CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1475, 5 September 1883, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

J' : ; ' 'To the Editor. ... . Sir,—Can you tell me how it is that .. •..whenever the connection of Woodville ; and Palraerston by rail is spoken of, ''the Goige route is accepted as the only , ■ possible one 1 Now, lam pretty well 'acquainted with the country both on ■ the Fitzherberton and Pahiatua side oftheTararua, and I think that an easy route might be got betweon those places. . The first threo'or four miles on the v Pahiatua side would be quite level. On the Fitzherberton side the' country is more broken, but by no means • mountainous. The land ajl the way through is heavily timbered, and of good quality. There would be three rivers to bridge, thc;-Maiigatainoka, the Mangahoa, and Manawatu at Fitzherberton, (unless the Manawatu Bail- . way Company's".' bridge could be utilised). ,1 do not think any great difficulty wO'uld be experienced in crossing thS 'l'ararua, as in places it is , little more than a ridge. There is no • doubtihat if a suitable line could be way it would liave many adr ]' t vantages over the Gorge route, which .opens up no now country at all. An ' extra ten .miles in distanco (from , Woodville to Pahiatua) need not bo considered af it would of course have j to W constructed in any case, and ■ though it would make the journey longer for tliriso travelling from Napier fit would be.so much shorter'to those " coming froih the Wairarapa, Of course this is only a suggestion of wine, but '■ I think that'before commencing such a , ; difficult and expensive piece of work' ... as the Gorge railway, the couritfy should be thoroughly explored to see if ■' a better line could not be obtained. Trusting that I have not trespassed too '. • much on your valuable space, • •' lam die., _ J.. Hugiies.