ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editor of the New Zealand Spectator.
Sir, — The term " heavy" is applied in a variety of ways : — I now heg to apply it to our way*, — for no " heavy wet" was ever more disagreeable than that which we have to puddle through upon our in tolerable roads. Some blame may, perhaps, be attached to the elements. More, however, is attributable to the authorities, whose long-winded operations, in conjunction with the absence of long-winded north-westers and south-casters, have done double mischief. To be "heavily" serious, however, we require the aid of an engineer — not a makeshift — but a man of science, to lay down the proper gradients for all our lines of road, according to the features of the ground, the material in the particular locality, the drainage, and the highest possible level above high water mark. Your's&c, W. Wellington, June 16, 1848.
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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 301, 17 June 1848, Page 3
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146ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editor of the New Zealand Spectator. New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 301, 17 June 1848, Page 3
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