LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4499, 4 December 1922, Page 3

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

PATBTOM4-NGABV4 DEVIATION. Sir, —in your issue of the 22nd ultimo a letter appears above the name of Mr E. J. Wilkins criticising Cr. Mayn’s proposal for the extension of Patetonga Road to Ngarua. Road. He goes’ to some length stressing the advantages of the future Waitaka-ruru-Maukoro Road as against the road mentioned above, which I consider to be beside the question, and is only wasting time in drawing a comparison between the two roads. Cr. Mayn, and every other..settler in the district, will agree, with Mr; E. J. Wilkins in that, respect. But surely Mr Wilkins does not try to impress upon us that the Waitakaruru-Mau-koro Road will be the only road needed to supply all the needs’ of tlhe settlers on the western side of the canal ? He surely must realise that there must also be cross-roads and by-roads—dozens of them. The proposed Patetonga Road extension is also funning parallel to the future canal road, with a space of two miles between them. Tlhe hill road, which Mr Wilkins suggests should take all the traffic on thq western bide of the canal road, is absolutely not suitable; the grades are much too steep and the upkeep would be top costly. The winding nature of the road also makes it very nearly double the distance the proposed deviation would be between Patetonga and Kaihere. I, for one, commend Cr. Mayn’s proposal, which is wanted badly, not only for the shortness of the cut, but especially for its level grade and facilities for cartage of heavy material a,nd produce. I venture to suggest, that if the Patetonga Road extension was completed t'he hill road, which Mr Wilkins advocates, and which is more than half a mile distant on the average—not less, as he says—would immediately fall into disuse and only be needed by the few settlers who live on it. This hill road, I should s'ay, was only meant as a temporary one at best, until the swamp land consolidated. The straight, level, and short road must, eventually take the place of the other long, tortuous road with a bad grade and full of dangerous corners. Further, this hill rioad would not be essential to the settlers as an outlet to Auckland. The lower road would take its place in that also, and be a much more convenient and faster road for a greater number of settlers, including those from Mangawhero Road.

• Having regard to Mr E. J. Wilkins'' -■statement that Or. Mayn’s proposed deviation would on completion of the development of the Plains roads oe an incubus and a piece of useless road, I protest, and respectf-tflly beg to differ and emplhatically state that it would be a very important piece of road, and, being close to spoil and metal, easy of construction and upkeep. A study of the map or a Vole on the question would have just the opposite effect to what Mr Wilkins would have some of your readers believe. In conclusion, I go even farther than Cr. Mayn’s proposed deviation, and that is to continue the extension past Ngarua to Torehapa Road. Then, truly, the western settlers would have a useful road when completed. The same would immediately be used as a route fpr Auckland, Pokeno, Waitakaruru, Patetonga, and Morrinsville. It is high time that the constant bickerings in that district cease. Genuine progress' has already been held up too long thereby. Let us have bot.i roads mentioned, the sooner the better ; both are urgently needed. Future prospects of closer settlement on this valuable and fertile district justify and demand a. hasty construction of both roads. Kaihere. W. J. SENIOR. THE SURE SIGN. A dull, persistent pain in the back, an ache that spoils sleep and is worse in the morning, a sharp cutting pain when bending, is a sure sign of kidney disease. It is no.t really the back aching, but the kidneys which lie just beneath the small of the back. Doan’s Backache Kidney Pills quickly relieve the kidneys and help them to drive put of the body the poisons which cause backache, dropsy, urinary disorders, rheumatism, gravel, stone. The case here giyen proves that cures are thorough:— Mrs W. Payne, Pollen Street, Thames, says: “I suffered terribly from backache for some time, and from other symptoms present I knew my kidneys were at fault. The pains in my back were sharp and shooting, and would seize me quite suddenly. If I stooped the agony Was almost unbearable. The kidney secretions were thick and dowdy with a red sediment, and my ankles and legs swelled a good deal. I always felt dull and tired, and had no energy for anything. Hearing of a. cure by Doan’s Backache Kidney Pills, I decided to try them, and am very glad I _did, for the first bottle gave me relief, and a thorough course cured me completely. I am very grateful to Doan’s Backache Kidney Pills for my cure, which has proved permanent, for it is three years since I gave up taking this remedy, and I have had no return of my old complaint all that time.” Six years later Mrs Payne says: "I have no reason to alter my good opinion of Doan’s Backache Kidney Pills. They still keep me free from kidney trouble and I am never tired of telling people about their curative powers.” Doan’s Backache Kidney Pills are sold by all chemists and storekeepers at 3s per bottle, or will be posted on receipt of price by Foster-McClellan Co., 15 Hamilton Street, Sydney. But, be sure you get DOAN’S.