NORTHERN APPROACH.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9994, 15 March 1910, Page 5

NORTHERN APPROACH.

To the Editor. Sir,—l was very pleased indeed to read Ratepayer's letter in to-day's Age, explaining how Councillors viewed this subject. Ratepayer says that the permanent diversion of the southern branch, adequate protection, or compensation, and building a concrete bridge, cannot be done for the money available. I have it on the best engineering authority that it can, and further I claim that the project has the support of a very large majority of the ratepayers. 1 our correspondent says that compensation would be claimed by the Adams' fiat ratepayers. Sir, there is only one ratepayer concerned, and that only for some two or three chains. The sum of £SO would be sufficient to protect this property, and make it thoroughly secure from any overflow occasioned by the proposed diversion. In direct opposition to the wishes of the ratepayers on both sides of the river it is surely bad policy on the part of the County Council to persevere with so unpopular a scheme, without taking further outside expert advice or submitting the plans to the Borough Engineer.—l am, etc., DONALD DONALD. Lansdowne, March 14, 1910.