"ROAD TROUBLE AT KOPUTAROA."

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 April 1910, Page 2

"ROAD TROUBLE AT KOPUTAROA."

(To tho Editor.)

Sir,--Tho wrilter of the. above article lias carefully evade:] .some of the. main points, and seemingly is trying to throw dust in the eyes of the ratepayers, and .also trying' to shield tho councillors from bhune. In -tJiii* lirrfti place what property has Mr Campbell to warrant the County Council is nuikiiiKii road lt'hroiY«r|i Alr.s .McGauley's ])i'opertyp Is ho a freeholder or a leaseholder? If the latter has lie. -a lycra 1 lease; and if not, has the Council nny riglit in .'poinliiirr iiKMiey on making a' marl in Maori property? Mr Campbell, for some yen-rs, lias made use of ji road which, according to the county map, run.s _thron<j:li the ])roperty. Hut the writer of your article says that the trouble has arisen over Mrs "Webb's Ititle deeds showing no road. Mrs "Webb is only a leaseholder, nnd therefore has no title deeds. She ha.s lived on the property for some time; and to state that she lms only during the last four months ereotixl gales, is misleading, and not true, for the property ha.s been fenced, and pates lnmg. for over twenty years. What right had the surfaceman to cut down >a. gate on nrivaite property while in the employ of tho council? Tt was a very crave offence, ■vnd could have landed him into -•erious trouble. Then the writer ■if your article, goes nn to c.av that the council Ins decided to .take the "bull by the horns" by niakiiiK a. mad under the Public' Works Act f hrou<rli MVs McCauley's property. T should sav thev have tiilfe.ii the "bull by tl'.» toil." and will now have some trouble to him bv + he horns, for they have already cut, fences and cafes, and formed •i road (hrough M"rs AfcGauley's nronerty soma months a«j'i. ' Before "ommeivm.o; operations it wns fb«ir duty to have first ascertained th.ntf Hie road on the mw was fwwHptl •uid confirmed. After jwi.tisfyin" , Miemsplves o>i the liinttcf, wonl'l 'live l|»<xi, c. noll pdoikt], |f. r) f o .,. in j, '•oid. n v followi'V"; the coursr. they ••"'•k f],pv 1n, , ,] the"iS!.dres r.ywv. to ■ulvprsy criticisms. T am. o+c PTAKO.