KIWITEA BRIDLE TRACKS.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 57, 30 October 1890, Page 2

KIWITEA BRIDLE TRACKS.

ANOTHER COMPLAINT FROM APITI. TO THB KIIITOR OF THE STAR. Sib,— On behalf of the settlers of the Junction road and Mcßeth'B line, I would like to call the attention of the Eiwitea Boad Board to the fact that the thirds of the above-mentioned settlers are being, what I call, squandered away. To explain what I mean I will give you an illustration of how matters are being carried on, and what it is costing per chain to repair the bridle tracks. Well, to my best recollection it was just about five weeks ago that a man came and pitched his tent on the road-side and commenced work on the road. I have been informed that he is getting six shillings per day wet and fine, and I have every reason to believe it is so, for it is the terms on which other road-men are engaged. Now, six shillings per day for five weeks amounts to £9, and I can say, speaking within bounds, that for the above-men-tioned sum we haye not got more than five chains of the tracks repaired, and these not done as they should be. In my idea, if the repairs of the bridle tracks had been done by contract instead of day labor, they could have been made good right through for £9 or a trifle over, instead of costing us £1 16s per chain as it has done. This piece of work throws a great deal of discredit on both our warden, Mr Homer, and the Engineer for allowing the settlers' money to be spent in such a reckless way. I trust the matter will receive the Board's earliest attention, so that the repairs may yet be- tendered for before the money is aU spent-, for the track is almost impassable in some places owing to the slips on the sidlings. — I am, &c. W. E. Chamberlain.