Slough of Despond, to provide themselves wjtli Htllis, If they desire to got through our filthy* and much noglcolcd ntroot without leaving their boots in the mud,. It l« quite common after a shower of rain to sco aome poor unfortunate doing his utmost to pick his stops so that tho slush may not got over the top o£ his watertight, IWo have an apology for a sldopatb, which

for tho greater part of Its length Is lowor than tho road j to got along tbat wo aro obliged to hold on by our neighbours' fencos, somo of whioh through constantly handling aro gotting rathor shaky j and oven this will soon bo donlod, us, for I boo now that tho bakers pull up thoir carts on It to dollver thoir oruors, so bad is tho stato of tho rosd, This samo portion of tho Stanmoro road is, I boliovo, ono of tho oldest roads in the district, and fllneo the formation of tho Hoathcoto Road Board not no much an ono shovel full of shingle has bcon put on it 1 nor linn it ever boon proporly formed, Perhaps aonio of your roadora will ask why ? Tho answor, I think, might ho fllmply this— tho resident.) aro all working men, and pay their rates, whereas If somo member of tho Board, or other Important Individual woro to como and reside amongst us, our wants would bo suro to bo attended to, Thanking you, sir, for tho space I occupy, and trusting Bomothing may bo dono for un at tho next meeting of tho Board, which will tako placo In a fow days, Your obedient servant, A RESIDENT, I?,S— At the present time lt Is ' almost im* possible for women or children to pans from ono houso to anothor/'Avlth any chanco of safety. mmmammmmmmmmmmmmm*mmmnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm~mmmmmmmmmm