ROADS AND TRACKS, TE AROHA.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 81, 20 December 1884, Page 2

ROADS AND TRACKS, TE AROHA.

At a meeting of the Piako Coanty „. Council on Wednesday, Mr Pavifct m± ported that some necessary repairs hud been done to the road between Te Aroha and Waiorongomai, and also, on the* upper pack track. He asked permissionto have something done to that portion* of the upper pack track where the'Dia-" mond Gully creek crosses it, cost to be* about £12. He forwarded a, list, of tracks proposed to be formed for the 1 purpose, of faciliting and encouraging prospecting operations, with the estimated cost ~of • each. These 7 were as» follow :—: — No. 1. Widening and improving the present pack track, from the Thermal Springs JReserve, Te Aroha, to the top* of the Bald Hill, 80 chains, cost : £100. IF this work is (lone, provisions can hecarried by horses to the back country from t\ c stores. No. 2 Make a new track from the 1 , Bald Hill, round under the sonth of mount To Aroha, and above the present claims, connecting it with the tramway at its tiM-uii.ius, distance . 270 chains, cost : £270, tit 20s per chain. All the tracks should be made at least 4 feet wide on the sidlings, and the bush fallen half a chain wide. N r ' No. 3. Make a now track from above Fern Spur road, along the western l"ae> of the hills' (passing the Buck Ruef) to the Bald Hill, dista-ce, 160 chains, cost : £160. No 4 Make a new track from Waiorongomai t<s upper 'portion of Sto.iey Creek, and round the Hill to the Eureka claim, distance, 200 chains, cost £20O>. Upper Pack Track'. — Widen and improve the present pack track, at Waiorongomai, cost, : £250. This « a most .necessary work, as the road in its present condition is almost impassable, and will of course in winter be quite stopped? I may state there are about 40 familiaa, besides single men y living along this road, and to whom> its condition is of the utmost importance, as their daily supplies are carried to them by it. Lower Track. — Some culverts arid.' small bridges will be require* l on this mad, and if they could be fixed before - winter the present fair condition of the- • road would be maintained. The cost will be £iOO. The amount of. money expended an this road by Mr P Perguso'i is £423, to be repaid to him? Cas he in- C forms me) by the council. The whole amounts summarised are as follows r — J No. 1. Widening present track, 80chflins r £100 ; No.' 2, Making new gold-, fields track, 270 chains, £27M **\ . No. 3. Making, new. .goldfields u track, 160 chains, £160;, No. 4. M aking new goldfie.lds track, 200 chaius,. , £200 ; improving upper- track, £200 ;' improving lower track, £ v lOO j amount^ to be paid to jFerguson, , ££23-.. Toiai t l , £1503. As' it is a well-known- fact that there iVa' considerable ex.teufc toft auri-, , ; ferous country close to the Te^Aro|ia^ v - J ltidin t g,J)ut in' 'the Thames TTar.u r . 4;; ran^a -Coirnties, I fwouM ,tha.tX \ the >cou(icibi of- -those jlijtrjcts rbej . com-h .^ municate l''With n! s >• that a^gralit^from (« t 1 Government could^alsb B^ beH obtaJlVetK. to Ji open up the gl'Mutl |i%y > umki < ng^o),d-|; „ fields tracks,' whigl^if Be"-;, iqf great, g^/^^i^^^^^'tQ^^fr^vC ; - .^i|^^rteeTS^^l^^n^3|o ; | 1^