CORRESPONDENCE.

King Country Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 71, 28 February 1908, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

In I II r I-.! >l 1 i >K. SI K, lii a lapori. winch appeared in (he ( 'il'li )\'n Mi eeently, (if ;i niectina held ~1 Te Kndi. Mr J. Onnsbv, in ici.lv to Mi Mir.!!, .il Alia, remarked " i lial Ihe ( hm.arue route would bcttci M'i'Vi' Ohnra and j;ivc them a railway much --,>>-in r." ]) is hardly likvh Dial Mi i >i m-Ty holds a biief for ihe ( Huiia ■ . Mi, is. I should lliink (In- settler,, m.aier 'l'c Kuiti would In- ni'iv e< ni:adi i alion lo liim, and in lac; in ;,!l w li,, <| () business willi .'-clllcrs in :1k didncl. The majority of tin >m -a llk i •■■ are in lliat pari i>f I'm- di'-lncl winch would be ci >nT'eraklv ailccled !>v (lie success of ihc W'ailew henna lailwav route. There r- link- .Imikl Ih H il Mr < Innsby hohK a lii'iel' for au\. me i| is for Te K'uiii, and that whai he '-poke at 1 Ik- meciine. In vo'a < d a -.1 roiia; feelinr, iii i c Kuiti a;;.i in ■ f lln ia d way e< inline; near the Moj,,m Valley. I! is oh\'iouc to ll'ose win > hd h i\\- events, that while explaiuin,". (he merits of the W'aiti wlnnua loiite. there is a stroii;: ad\a-rse opinion in Te Kuiti to contend with, ami such opinion shows narrow

- minded : v'l[' , hu("-.s, ;is {ho pn >;.',i ess (»l I'c Kuih <lcpi. mis «'hi iJIO |ir<ii' % rcss <>f ilio siiM"Mii(im;', ciiimlry. There is n<>! .1 sin",lc snumi .ur.innon!

against the Wni lew henna i oute l( is argued that any He\ i;il i< mi will delay commencement of i iperations. Now, in the lir-l place, ii i'. distinctly under:-)' »>d i h.i I ii. ii Inn", i -an he d< >nc iinlil the Main Ti unk i■- liur In d, and surely there C .ample time to decide ihe best route lor IhcStiallord branch betvo en t)d\v and (hen, Beside:-, as 1 • >11■, as i ailways arc made (here will be devious rmiles I<> eon.idrr. Il is a necessity in all ease 1 -, and ii is ridiculous in |ry and slide supp. >i I one r< mtc iu (ii'iK rlii sei ve another. The pa'op' >'-i--<.\ .1 \ ial i. mi r ii> ■ 1 i. >bbing (he Churn Valley ; Mali.ne is (he only place (u In ■(' bv il, and a! (he worst they would have (he Main Trunk twelve mil'- away on ihe cast side, so (he settler.- in that direction (if there e\ er ai'c anyi, wouid only be six miles away on an a\ rraac. The deviation up ■ll c - Waitcwhenua would pass Malicic about ten mih ■- ■ai the west side, and what moia than th.it can ;i township of (wo and a half years want. Yi t, (or the sake of running the line through theii township, they would sacrilice the uiUuests of the Mokau Valley and IM.ihoenui. Mangaoiaki Valley Man. m. all larger, more thii Uv populated, and older settled disi i i.'!:- i han tiu t e ai e in Ohura. Another nrcunienl lor the ()jiga rue ionic i. : i; v.. add be the neare.-t and ihc.i jt-i e. .unci lion with the Main Ti ami,. '.' Ins would necessitate ()liura settler:- p. Tine, height oyer an unu.vess.n \ ! wcaiy miles of line f< >•■ all (inr., !• ■ sa\' m >lhiug of ihe wear and (.'.ii o'lollur' .look. Now, let me quote from the repoi t o( the Gov ei■iinien! F.uginei i »n the proposed I'.'ip.n oa devinln mi on (he Nortl} freak hue : "We '-v mpaHjr-e u ill) (he pci >pic <mi Ihe I'ap.n o-a side, who cerl.iiuiy had \ei v bad loads, hul il wniild be lmpiop.a o put a lieiueudous ciip'c .mi (he I i nnk- hue ii| o|- ( |c|(o | ;i |i I'apar.ia, or auv oilier dislricl, and thei-Jn seyeielv handicap the wlioh. ni the popul ilion further north lor all lime, by compelling iheni to pay i'leie.hl on (he t \I ra iniicnge." The senior-- in the dr.lriets 1 have mentioned are giving uioi e support lo Ihe Main drunk Hi,in is derived from Ohura, and under (pule as tryin; 1 , conditions durin;', winter. Mien why not, as fai jas possible, ser\'e lliein. too, with this hi .inch line to Stratford ? i ti ml thai when Ihe trial survey is finished, and the i.ulvvay ionic is decided o\-. impartially, accord in;.: to its una if s, a luli a, ooi|in o( the reiioit will be published in the CltKt cs'ii il.. ! am, etc.. Y. 1 . J.\CKS< )N. Kalanui. 20 2 O.K.

Kceardin;:. the " 1 .. K.( 1. " milkin;; machiiH'. Mi W. Nicholson, ('liaiiman (if Ihe Taicri ;ini] l'('iiiii'-u!.n' I )^^_ ( 'i: , i 1 .! 1) i] nii !1, Wild' " I ,1 ill loui "1 .1\ .( 1." inaehi ne: milk inifover 1000 Cows, and it i'- take hardy two horns by two hands. 'l'he hultci- I.;! lest ,mkl t|iiantil\' ol milk ,iu lii||\ maintaiiu m d 1 of h< Ij > , 1 !..o c i,(, trouble with the milkd '. Hie milki,,'),' hem.", mueh cleaner .iijii |h< '.f;nj() * much (|ilic!( I. I sli ( niejy i ecoin■ iiuiiil the " ! ..k.l 1. : ' to dairymen as ;| ;M>otl invesimeiti. Luller parjjei||;i| : ij from J. R Rjiiplw.-pi N Co.. Jfujl-slr.., Auckland, '