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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 10, 27 November 1878, Page 2

. In ; lookjmg. o\fcjr thiC. Approprintf»ji.g, far ; lui^wj^patioa, sflA Puiirrc. "Wforfc?, w» came across & f«?w little matters which j are of vi,tal itupojptajioe, to 'this d*strict, ( audio. wiiivK we, would invite the es- . ppQial attention. o£' thja representatives ; of' ouj? yariou* local bodies. In the first place, we are glad to notice, under the i he!«Hfn« of grants, sjpr roads to open up lands "before, snip, the s«,in of £50©0, [allotted to Blocks 5, 6, £ 10, and: Ift of. f the. Eaira&gi Survey District, better known as. the. !Fa,ojiui^Earere Block, |. We haxe again and again advocated this course as the.onljjr true means of pushJ;t>&o v a legitimate seirtement, and it is a ; mat^'r for satisfaction that the promises ma.de, by the Minister, when, iatejrriewed by v a deputation from 'this town, have been fulfil ledv Nesjt m impprtance cpnies the matter of roads m deferred 1 f- paynieui blocks, disposed of- 1 prior to the first of January, 187S, for which, a siifl>,bf £10,000 has been set dovjrn. In connection. a participation m that , \ote t there w the. Paimerfiton Deferred Payment Block on the ttengitiker roadu toward- whjch we believe we are, correct m statiTijf. that not one single penny has bpen. recei-ved, is a master for \ newly-ekcted Highway Bojird to move m, and we feel tha.t, all that is necessary. i fe to give. a. hmt to.ha.Te. the. snggestjJion I acted! upon.. Third, dp the list of raatwthiiph afEeet onr interest i? a. roje. of^i^;000; for police; jßta-fions. and> Ipeks ,u,p in' the. J^prih Island. We have. so. rppßatedly and so. strongly rofferred" to, • that matter, and the., scandalous, condition, of the; Pajinerston police quarters, that we feet it is. nothing. more. nor less. ithah a. waste of space to. do^ so ftirther. i K;ei:erthe-leR s «, we wo»M- once more- draw. !t,he attention pfetho Minister of; Justice to. the! matter. Under, the. heading ofi appropriations. for iho goJflftftjds, there 'are voted- as.aids.tp.prospecj^ift, and although that industry i«.no^c*rried : • onit^any-gfoat. extent m this IVavHwial: Distrfct, sjtitii as., i^o. stated i^» a rcoept i'ssn^ « c jroppsctinß par (^ bap buen;

voted a sum for assistance m such ventures, it is but fair that ja share of the fund, be it ever; so small, should be claimed and obtained. The last item, to which w© will refer is that of £300 for the Karere road, and we feel quite convinced that m merely mentioning it it is left m good hands when taken charge of by the member for the Taonui Riding,.