ROAD BOUNDARIES.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 638, 28 January 1914, Page 5

ROAD BOUNDARIES.

The Editor. Sir.—ln a recent issue of your paper appeared three letters dealing with the Awakino County and road boundaries generally. It has been a source of wonder to me for years why a determined attempt has not been made to stop tho shocking waste of public money that occurs owing to road districts being situated faraway from the proper centres. The amount of money paid in travelling expense o , the consequent non-efficiency of supervision, and the wire-piiiling to divert road works, could be seen by any person possessing only a modicum of perspicacity. 1 have seen a Chamber of Commerce in the southern portion of the Taumarunui electorate pass redhot resolutions calling on the Taranaki M'h. P. to unitedly support the pushing on of a road leading to the Chora; and then, two years later, after a good turn of money has been expended on said road, the same self-styled Chamber of Commerce which was composed principally of lawyer) and land agent 3, coolly dropped the road they had been advo eating previously, and called on the Government and members to adopt another road. This has led to settlers being neglected, the only partial completion of roads, owing to the speculating element in the Commerce Chambers selling out after the road which they were interested had reached the properties they had a grip on. Tho bona fide settler all along has had to suffer from the above; and he is powerless against the combination. Since the rapid development of the King Country in a few short years has bifome so enormous, what is required is a readjustment of road boundaries'. This wan strongly urged in the House by the late member; and it would, to some extent modify the efforts of the spider class, who adroitly spin a webb with threads (roads) leading into their parlours. As an old resident of the King Country 1 have noticed that the alterations rnado in road or other boundaries, are not in the interest of tho bona fido aettler—-invariably it is in the interest of the land speculator, the stock and commission agent, or the big merchant. —I am, etc., ONU WHO KNOWS Mahoenui, January 22nd, 1914.