The Kumara Times. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1877.

Kumara Times, Issue 189, 12 May 1877, Page 2

The Kumara Times. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1877.

Whatever nuy be the faults of Mr Seddon as a public man, he cannot be accused of being a silent member of any body to which be belongs. The notice papers, of the Westland County Council prove him to be a most active and indefatigable canvasser on behalf of his constituents. Foiled in. a ! cherished scheme, he does not on that account abandon it, but by his per-. sistency frequently obtains a rescission of an adverse vote. The motion for subsidising the Kumara Hospital Ward is a case in point. We must confess that were we anxious to obtain a favour at the hands of the County Council, we should infinitely prefer having Mr Seddon on our eide, to having him against us. We have no doubt that a sporting man's betting on our chances would be materially affected by either contingency. Among the many motions which MrSeddon has carried in the Coun* cil is one, which deserves inore'than a passing notice. It is as follows ;—"That the Chairman request MrO'Connor, Con-sulting-Engineer, to lay off a track from Kumara to the Christchurch Roajd.*' We are of course that the motion' was agreed jto. But we hope that the mover will not rest satisfied with a mere track. Kumara is now so admittedly a town of importance on the West Coast that is not unreasonable for [her to ask that the coach road from Christchurch to the Coast shall pass ihjroiagh her. Main-street, so that tra.velTers'i to this district may be brought directly on to this goldfield, instead of being taken past it on to the Arahura or Waimea. The cost of makiug the half dozen miles of road, which we believe would be atf that would be necessary, 1 would be amply compensated for, by the convenience to the'district, for now that we have the tramway open to Greymouth, and, another tramway is spoken of to Hokitika, the saving of time which would, be effected by bringing traffic to the junction at Kumara, would be considerable to the people of both those towns. It certainly would be of great benefit to Kumara. What the natural difficulties in the way may be, we are not in a position to say,butvire are assured that the road from Kumara to the Christchurch road would, in many respects, be preferable to the one at present .existing from Arahura, which is so liable to floods. The probabilities are that the permanent nature of the Kumara goldfield will attract large numbers from the other coast, to whom facility of be no small consideration, when reckoning the reasons for and against their casting their lot amongst us. More especially ,will this be the case with those who have families to bring with them. To such as these, who form by far the most desirable members of a community, the greatest consideration should be shown, and every effort should be made to remove anything that may prove an obstacle to their making themselves permanent residents here.