COUNTY BOUNDARIES.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4809, 21 August 1876, Page 2

COUNTY BOUNDARIES.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE NEW ZEALAND TIMES. Sin, —Unanimously the East Coast, Castle Point, and Alfredtown settlers condemn the oroposed boundaries of the Wairarapa county, rhey consider, and with good cause, that this mtlying district has been neglected by the irovinoial rule. The Premier’s great argunent and support in making the change from orovincial to county government is that outlying districts such as this would get justice. Now, sir, I think we will jump from the fryingpan into the fire by being connected with such populous places S.a Masterton, Greytown, Eeatherslon, and their surroundings. In the name of equity, why should such a large county be made on the East Coast as the one proposed? It has at least 130 miles of coast line, and runs inland thirty to forty miles ; while on the West Coast there are four counties in a coast line of eighty miles, and about thirty miles inland. Instead of localisiugitis centralising on the East Coast. About twelve miles north of Masterton the East Coast, Castle Point, and Alfredtown districts are not only geographically but socially distinct from the Wairarapa. We have a shipping port at Castle Point, and our rates should be expended in making leaders to it, whereas the Wairarapa roads all lead to Wellington. This is a paramount reason that we should not be conneeted, as any Board that may be formed from the present proposed boundaries would have five to two in favor of Wairarapa. I believe our member, Mr. Andrew, has been communicated with on this subject. We trust he will do his duty by urgently representing the proposed injustice ; and we hope not only the Px-emier, but all the Wellington members, will consider our isolated case, and make this outlying district a success from the late legislation. There are many arguments in favor of tins separation that I would fain give ; but I have already trespassed on your space. I hope the good sense of our own and the other Wellington members will cause them to look into this matter, and give us a county that will allow us to localise our own rates, which is all we can now look for, to open up our at present locked districts. Tour insertion of, this feeble effort in helping a much-neglected part of our adopted country will oblige, An East Coast Settler.