THAT TE RAU-A-MOA ROAD.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 356, 3 April 1908, Page 2

THAT TE RAU-A-MOA ROAD.

(TO THE EDITOR.) Sir, —I noticed in your last issue that a letter was read by the Council from me complaining about a road run ning into the corner of my property, I would very much like to know whether the Council is dead, or alive. Tbe 1 Council has had that road in its hands to deal with for tbe past nix months (m ire or less). After lodging my first complaint to tbe Government, they reformed me to the Council, to comply with what I wished, and should they fail, to lodge another complaint to the G jvemment and they will immediately see to it for me. Now, I have given tbe Council six months and yet they want another six months Their first excuse was that it was a closed road ; tbe second was that ragwoitwas growing on tbe road, and tbe third that it is of no benefit to anyone. The-Giv erument is paying a man by the year to keep all noxious weeds jlear, and if the Council take an active part on the “Noxious Weed Act,” they bad better close the main coach road, because there is more ragwort neglacted on tbe main coach road than theie is on the road that I want. Sir, I also noticed that a councillor actually got up and said that the road would be of nq use to anyone. I would verjr much like him to prove it to me though the me dium of your paper. I think I can give hitn satisfactory proof that the road would be of some ise to somebody. I have written itgain to the Council, aud should thero be any delay I will find some means cf getting the road opened. I have already paid three years rates to the they did not say “We can let that stand over for six months.”No, it was the boot on the other fo et. I think, it would be much better fa r the Council to try and act fair instead of showing fav.iurili m. The rovd [ have applied for and the road I’ll have. I have been always led to understand that a Council was put into office to see to roads, but I find it is not so with the Kawhia Council—perhaps when the next six months is up they may want another three or four years. If a person does not pay the rates the first thing the Council doss is to threaten by saying if it is not paid by a certain tome a summons w-H be issued to re cover same. Now, why don’t they say “Never mind, let tha; stand over for six months,” Mr Editor, and b<.w can they expect people to pay rates i' thsy don’t do their duty, ilefora concluding, I would like to say tae Council has not the power to leases road closed with a seven wire fence asross it, even if it be of no use to anyone, so I hope they will wake ap in the matter, before I again stirr up headquarters.—Yours etc., SOPHIA COE.