THE NEW FERRY TOLLS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 31, 17 December 1880, Page 2

THE NEW FERRY TOLLS.

— ♦ TO C TUS EDITOR 0]? TUE MAXAWJIU' HBKAI.D j Sir,— l was glad to ace by your Friday's ' issue that your atteution has been turned to the scale of tolls in tho new leaso of the ferries. I had been waiting patiently to see if it would be allowed to pass without notice. Councillors could nofc have been study ing fche interests of their district when they ngreedjto raise the.tolU at either ferry, the JToxtofi tme ifi particular, ii? therij ard s£ many: wayb of |e*f aiding thatl f wrjl, p£^°Mi •by crossing the brittle at the riiouth'ot river, but by having goods carried to a certain point by water for less expense than the ferrying of the drays to tho town and back again, which would be a loss to the town iv more ways than one ; and .Again, Horsemen would not object t6 a taile or IWo to Favo ls Gd. The presont scale is a fair one. wich nn extra. ol^r^ ior afqnjNwheoled goods-carrying vehicle, and Gi jier head for cattla if swam, nnd ls if punted. Art- there no gooda or >fci*rnbfrrf ferried over the Foxton River ? I see no scale for came.

As for the Gorge fe/ry, the new scale will drive all the traffic tq the Napier line, as there ia only *>s per ton difference in getting their goods by Napier or Wellington, and I know tJyit the. storekeepers speak strongly of i g€*Hng» -tHeir^ooda way, as there is no river to contend with, atid a good road all the way. If thin were done it would injure the— Manawatu district greatly. It is no mo to say people musfc travel, and tin»n must pay. Tbey will find otW^,wf3&p*sfl?jn£, : ,th^ obstacles aro put iii the way. Hoping 1 •haive not intruded too much, on your,- tune, or s*W n "' yiU "> O"- »■*•>" "'^^ ' i I am, k"., -. - • you; 2i^: .'■' -MO»toiW*M'<K»\i«Wßitu'i! December 18, ISBO.

■; ■■■■■-■■■->•■'> ' ' ■ n ;;'"■«'■' !<'w» The Rowing Contest. — A. contemporary thu* refers to the recent rOwihg'flJOteat s iv Despite the confidence expressed by the S^diiey people in the fairness of the boat race (between Hanlon and..^Jii!ketfc for the championship, there are many who regard the affair with doubt. I a the first place, the quickest, regarded time oxer ,tho T aaniß oourte, is T 93*.. irimuMs 15 -sdoondl, while •Hahlon's present time is 2G minutes 12 seconds, with smooth vr,iit,e% Laycock's timo rowing against Blackman when he finished by himself,- waa 26. iniqiite*; while Trinkett's timo rowing Against' Sadler *was considerably less than that of his race with Hanlon. Under these cjrciims^ancos, and with a favorable course,* it -ia- difficult *o accouofc for Hanlon's oisy victory, and with such oxtremely bad time. Trickett cannot have been in oondiiion,, iß;tM Occident to bis hand must have interfered with his roWipg capabilities.^ Thf^%ftt £W rse » the alternative that tho race Was' sola— a conclusion, however, not warranted by Triokett'a character and past career.