ROBINSON CRUSOE ISLAND.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 2, 23 April 1914, Page 2

ROBINSON CRUSOE ISLAND.

A BAG KB LOCKS COMPLAINT. The following letter rrom Mr W. E. Porter, Turoto Hoad South, was read at the last meeting of the Ohura j County Council: — “Mr Sandison, Chairman. Sir and Gentlemen of the Ohura County Council, —J write you on the question of opening up and connecting by bridge tins southern portion of road with the j north. At present lam fixed in a sort J of .Robinson Crusoe Island or some- j thing like from Wibbleton to N apple- ! ton—just lo miles and so on, so near . and yet so far; even to Roto road is j 7 miles by Tokirima and only two by j ■crossing the river on wire (not wire- I loss). .Before settling in this kindly district I was informed by several I who thought they knew that a bridge i suspension was to be removed from i some other where and suspended 1 across the Ohura, thus connecting the | very host settled road in the count,' and yet the most neglected: only bit i wide, and only Bft (loop of good sticky | papa clay all those winters and springs; wbv, I don’t know what they have been thinking ol those ten years. My first act in this road connection 1 was to cut tracks on hillside 3ft wide 1 and clear away logs and make as • smooth as possible for the general public using. Before many weeks they will have to remove five sets of sliprails en route. 1 should have been pleased to come to Ohura ami present this question in person. Unfortunately, since coining here 1 have had a long attack of rheumatics, and not ! having a motor nor a biplnc to skim ■ j the Matigaroa I am doing my best. •| Hoping, Mr Chairman and gentlemen. 1 j yon will give tin's road and bridge ' I your practical and earnest considcri; at ion. 1 have a lug lot of heifers i coming in, and Maticre in the near ’ future will be the railhead.” ■ Thu letter was received.