The Patea Mail. Published Wednesdays and Saturdays WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1875.

Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 63, 17 November 1875, Page 2

The Patea Mail. Published Wednesdays and Saturdays WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1875.

When Mr Stamlish was hero the other day. his answer to the deputation who waited on turn, relative to the wants of this district, wen l eminently satisfactory, and he won golden opinions, on his own liehaif and on behalf of the Provincial Exeeutivejjjwit hj which lie is connected, hy In’s evident desire to do justice to the district. He clearly is not a man who deals in plausible pie-crust promises, rs the following letter received yesterday hy Ah 1 I l '. McGuire, M.P.C, the head of the deputation, will shown—New Plymouth, November DAlh, 1875. In fulfilment of my promise, to yourself and the other members who formed the deputation, I have brought the several matters alluded to at that meeting- before my colleagues, and they arc willing to carry out the views expressed by mvself as regards the immediate placing of a working party on this side of the (Mountain 11-iad, with a view of opening this road for horse find cattle traffic as early as possible this summer, and they also fully recognise the great benefits to be derived therefrom and the importance of immediately connecting the two ends of tile Province.

With regard to metalling two miles or so of this road, starting from Hawora township, I find that the General Government have about £3.500 in land belonging to this district, out of the portion of the proceeds of the sales of confiscated lands agreed to be expended by them, and that with a view tueairy out this agreement, tenders were invited, and have just been received for performing this very work, but the tenders were considered so high that they have been rejected by the General Government. However, as far as I can ascertain, the lowest tender was a reasonable one, and therefore wc intend urging upon Major Atkinson (who is now here) the desirability of accepting this tender, especially as the work is.so urgently required, and the construction should hj; proceeded with during- the, early part of the summer, to be available for traffic during the ensuing winter, so there is no time to ho lost. I am, &c., Arthur Standish. F. McGuire, Esq., Carlyle.

It will thus bo clear that Mr Stamlsih is on accord with Ids colleagues, and that all that can reasonably be asked will lie granted if possible. The last portion of his letter, however, shows that he somewhat misunderstood the request of the deputation as to the formation of two miles of the Mountain road. It was known that the. contract for a portion of the road, now under the charge of the General Government for construction, had not been gone on with because the tenders were above the oou'inatij or tne Government lOuginoer, and only very recently wo drew attention to the fact, accompanied by an explanation, why tenders were necessarily high, through tin; difficulty of getting gravel. Let us hope that Mr iStandish ami his colleagues will succeed in softening the hearts of the General Government in this respect as indicated in the above letter. But, what is wanted now so specially, is the formation of two miles beyond the point where the General Government’s liability ceases, two miles on the route of the Mountain road, a distance that will connect many industries, notably the sawmill, with the markets. This is, under the agreement of the General Government with that of Taranaki, a Provincial work, and one ilia*, sadly requires undertaking. The very best thanks are due to Mr Stamlish for what he has done already, let him crown his labor by inducing tbo Taranaki Government to grant this, and be will enhance still more the high esteem in which bo is already held in this district.