CORRESPONDENCE.

Manawatu Herald, 5 April 1894, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

W« are not responsible for the statement! or opinions of correspondents., TO THB EDITOR OF THE MANAWATO HERALD Sir, —Will you be good enough to insert this short letter in your valuable paper. I may mention, as a reason for asking the favor, that it is from Motoa, and Motoa is generally such a quiet place.,, Of course we havp heard a: good deal about the upper portion; where Messrs Stfan'g Bros are - making so many improvements, and the ■ beau clutteaux etaut batir la. But it is the ; lower portion more particularly that this letter refers to, and the matter is this—A -certain settler has blocked np a publio drain (the fact is, made a oart road on his ;>ok» .property across a superfluous drain), th«4 setter denying .that of the ratepayers money was ever paid lor the T.-formation of that drain; 'but, however public or private, those storm-makers are. determined that there the water shall go, •• notwithstanding that there are two outlet '»tlrains with ample fall to carry off all storm water, even if an extra flow came out of £.jjtojm«(d ieapot r And .they ara not more than fifty chains apart, but that goes for nothing. J bjdieve one settler declares that the water shall not run up Ml any longer, and has persistently out the gorse down into the qrglo; and now it is just coming on winter again the young gorse and sods are being grubbwl and again throws into the said roadside drain. I believe, Mr Editor, those little storms do good sometimes, as it clears the atmoaa bit. I hope it will be so in this case. That portion of the road on which Jhe. watey waa. dammed back on was very •"bad last year. lam informed that it is t-very easily remedied if the overseer could --see his way clear to spend two or three pounds on clearing out the roadside drain ljL { bjlipye.it would oost more to.take it-on to •SJejoiner outlet, or the drain the ;stonn is gupgt^as t believe all the,back part.(Of. that arain through the flax on the estate is . completely blocked. Yon see, sir, we don't want much, the Premier told us cruelly that we should not have a bridge. Do you think we could get w a Post Office at Motoa, and that bit of a *"'. Amin; cleared ? Kindly lend your influence etj^t voulior toiyours du bien a vom et -.votre 'contervatlon. Adieu { —I am, &0., . , ; , Betac. I *J Mo*o»> APril 3rd, 1894.