CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1407, 18 June 1883, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

EKETAHUM-TENUIROAD. [TO TH ; EDITOR OP THE DAILY J Sir,—At Masteilon. on tlie Bth mst at a meeting of the Debating Society notice was taken of llie Tii aumea diveisiou,ottho Ekekliun»;Tinui road (i and ughtly too' No ,~doubfc ( a grievous mistake is being made. 1 It will not only be ten miles longei, bii£ the cvcusp madc"foi doing 30 is a mistake k batler line and ot as good a giado would be had by taking] the Mima naluialway; and wrjul(Have'io,ooo m budges and fotmation and shot'fcen-

mg the journey ten miles foi all time. When the load is made passengers 01 stock will go'via Tirnumea TheWaidenoi> 1 Masteiton Koad Distuct was asked by mo to get the Boaid to havo a " flying sui i ey" taken of the tin cot loute, but s>o fai ab I have slicii noiiecoid of it has appuued 111 tlio lepoits of tho Bond ,but I see s m the meeting he Ins decided that no othei tlmnf the Tuaumea loutc is practicable If it is fiom peisona' obsuutions he has con eluded this he has had little opportunity, .is only onco his he travelled this way (by dnect lonto) Such opinions liom !>o slight an obseivation should bo t iken foi what they aie woith Whon a saving of £6,000 and shoi tenuig tho jouiney by ten miles aie at nsk we ate bound to considet whethei out public men and 0111 rppiesentativcs are doing then d;ity 111 piosecntlng such woik without at least hist lining A suivey made of the ilnect loutn to asceitain whethei these facts aie so ; " I am, kc } J WGATE