A NORTHLAND GRIEVANCE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 737, 9 February 1910, Page 6

A NORTHLAND GRIEVANCE.

- Sir,—l would call fhe attention, of ratepayers,, especially.': those on '.the high levels', to -the' very, ,■ unfair : ' treatment meted.out to them by the municipal%authorities. all the, money: ie being spent for-the advancement of. the Maranui ■ and' other land ; syiidicates, in- : stead of ini the interests- of : districts from which the^rates are' , collected.'*Will our worthy Mayor now stop theorising on the. deterioration, of-art. -or beautifying the sea..beaches, etc.,.'.and.-get:"down., to solid business ?, The winter months are' nearly'on us/: and -the ;outlyinK districts are in urgent:need of .roads that.are not. dangerous..to traffic,'.of 'footpaths which , are now. conspicuous by their, absenc© and of-more lights'where:needed.., Livingiat! Northlanii, 'I.iknow'. the .general feeling, there-is ■ that, the Wellington City .■ Council and its officials are not in sympathy with the requirements of .that area. . Bight months 1 ' much " oiipo'sitioay a motion .was':passed■ by!.the City••.Council for. an adjustment of rates for Northland, and aothing Eo : faT 'has been'done'. Is' xt »j apathy that has caused. the delay?'.' On tM last estiniatessonie'' money was voted for very necessary work—repairs to right-' of-\iay' adjoining -Eussell'e-- Store,' also Mount Koad. The"'Surveyors .did. put in a few pegST-which ended vhe matter. We are,not getting 'any.'of. the good tliiigs.. Someone is responsible,' and. the sooner he is "shaken up'"' the'.'better for us._~;lri' conclusion, 'will the /town' 1 clerk kindly state what-proportioii-;of' rates have been 'eipende'd ?! iK Nitfthlaod 'in comparison r ■with'-v other aid "whether;.our ■ share.has been spent at Lyall Bay:for ithe convenience'of'holiday-makers and to ' the' detriment * of :ratepa a -Whole 1 ?Hi■' ;i-:am;--eto.'i'-.'--;-.0...--.-.. ! .--.GEO.-.-BTONBY.-'-- :. February I.' .". '• .'.' . ;; • • ~"

, '■•:- 'feiudincj , SHOW. "".J '.'■ :-' ■ : Sir,-eOn- Monday .last I'. called. at iLambton Station :to inquire the charge for. a : second-class excursion ticket: to the Feildr ; ing. Show, and .'was. informed that.ij; was .85. 3d. The same afternoon, I telephoned toi tbje 'Thorndon Station ,to -ask' what time 1 the excursion ', train-left- on. Tuesday...for !thp show. v.'lhe. answer\was>.9.lo a.m.. On .Tuesday morning I .asked at .Thorn-' don Stitibiruir an. uxcursioiv ticket for the. Fejlding- Show, and was. told there' was no excursion from Wellington to .the show,' the nearest excursion Btatiori ;being Levin.■', Can you-.tell-me why the inhabitants 1 of Wellington aud surrounding districts were, left' oat in the cold, ,or misled? I went, to the ehow.but, instead of going for '8s; '3d.,' it cost me 13s. sd. : What , encouragement, is . there .to'patronise' the. railway or,-show.—l am, etc;,.: '' ■",■'-■.' -• ;■ : ,':■ ■' ; --■.'■ ■■«. .■ • ' .■-;'■'/ -"O- ;-'-;; VFABifER.::.,; .■■ February i. - v "..- ■ '■■■•■ .'■■.' ~.-.■ ■.-.;„,