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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 39, 23 February 1878, Page 3

TO THE EniTOB,. • Siß,-="lj' confess I w,as,reajly,- astonished' at I|he sight of t w;o yery f ormjjable.resolntipns w.hicb appeared m your issue of Wednesday "^pist, m, thp' reports, of thfi- late., mpetings, of .fcounty. Qopneil and' Manawatu. 55gh,---yays Bpard, Supposing the Government tjhinks fit to, act as. those, bodf es, suggest, the iesiu^ wft'bp. th^. discohtinping. of the prev^ent Eoadi from, Palmerston to, the. Lpwer I'erry ;. the. removal). of -the chance of the. Bridge sp. long promised^ and' so anjcionply expected) by thp public ;• the abafidpnment of thepresent ferry, and; a, great injustice inflicted; v|pon ; -thpi w;hole, of the. property Qwnera along this line, of road, Why this %ttempte.d rerolpJipn,R' Why this, sudden change m such, important public, measures P Echo ansyfer^-vested interests; of some ope qn the south bank of the river, lit appears e.asy m t^er fpjs,thp members of t(he i;oad board,, to find seconders m, the. shape of residents, m Foxton who, can, nofe be su'ppQßej4,to.ki)pw. wh|it the resolutions really :ipgaq.^..apd| the public mjiy with, justice presume thafe they were not injendpd, to %novr. Ifi, my opinion it is the du.ty of any and all members, of thp public bodies to • consult with. . theip constituents, prior rushing headlong in tQ,a, change of this nature and extent. If those threatened changes are of so much benefit to .Palmerston and. its surroundings, why not publicly announce the fact, and give the public ap-opportunity of "strengthening the hands of our worthy memiber-8 ; while- tfrgy sp, peraiste.atly 4ghtißgr%our goodr Sijph, is. npt the cas.p,.*&^r,. Editor. :. when tihe vpice of tlje public ig.qsked it, wijl, be fpnpd, qonjlemping those, gentlemen, who qre.so.bHpy; t?\jdr|g tp, do. anything but jusop thft PPRth, side of riyer.. AsL\ vs^. w^it i^ fpir-play,. and' j^s. alarge. nPßbefr of thp. settlers, reside withip tlie^ boupdftfi^Ss qf thft- IMCanchftster Eoad, Bpardj apdi tbe. present fe,rry and bridge ip, situatied, vpithjp, sugh : bojmdaries, we will a?li,t,hp,m,to,(s9me,.to.ouFrQscue.and assist usi to, standi agaipst, those, plotting migqhjef.lnptape.thp. rpsplu,tjon, afe the» QpUpty; QqupcUi wa§- tabled •while .bpth,Feildipg. members were., absent. AWky npt give., tjbp.nha, qbappe,: of r^cqr/ding tlteir; view^ on, a t matter,- so.iptimately com ijeQted'with^hßirprpspftrjity ?> If ber r^ght,;apout this,time-h>st year, a similar agitation was got up, and;ended,in,a public, meeting, Which, said, distinctly — .Y^e won't "ha ve.such,a change. rßqrhaps the two lead; ipg spirits m the present agitation, wjll ciallj a public meeting- for. thp.pvippQse>of againhearing the verdipt of the,majority. Hoping that such. will be the case, and,6oop — I; am, &c.,, --.■■.■.'■.'■■. A S?TpciE.EE ; 'ojri thp. QpEaE; RpAP,