SHAFTESBURY. [From Our Own Correspondent.]

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 72, 18 October 1884, Page 2

S H A F TESB URY. [From Our Own Correspondent.]

A mrkting of settlers was held on Thursday. 9th inst , Mr K. Y. C»x in the chnir, with reference 1 to tip disgraceful state of t\\i} road in tliis township. L'ue sctileis are vt» y indignant at t.e way in which ihey liave been tren'wd about this ro.ul. It appears tiiat in vi y months since a sn.n of £25 was voted !»y tlie County Council to lie expen 'c 1 in inserting culverts an I doin# what was >Uo absolutely roquisitc to make t l >r» roadway passable, and that 0 mneii r W. T. Firth was requested to super - r.i»iul the expeniliture of the money mi (dialf of the County Council. Thou h the attention of that and oF the surveyor lias been repeatedly c\tl. d to the matter, nothing has yet been done >eyon I sending up the timber for the culverts As recently as Tuesday, 7tn, VI r Cox's waggon was broken in going hro:igh « mud hole where one of thes-e culverts ought to have been fixed. La-t week Mr Knight was thrown and bad y iur', owing to his horse getting its loto >t into a hole in a bad part of t!ie ma I [tiite clo'Ae to his house, besides which other accidents have also Imppene '. The Chairman was requested to com:nunieato with the County Council and equest that a e.nmnittee consisting of limself, Messrs Squirrel I and Knight be iliowetl at once to have t.ie culverts put iti and expend the balance of fcne £25.