The Patea Mail. Published Wednesdays and Saturdays SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1876.

Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 98, 18 March 1876, Page 2

The Patea Mail. Published Wednesdays and Saturdays SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1876.

VvPni.sT engrossed somewhat with the dazzling pi expect of llarbur works for I’alert, with, Utc promised visit of Kir dull us \egtd u> an utt! skirl- of the district, with Agricultural Khowsd.Tuwn iiai! openings, and mm thing or other, mu) of the most important matters fu i,be, whole community—the completion end the opening ol tbc .Mountain If./ad o> 'l'aramtki-—ha-el).>en of late forgotten, at leie t temporarily. '.Phi-; is lie- more remarkable. ame<- the u-.-ilare u! the ■ i;-•!l’iei de[»elid.s so s Tiimsiy oil H. Ali k.mw that within our limits rliere is ieiei capable oi pro>incing ceivals, that cannot, bn surpassed in the world,, lb tit td>ere Are pastures .able ttv : 'supj><.>rt and k:i:en tell times the stock at. present running over them now, that there is in fact one of the VelV choicest spots il! all N„‘W Ziadatui sulP ring from an easily supplied, w.aitp ready access to ■inarkids nhere its produce wii! become available ali Ice tbr Sal.;, and consumption, ami to the, profit oi the producer. 'There are hop) s that. Hu; Harbor works will be mulei taken, the security lor repayment that the'district can give are of Mich a very ,'U'nstttuiiai nature as to carry conviction even t,o a Parlimneiitarv Committee, dmuid .shell a' tribunal be'had recourse to. Hut unhappiiv ibis concession l* not sutiten lit, ewn when obtain'd, lor a market boil; on the Karl mu; West (Aa-ds, is m eessaiy, to properly encourage seUietnem and production. iliAVcver coquettish Pur I). MHeavn may be with the Maoris of this, province, there caunaf be a question t hatbv som>; means or other the lands now Iviiig idie and waste, within its botm- ■ bui'..'S, will not long be lucked up. nut. • hat they will be utilised as tbc Creator in'etideil. Tim extent of Hies,; at jires-'iit uin!sed a-eres is something etcntnons, the Waiinatc pdains alone would support a vast population, and Hieir possession, cb spite idle inert m'ss of Ha.* Nalivi 1 I mpartiuent, will nut be |».,iig d>'lnyed. At Taranaldf Aosv Ply.mou.ilK rather, great works are promised, works that will lift that somewhat quiet town 'to lie' dignity 01. a Jirst-dass.seandrtj' ami will consequent ]y need some export trad.; to maintain such stains. "Tim old divem

j of onr worthy Sujierintemiciit, -Mr (.hir--1 i iugton, seems likely to approach fuliil- | in'-nt, .and -such a eomsummatiou. of the hopes of years is one devoutly to by wished - That gentleman has not only •mver beer. Pni IT went to the welfare of The province,- hut has worked zealously ih .season, ami out oi season, lor its '.welfare, and, froin however humble a source any. suggestion conies, wo feel sure that it. will be paid heed to, by 'himself ami the gentlemen he is associated with, provided it.hasfor iPs objee.t the advancement of, Taranaki. Tim great hindrance to advancem; nfc here has been the want of an accessible market, and one of the outlets, that bywav of .New Plymouth, has been hitherto almost virtually closed owing to various causes, the lengthened road, native humbug, & c. The Mountain Road w;is supposed to, ami Viili doubtlessly, when completed, Avegcom'c this trouble. ■ Not onlv dues it cut off some thirty or forty miles ofdillicult- travel,, but it avoids, or should avoidj.allliativp difficulties, grass seed cmbroglios of recent date included. Though the almost iuealcuable:advantages of this road must bo clearly recognised by such an acute intellect,,as Mr Carrington possesses, he hns certainly, bcelv anything ’ but energetic; so' faV, in hastening its completion. It is no doubt; true that lie has had all kinds, of difti-, cullies in his way, unknown to The. Uninitiated, .but,at the same time more; might certainly have' been done, had a. little more determination been shown'hy the Provincial Executive. The benefits .derivable from the read would'be more than shared in by residents in -the neighbourhood of New Plymouth, indeed thev would really obtain the bean for the pea. 'The producers of this and other districts along the: route would have extra openings for the disposal of their slock, the people of the seaport would find fresh channels for their gbods. The Mountain Road has almost become

lit bye word :md its ''completion''is ,iv/.rrsrcle<t ns on ■ o' the. Tv ntfAbut iii::y -.by dmeumplished during the f uxiot.'iKv o' thd u.'x! generation,- -1-uI-CCawn w hal'd !y, bo expected ouvlit-r. It tyoiiid rcmbvd such a very unsatisfactory impression, .at as early a (.late as possible, for through its ex is I once settlement is delayed, and progress is gready retarded. It is Hot probable that" till' 1 ToVilldal ■ Government. Lans; funds at ‘tli-’.ir command to i.lo n.airly all-that is necessary, but it is t 0... .be hoped that they win make earnest representations to Ini' General Government, he fore' Parliament meets so that provision lor toe: completion of so imporcant a work may he made before tie.; Colonial Estimates are complied. hi the meantime there are finely .sufficient tumis at command to repair iiie worn; places, ; t t■ <I to render the mail passable during the counter winter. A wry few pounds will do this, ami their expenditure to tins end would be most beneficial both to the district ami the province. 1 lie Mountain Komi is one of the great needs of Taranaki, ami. for the sake of all, it Is a (.piestion sufficiently important to enlist the active sympaihy of ail wiio wish lie; province w-di. Amongst liiose, the Sup iiui n-d.-iiL is; prominent, let ids i:i?t nets, au.l tlipse -of his Executive, be'd'evoted to so valuable an end. si i that, even when .Provincial institutions have readied thethe Lonnie of oblivion to which they are hastenin'.;-, (heir last memories may be pleasant; ones.