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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 34, 6 February 1878, Page 3

TO THE EDITOR.. Sir,— l an* pleased to c'find feb# my letter of the 26th ultimo has had theeffect of bringing out some fresh, ideas '- relative to. oar '? Jature Railway Station. " site.'' The -writers have evidently given ; the matter deep consideration, and m ■ both instances succeeded admirably m arriving at . strange concl^siorw-. Jn, my opinion,;- the -arguments used by are simply absurd, and have nothing to recommend them, only< thAt according to hi* shewing we should have the Station ia a most out of the . vayiplace.; What he uses as^an argument against the prexehifc Station, ..site, and thef uture one which I reconiQ>*mied, is just what almost everyone m any town would; recommend, namely, a line of Kailway running along where the whole of • ottr traflwj is carried on. I »m one of those whoj wouJd like to see ihe present piotures<^ae buil<ifn^ removed, but at the same time, I wouJid only recommend, the removal to be conducted m a reasonable and inexpensive manner,, and most decidedly object to the constriction of a sew Bailway through the entire Itength of our town— supposing the' land recguired was the property of (?oirernißcnt» which is not the cage. ToiwJiNig'b.fe prppose<i site, he sayt l^i Station would naturally be just iteUiw. thje bjoildin^knOTKa as Xd'ngaxd.'s

Brewery. Fancy, Mr Editor, the gnat achievement of finding an Engineer m this enlightened age of Rnilways who would quietly reconvnend tho erection of a Railway Station m a swamp, even though it might be situ, ated near a Brewery, unless perhaps he was the owner of said Brewery, and fondly hoped, to see his buildings be- j come at sdme future time, the new Station. C. W. JL. has given his opinion, but it is quite evident he must be a stranger m this land of curs, or lie would not suppiSe that the present Station stands:6u- any cross roads m the Square. The road now used m ap. preaching from the Royaland Glaren. don is not a road at all, as I can. not find it marked on any plan of the township I have yet seen. I have been told it was made m error. Ifi such is the ease, the day will eomc when it will be fenced m, and pirobahly used as a footpath. When that does take place, then it will be shewn that the vicinity of the Post Office is the roast convenient and proper spot f|jj£ our future Railway Station— even though that site proves to be next door to some person, who may be (as the writer states) selfish enough to wish such a thing. In my opinion, Mr Editor, the Terrace End scheme quietly hinted at wont take, but looks very much as if some selfish person there would like to have the Railway Station, not only next: door to him, but right opposite his door. In times gone by, some effort was made m the direction of ayplatform, but it miscarried. When a public matter is under- . discussion publicly* J think it behoves every writer, or speaker to advance ideas, which will m some way recommend themselves to the public. lam sorry to say, my two friends have not clary? so m their : late- attempt, but perhaps they will do as the little ditty s^jw-—- --" Try,, try* try again." — I am &c. t. b. a