A WARNING.

West Coast Times, Issue 2742, 15 January 1878, Page 2

A WARNING.

(To the Editor.) Sir, — Unless the County of Westland is intended to be permitted quietly to be blotted out of existence by the persistently energetic machinations, (no doubt praiseworthy as they are, so far as the Grey district is concerned) of that young budding candidate for Parliamentary honors, in future, the County Chairman of that ilk in causing to be transmitted to Sir George Grey, the winning invitation appearing in the resolu'ions passed by that august body, the Grey Couuty Council, it behoves our County Chairman, with the chief inhabitants, to bestir themselves and make the Premier aware that there is still such a body in existence, as the County Council and inhabitants of the County of Weatland. It is to be hoped that the County Chairman — Mr 11. L. Robinson — will condescend to rouse himself, and waken up from the profound slamber he is seemingly indulging in, to divert his attention for the nonce from that of studiously endeavoring to keep up the price of meat, and to direct that attention a little towards the present Ministry, through our members, Messrs Barff, Button, and Gisborne. I have placed them alphabetically— not intellectually as compared with each other— had I done the latter, the names would appear exactly reversed. I was saying that the time had arrived when our members and chief inhabitants should make Sir George Grey and his Government aware that there is such a place as Hokitika still in existence; and, moreover, that it is the true natural centie of the whole district proper, both in reference to mineral wealth (only loft partially undeveloped by the absence of foreign capital, soon now from recent discoveries likely to flow in), and our imports and exports which far exceed those of the Grey, per se, excluding Reefton. I am yet to learn whether our Govern • ment would, setting aside such facts, aim a deliberate blow at Westland proper as making Greymouth the capital would be. Rafher let them build a site impervious to floods than think for one moment of fixing it on such a site as Greymouth, which it is merely a matter of time when washed away. Of course every Greymouth man will be horror struck and indignant at such an assertion as my last, but let me ask this — Supposing the last heavy rains had lasted twenty-four hours after the whole town was flooded, what would have become of that town? No doubt, with reference to Reefton, the Supreme Circuit Court will have sittings there, but there is no requirement for anything of the kind at Greymouth, which evidently, with a view of advancing itself only, to the detriment of Hokitika, seeks to lean up against Reefton and exclaim — " Look at our gold and coal !" I hope shortly to resume this subject, and in the mean time I am, &c, Westlander.