KARORI TRAMWAY PROPOSALS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 562, 17 July 1909, Page 10

KARORI TRAMWAY PROPOSALS.

: , Sir,?— Considerable: interest, isbeing: taken ■ in; .ibisV. matter.; ; : Tho: : -Ratepayers'; ,'As-'. socdation'....' is ; \ ; opposing, ; ;. the:":.ooniicil's proposals.',:'; Hat .fwe./is.wKo.V ..tlho BanhatynO. Estate ; .should -have an:extension of tho. line ,to this- point no one disputes, but we .are likely tolose that boon because, the 'Borough;' gone '.'-the ■wrong, way; about r -iCATho council has, complicated ; a ißimple'ifcsuov.by,-tacking; on .to• ,it' a' further extension';of about.a'.'mile, : at, the dictation-, of "&"■ big;, land; syndicate, which, will involve ithe borough in: immense loss 7 for many; years to. come;';' Ninety 'per cent. of the ratepayers would: vote for an extension 'to^,^the^'-J?fl'stVDffic6,--'but;;vas-'''JBurns.' : Bays/ "Yoii; can'* buy (your.; joys'' too'. dear," and this'vwo.uld/.be.'itho.case. 'if'.;we 'passed, the; .present' loan.: .TheVcouhcil has! still, further implicated''. tho,v matter by "adding "a largo' ' sumvfo'r.; metal'rbrealdhg'i machinery,; etc. This wbidd,be.-^all: right.ifvthcrei'was any,metal to break'iift., tlhe 'borough," but' there; is' not suffioient\,;te. ; '.utilise; this; [ costly.! maohinery, j which would-be; rusty iron before long. On the' 28th WG':are'.going,..to : throw out these, ill-c»niid,ered ; ,pro^sals,'and;;on|the:2&th wo are .going'to .'got; '.up'v'a .and : renew, for a 'reason- .• able ,: extenßidn^t6'';tte'.^fc' office only. > The trsffiq'.''.;tS..-'.th^ ;; Reoreatiqh' ; ;Groiinds wo' hear so . much"/>abbufc.. is-; a;'pure< myth. If mar," twohtyfminutes"; nearer;'the' populated i parOf ; :;tbe:;^ity,; and? wjt]k : a.cheaper.; faro, : fails' :te;taawj- : and: other. matohefl/S'the. 'more grounds' will, be. a ? terrjbte,fiasco am, etc.} .'' ;r■■'.: ' *-yy KAEOIU RESIDBNT."' ' jui^i6.::',:v,-.':,.;:''.;,,;<. ;.;-■ .■■],:. ;