CORRESPONDENCE.

King Country Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 40, 26 July 1907, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,— Though ignorant of the subject of discussion between your two correspondents, " New Resident " and " Vates," I would like to point out to the latter that it is an unwise procedure for those who live in glass houses to throw stones. One thoroughly conversant with his mother tongue may easily be justified in saying " I do not know," when questioned by the veriest tyro in letters, but whose source of enquiry is close at hand in Nuttall's. But only the truly educated would say so, whereas a jackdaw in peacock's feathers would probably mumble some excuse for his ignorance. A sure sign of superficial knowledge and of desultory reading is a misquotation. The original says " A little learning is a dangerous thing," a proposition never so clearly proven as in the letter of I2th July, signed " Vates."—l am, etc., CO 2 TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —In reading over your valuable paper of the I2th inst., I came across the Aria news, in which your correspondent touches on the Ohura Railway (from Mangaroa I presume he means) and says that an agitation to alter the route would mean delay. Sir, if a better route could be got than the present one, and that would open more fertile country, and serve more population in the future, and do more general good to the country, I should venture to think a little delay would be all the better in the matte. However, I don't think there need be any delay in the matter as there has been a survey made through the Waitawhenua Valley several years ago, and there is no question as to which route would be in the best interests of the colony. But, Mr Editor, there will be something more than talk, I hope, before long in the matter, as I hear settlers in this growing district are going to put the matter before their esteemed member, Mr Jennings, in a very short time, and I hope with good results, as the railway through the said valley and on to Aria, and o u t to Te Kuiti, or Hangatike, would lessen the mileage between Stratford and Auckland no less than twenty miles, as compared with the Ongarue route, and that, at an average of £6OOO per mile or less,-I venture to think would mean something to the country. At any rate it would metal a lot of our bad road from here into Te Kuiti, and would be a God send to us poor settlers in these backblocks ; as, at the present time, and with such a good winter, it takes a good horse eight hours to do the journey from Kaeaea into Te Kuiti, Thanking you in anticipation.—l am, etc., KAEAEA.