MORE ABOUT WATER RACES.

West Coast Times, Issue 1140, 19 May 1869, Page 3

MORE ABOUT WATER RACES.

To the Editor of the Went Coast Times Oihe'rcer. Sin— -I fim glad to «cc by your recent writings that you anticipate a successful iswue to the County Chairman's mis-ion to Wellington, and hope your anticipations limy prove correct ; should they not, I hope your suggestion, t i l!lt a n , on& ter petition begot .up in favor of :::onatary assistance to reproductive works, will be acted upon, and the Westland people unanimously endorse the action of the progress party in the County Council. There are thousands ofneres • f aurifernns country in Westland that will pay well to work if easy access and abundant water ,ar« provided, and every well-wisher of the County should give his help to obtain !>uch, Tbe County Council have led the way, and, should their eft'o: ts be frustrated, the people must express themselves unmistakably and " compel attention to. their wants, Westlaud, almost free of

debt, with her lands unsold, an enormous goliiiield almost untouched, and a revenue ! superior to most of the Provinces, asks to ! be allowed to borrow half the cost of certain works. The loans to be secured by those works, which shall have every pos- ' Bible guarantee of their reproductiveness ; fir.-t, yi a share list equal to half the, cost ; secondly,, in one- fourth of' that 'capital being lodged in the bank, not to be withdrawn without the signature of a Government official ; thirdly, in the approval of a Scientific Commission and of the ! County Council ; and T lastly, iv the ap- : piopriation of all the nett resources of such wo! ks to the repayment of their respective loans until the debt is extinguished. Surely such terms should have the approval of any Government haying the welfare of the Colony at heart, and Westland had the opportunity of proving that money makes money. . Jfou have suggested that labor could be given instead of cash, and if you can show clearly to the miner? in what way they can give theirs, j you will, I believe, utilise :i vast amount i "that is now wanted. As a rule, they shun. large companies, and most of the races now before the public are too large for '<&>- - operative parties. Still, if the prejudice | inst large companies can be removed, a &* '■- no difficulty, where labor is, as in I £l*eye *. - W ater-races, almost the entire fheeavem ;t; t as mone y # Suppose the cost, ifl Cfe«# - . ?ct agree t h a t a laTge miners of a «tm». . it wou jq j, c eaß y • water-race w n«*ftar>,, - n take s0 many for ftteui ff> My, wr wu L{ - m(r emp i oy . { shares, contingent on oar ge* °of their jnont on the works, the amoik .^ of calls to be retainer! out ot the v -^ tQ tLcir labor ; but Awe is this object*. lettin-/ contracts to he paid in scrip : tbw I f», c "voi** would be let at a higher rate ■ than for' c^h, which ™« * 7£L?> I placing the /enp at a discount, and conse- ' mfpntfv nrpv^vt «ash buyers. • ! q 11 3 Xbeg> lif >™ ™* A t?w! | mine.s nW xley cm. combine: for large useful works' ft*.'ia> «*"« a tini >n of their kiiw i«'t>! iem ' fy JiTfood i believe viiu would' do reatpU^ E as at present-hundred afV* 1 about, ah io«t wasting their &» * -.inUnei to convert that rabble into % diic \^ :_ force, united for ,some valuable- woi ' well worthy 3'our efforts. , . i^ e J I have addressed myself chiefly to . 0^ i subject of water-races as the increase ; * j our gold product should be the first ques i tion, but tramways, bridges, and other valuable works are next in importance", and would necessarily follow an increased; yield of gol»\ Yours, &c., ROSS. May 16, 1869.

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