ON SUNDRY SUBJECTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 23, 27 September 1913, Page 5

ON SUNDRY SUBJECTS.

"ON STANLEY, ON!"

[To The Editor Stratford Post.]

Sir, —I hasten to state that the time at my disposal is too brief to permit of an exhaustive repiy to the political bluff of Ernest A. James, General Secretary to N.Z. Political Reform League, which appeared in yesterday'? issue of your paper. I will in the course of ten days or a fortnight place a different complexion on the statements of this gentleman who has the temerity to embark on an attempt to distort the transactions of the part} which lie represents, for the purpose of misleading the public. J- again regret that unavoidable circumstances preclude the possibility of my engaging at the present in an exhaustive treatment of the issues raised in Mi Ernest A. James' letter.—l am, etc.. THOMAS BOYLE. September 26th, 1913. WHERE HONOR IS DUE. [To The Editoii Stratford Post.] Sir,— I read with Very great interest the report of the conference at Wnun gamomona between the Okura, Strut Ford and Whangamomona representatives, and am well pleased that tin Ohura delegates are strongly hi favoi of through communication with tins end, by telephone, road and rail. I'hej are'obviously alive to the advantages to them of being withing a lew Hours train journey to the seaport of Motu roa. But one thing, J think, t< be regretted was the remarks made b\ some of the visitors; it is in referent:, to this end not assisting the Ohur. people to obtain communication tin. way. I know that the business peoph and Press, both in Stratford and Plymouth, have, in and out of season advertised through communication with the Ohura via the Tangarakai Gorge, and both Chambers of Com merce referred to and both the 'Strat lord Post" and the "Taranaki Herald' have' taken every reasonable oppoi tunity'of pointing out the facts fron a geographic and economic stand point, and frequently urged that sue' an outlet was in the settlers' best in forests. I remember many years ago when things were in their comparativ infancy in this nowei' district thft' the proprietor of the "Herald'' seemed the services of an- able writer t<. visit theiOhura, and under the headinp of "Settler," he contributed some bin Jigjlteuirjg articles.:*' P knew' the gen tleman .well, and Jxadjjlptfe of,; talkwith him over a map of Taranaki'' back country.* Later, also, I call t mind that before the bridle track wa opened through from Whnngamomon: to the Ohura, Mr Walter Penn walkct uhrough, and from a personal know ledge gained, has been able, both as : write/ and a public man, to rende splendid service. That, our friend of New Pfpiouth fslvtj ; always strelm ously advocated the opening up of tin Ohura via the Stratford line of roat ;iud railway, is surely evidence of ; broad view on their .part, because i has to be remembered that they pbs sess a main arterial road running righ through the centre of the King Conn try, via Waitara and Mokau to T Kuiti. lam sure this road through the Tangarakau would have been opened years ago, but that the then hea( of the Roads Department in Welling ton was—probably quite conscientious Iy from his own viewpoint—very hos tile to this route. However, Stratfon is the natural outlet for the Ohura and with road and rail communication and the deep sea harbor at Moturoa the Ohura farmers are on a "goo. wicket."—l am, etc.,

J. McCLUGGAGE