THE GOVERNMENT DOMAIN, OR PEOPLE’S PARK.

New Zealander, Volume XVIII, Issue 1717, 23 August 1862, Page 9

THE GOVERNMENT DOMAIN, OR PEOPLE’S PARK.

To the Editor of the New-Zkalandke.

Sir,—The state of our neglected roads is now a matter of universal complaint, and very justly so too, because to say the least, some are really a disgrace to our Government, and perhaps there is no worse specimen—strange to say—than the short piece of pathway forming the entrance to our public Domain or Auckland Park! At the present time, and for the past two months, this path which ought to be an attraction, is in such a condition that defies anyone entering the Domain except it be on stilts! The cost of repairing surely cannot be any hindrance, as the extent of the at present bog is only about fifty feet by ten wide, I allude to the spot just at the bend of the road near Kirkwood’s Brewery. It seems to bespeak either great indifference or lethargy to the public weal on the part of those entrusted with office, that for the sake of an outlay of some five pounds or more, the people of a crowded city should thus be entirely cal off from a recreation so needful, innocent, and beneficial. I have, &c., A Pedestrian. August 2Gth, 1862.