THE Bay of Plenty Times. Wednesday, September 29, 1875.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume IV, Issue 319, 29 September 1875, Page 2

THE Bay of Plenty Times.

Wednesday, September 29, 1875.

"THE SPIRIT OF THE TiMES SHALL TEACH ME SPEED;

Lv last Saturday’s issue wo drew flic .serious aticiitiuii of the public tu the absolute neivssity of taking 1 >t--ps without loss of time for the pulling; in a. state of repair the eighteen milum of road through the Oropi hush. A\ e do not at ail regret haring expatiated on the necessity of this work, although we have- since learnt that ut the ww/ i/ioiurni of our icritauj on the subject inafyih ftfni veto tin- tf ;i ref-j ur rc hjirtg nt ih' Armed Comlahulurff Ojjtm% Taurangu. We are very happy to loam that Alajor Roberts lias ivr rved orders to place men on the road fur the purpose of eleariii'v the bush on each side vo

thti necessary width to admit of light and air as soon as possible. That tins should be done, lias on more l.iian one occasion been urged by ns, and the District- Engineer has likewise recommended the adoption of such a course. We cannot but express our surprise and regret that good news on a matter so affecting the welfare ox the district as is the matter of improving the eighteen miles of road through the Oropi bush, should have been withhold from our reporter. We beg to assure our readers that it is through no remissness on our part that they have not earlier been placed in possession of the good news. Our reporter regularly visits the Public dikes with a view of gleaning the latest intelligence on all matters of interest affecting the district, and we have to acknowledge the very great courtesy invariably accorded him by the officers of tlio various departments. It is a matter of regret that Major Roberts should have thought lit to bo the

exception proving the rule- ~ mtkoldmg tins anxiously looked (!! ■ news irom the representative 0 | S* : Tress, is an action which V , only regard as the spawn of • feeling against the Proprietor of" «• , neuspapor. W ■ oversight: alter me action taken k . the Eoad Boards, am! the nnxi^t ! articles on the subject whig, j : from time to lime arumaiTcl M '■ . • • • x . ai> \-i • columns, it is «.[into impn«<ihT fW men fne receipt \)f th--" Major liuluwts could have ■ remember the anxiety munih^.^ by I: |, Vs ‘ T amml the Budi IKd. Ihivin^ OUI (Uni/llc /■■•ii-.'n'O!' t » n.ir >v..h ,ff 1 ' , . , ' * ‘'•“•■arljs K* wriul tney imgnt. bur m r ?r;i| , a | piamuiom coiidder r mi—mm* ( . u (J , t j i part, we gladly hasten to leave instance of iiillo mimledness. We regret to learn that sortie of fa gentlemen forming the Katikati spwij sotilenient Jiuvo been the vietiins cf bad advice. This is only what , : must expect for sume time to until by a course of residence and of , seryatiou they are ouabb-d to foriu : their own conclusions, based on J I erienve so inquired. We understand tliat an individual, who shall p \ nameless, but against whom wo eamio ! too strongly caution new arrivals. haJ endeavoured to imbue our new iifg,, hours with the idea that it is : waste* of money to give u long ■ lur really good seed potato-. *s just no»v ■ tiie sea.eon being too far advanced, aid the fern land at Kutikati not Thigh i “ good lieuri" yet to yield an adequate return for the outlay. On them ■ grounds tliey have been advised fo : purehaso seed of an inferior quality for immediate planting, and to wait until next season to procure really i lirst-dass seed. \\ e fed so interested : in the welfare of the families who ait so pluckily going out into the wilder- ; ness to convert it into smiling pastures that our reflow fed mgs as neighbours ; and our duty us journalists urge m : simultaueousiyt'j endeavour to disabuse their minds from such a fallacy. We toll new arrivals b’c// ore/cg !hh too mo/ —tin hJi-r ov ,e ;/ W heifer for tk <j! own' — likelihood of worms, Tv rot, ami the thousand other diseases to which inf-rior s. ed re subject. And with regard to kafkaii laud being UK) new to warrant fie planting of expensive s«o-d, we tdl them that tht»» are smtreresl over the Mode dozens if

‘‘l'( phlaiU v, Wff.ioh d'Ul ' {.• - Lifiit tab* advantage d tiu’.'-e patches of lorm-aly niiiivatC'l lauu: lei them buy tilt‘d od prneurdk ami plant, it on these old Maori ciiltivat ions, and they will not regret luring taken onr advice. V\'e have no hesitation m saying that the individual who lias undorialien {lie nfllee of M enter to our ivuukali friends Inn some worthless rubbish in the sow! potatoe Imo lor which lie is in search of a nudi/ monnij market.