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Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 23 July 1915, Page 3

Sir, Would you please grant me a few lines of your space to correct a statement made by your Ruawaro correspondent in last week’s issue of your paper. In his notes, he complains that the Huntly Town Board has done nothing to see that the approaches to the bridge are made fit for traffic and for getting stock on to the bridge Your correspondent complains about the difficulty of getting fat stock on to the bridge, but this must be on the Raglan side, as fat stock never go the other way, and the Raglan end is naturally under the jurisdiction of the Raglan Council. lamin a position to know that there has never been any difficulty in getting stock on the bridge from the Huntly end. He furthermore gives the Raglan County Council credit for all that has been done. As a matter of fact, the work has all been done by the Public Works Department, and whether the Raglan County Council has done anything to urge the Department on, I know not, but judging from the letters from the Board to the Department which have appeared in your columns, I think the Town Board can be credited with having stirred the Department up very effectively. It dwells in my memory that it was the Town Board or perhaps the Road Board, which worried the Government into building the bridge, and I also have a dim recollection of opposition being offered to the project by the Raglan County Council. My memory may be playing me false, but I am pretty sure that these are the facts, and that being so, the Town Board surely deserves credit, and not discredit. DROVER. HOSPITAL SHIP. To the people of New Zealand. I desire to express my deep appreciation to all who have so generously responded to my appeal to equip the Hospital Ship “ Maheno.” I have personally given my undivided attention to see that, while having due regard to economy, she should leave these shores, so far as it is possible, lacking nothing. My only regret is that I have not been able to personally thank each of the many donors, but I hope they will allow me through medium of this letter to say how greatly I have been touched by the way in which they have assisted me. I wish it had been possible for the “ Maheno" to visit the various ports of the Dominion, so that everybody might have had an opportunity' of seeing her, but I am convinced that all will agree with rr.e that it would have been inadvisable to delay the ship’s Peparture. Under existing arrangements, it is anticipated that the “Maheno” will return to New Zealand in about six months’ time, bringing as many as she can comfortably accomodate of those whose wounds will prevent their returning to the front, for it is highly essential that these men should make the return journey under the most favourable conditions possible. LIVERPOOL, Governor.