A MUCH-DISCUSSED ROAD

Otaki Mail, 18 August 1922, Page 2

A MUCH-DISCUSSED ROAD

To the Editor, Major Tatum forwards u- ilm loi lowing letter:—"Sir, In accord:, ma with your reque-t I have been lo Wai knwa to inspect the proposed route- " give access to Mr Bevan'.- prop-uy. ' first inspected Ihe route along ye n northern boundary, where the Conn': Council propose! to take pari of yo ' j property, and the whole "1 your pri .: ' | right ..f'uay and connect it into a pub | li, road. This is a l-wi line ngf j through ev, pi the railway rro.-ing. j ;.::d a leep terrace ill -'• . ID lA. win '• which could be made into :i dray mad. But i must point out thai Hie 1- bnb-right-of-way will not giv m- '" Will aiiow the public to pa-s ov.-i -., r ,',. a bridge erected. neither of which ear: be done without ll .sent ol -le Railway Department. I' the Depart j, lg made public cattle stop- must h being built, v Inch together with I ing and compensation will -osl ab" ■#;,'.o. A- 1 did nol believe thai •':■' (Council would spend that amount . take a public road to piiv.-'e propel'y i in.-pected •::«• other |.ropo-ed c:"Th. one now in .!«■ by M. Bevai level all the way excepting at the ban's j of the '--roan-, where there :- ■■ -ligl'< fall of about one in thirty, but :!.<• 01. good road could be mad- on either of the two route- «hown on the uc-.ou panvii.g -ketch, but th- b<~; and -bof e«t 'is the one which k-ep. ~, the wecrt; -id- of the rni.way. I'- adv.-.-i lag.-s are: D •- the cheapest and mo-' | direct route to Mr .ic\ :i „\ -ci.o- : | no railway line lo ■■n.-: lh- land '• ! b„ taker: i- poor, stony land, and tie {making of 'hi- approach v.ould ■■ jr.- of -,-e. and very serviceable ... the lon -eiit ov Iters. In my opinion I formation and compensation in >■')■..■■ I tier: with this rout' -hould not •■>:■:•-n one hundred pounds.- Vour-. «•■ MOHOAK CARKKFK, Authorised Surveyor." ! Otaki R'silway.