ROAD DEVIATION.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 133, 15 September 1871, Page 4

ROAD DEVIATION.

In connection with the subject of I r md deviation we this day publish ths jf)llowin«; memorial from the Mount [da Trade Association. In ho g,»od a ••a use we can only wish the memorialistn success, and we trust further that Cromwell and other interested places will put their shoulders to the wheel, and dj their utmost to command success : To his Honor the Superintendent of Otago. The petition of the undersigned, miners, storekeeper*, trader*, carrier*, and otlier* of the Naseby portion of the Jtieunt Ida District, Humbly show.ith—That the present distance between Dunedin in I the iv.lmitt.ed north • western central point of the could be mtteriiliy sh -tc-teued by the avoi lance o' the Houn Ibiiru Hill, and the substitution of a direct roue com ueiioing at a point k iown as the old dhag Valley Company'* numing, and terminating a short- distance above the present descent to this township. That, the line to w ,j,.i, y OIIP innn^n(t |i Ht , g refer has been for many years pint known to, and a Imitted by, the various surveyor* to ho the only proper line of road bet won Dunedin ani the up country Ooidfields. That., by the adoption of the line in question, i very serious and d uigerou* ohst»eie to tntfic would be avoi led, while t s»vhvg 0 f at least six miles befwieu the comm.me.ng aul ending termini woul I be effected, thereby virluilly reducing the distance s.mie tea or twelve milej. lhat by the adoption of the route recommended by your mem irialists no injury would be done to any immediate or vested' interests • but, on the contr uy, while conferring a direct an 1 important boon upon Nasebv by all the traffic to pass therethrough—all the up* country districts would eq.uiiy participate m ttie advances to be derived from the propose.l change of route. ThHta better ami more desirall* division of distance could be arranged for future mail com nets by making tfWbj the first dny'a an t Oomw-ll (he second day's stage—thus placing these two important townships, the former wi'hinoneaud the later within two days* communication with Dunedin, instead of two an I time days as heretofore. .That a sum for the .purpose of the deviation of road reierred to by your memorialists w*«

appropriated by the Provincial Council at the 1 .st session. That jour memorialists are aware that Mr. Oliver, the District Road Engineer, has reported in favor of a route which, though avoiding the lloundburn Hill, Ims not the effect of either shortening the distance or lessening the expense of bringing the traffic through this town, all of which objects appear to your memorialists to be of the first and most vital importance to tne progress of the up-country districts. Your memorialists therefore pray that such •teps may be taken by your Honor as will be best adapted to carry out the prnyer of this memorial. And your memorialists, Ac.