SOUTH WESTLAND

Hokitika Guardian, 6 April 1925, Page 3

SOUTH WESTLAND

SUB-DIVISION OF COOK’S ill N

NEW ROAD ROUTE PROPOSED

Mr W. Mori e h, Commissioner Crown Lands for Westland, i eusrued

Hokitika al the end of hist w<-<-:< niter paying a visit id iuspe- t mu hi Westland. 1 One of the matters that receive! attention was that of the proposed subdivision of the Cook’s River run. a! present held by Messrs M llliams ami Sullivan. This was decided on. «t ;»e----ing agreed to resume some >D to i.eres out of the run and throw it open lor i loser settlement. I n (-oniH. iiioi with the soiionu 1 ol closer settlement it is proposed to make e. deviation of the main south mat.. The present route crosses Coo,; s H*ei where the bed of the stream is over a mile wide, which at this point could never be bridged owing to the constantly chancing hod of the stream. Ihe new route which was agreed itnon after a conference between Mr Morpeth, Mi C'a.mcv (Chief Draughtsman) and Mi Mori son (Surveyor) w'-H Uwe t.ie piesent mad near '.Mr Sullivan's resilience at Weliekn and travel m easy r»mitn. crossing the Fox river and Cook s river bv easy fords.- which will prove road;, o'ootl bridge sites, neither crossings beh,.r as wide as the Wailm bridge site. Tim now road will he on the mmnd side of llie present road. Continuing. •. 1 - new route will cross the Ohinetamctea river and then joins the present souta road to the south of this stream, cm-s----ing about six nines n.mh o. -Ml. Scease's homestead. i , When the mad as proposed !■> ioa ; o it will form a permanent road ;>m. a ‘ indcpemlcnt of ihmds. join uey from Karangama to Wai-m * feasible one at all times. , The area to he thrown open eiit o. HCook's River run, some oOJ.) .u • •• election on permanent tenure, is good land. Some of it is light the balance being heavy first class land. Im . a.ul all is ready for occupation. It s yx escud the preliminary wont will I completed enabling the land to be ofierI C d for s.•lection in 3to moaths. The new road mute has been >•“ finitely decided on and the sections m be thrown open will he loaded with be cost of portion of the work, whale tie settlers lower down will have to agree to a rate for portion or the cost. *•■<- balance to bo found by the Governm<SpeaHn •■ generally. Mr Morpeth found the "roads in South Westland m capital .order. The Waikukupa bridge has been finished. The new road will prove a verv tine one from a tourist point of view, and will bea great boon to the travelling public when the tt’ cl . crossings are bridged.