Correspondence

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 86, 10 January 1891, Page 4

Correspondence

EIWITEA EOAD BQAED.

R io -''thV.-kimtoß of the star. Sir, — The ratepayers of the Ongo ward iu "the Knvitea l»oad Board district are at present very dissatisfied with the action ' oftlie Bbai-d in letting or selling the right - of ciiiitinjj cocksfoot seed on the northern • . lihe of road -running through the 'West ' ■■' Wftitapu conntr y , in ' the .Ongo ward, and v ■■'.. are therefore taking .steps to see what can be ilone with regard to the same. I — - fsho:iid-like to-ask the -Road Board why they, «k a Board, let the right of cutting, this; seed persouaily without calling tenders for the sa;ne, and by so doing the Board lias caused a considerable amount of strife amongst the ratepayers and purchasers of the seed, ; ■■■" ~ "Now comes the question, who deserves the seed? I think, sir, you will agree ;:with:rne that the ratepayers do, : when we consider that the ratepayers -have: do he -what chey coiiltl'to get the seed, they (the I ; ratep;iyers) have kept i their cattle off the :j .roadsibr tlie purpose, .of getting the seed -.fronting their several sections, ;. and; everiy I=bbdy knows what difficulty there isinab- .-, :taining seed for the back "country, and •;4he expense in the packing: to their prop- ;■ .©rty, and this is why tlie; ratepayers haye tried to . their best ability to obtain the ! seed. a The ratepayers have also offered] a " higher figure for the seed than the present -purchaser, as much as a mile has been .i offered for some of it by/the rjxtepayers io •vrsthe-Board, and yet :the Board would nbt -accept the,offer, : but^accepted ;ithe offer of ■j- : ftig^outsider ; fpr^the; sum of ?i2ifor "_ tilie "distance of fou^ miles. . .The '-best of _"i.this.affair .is that -this outsider turns his -. ?{cattlet.out !on-*the roadf 'alongside of ;his ; !graze, [andithus^ would not ,", fallow any ; grass i.to:gr6w r to ; seed, -andtthis I '^otit'sider is allowed; by'v.the. jßoarfl to.rcib - the ratepayers ofVtheif 'rights !y^ifihe Board; ■ -i^will^continue this" 7sort of ■ treatuJ9nt (as '^^^^ l haye-rdone : '-foryth'e i: ;past;^i>vo years) - 11 ■ih r ere' ; wili'be i but very little gra!S?seed. to cut nexti year i{ ih ;: the r 'Qhgo Wal-d, as we r :h"ave r aU got cattle and arewilliiig to make use of this" long paddocki") I wouldrliL;e *. tb-'say more fon tliis 'subj ect; but as time' permit nic I must conelude^trusi- ' 'ing 'that you will hear from me again ih 'Bodie future time. Thanking you for -space in your valuable columns. —'I i-^am^&c, _'- ' " A. HICKFORD, SWiHowbrook Farm, . January Bth, 1891,