WAIKATO AND THAMES ROAD.

Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 419, 21 January 1875, Page 2

WAIKATO AND THAMES ROAD.

A public meeting wasjwld in the Royal Ho»p1, Hamilton, on Tuesday aiteition, ir Fbr the purpose of preparing a memnrial to the Government on tho subject of a road from the Upper Tharne* to tho Waikato." There was a good attondanoe of infiaentipl a#Ulers. , t „ Mr Oox t^o| tEejojl^oaliiqiqWrt^baof'Mr Leslie seconded by Mr Spddplijj i »'<!.} * The Chairman Wad tßw ' adrerUtstnfnt convening the meeting, wlfhjh; pc laid exfiUined j/tlie object was that th«qu<?ifcion-ittijght|be dfj^w'eclana/iij/itable memorial prepared, He ©fjhejSisessity for the proposed work*, but would leave others who were more conversant with faots to discuss the question. Mr Leslie thought that he, to some* ectent, was called upon to more a resol iitipja, as,a ia£Ur.frflm' tli* J bswes t - tnggesting that the Waikato settlers should meet and memoriallsythe Government, was addressed to iiim. ' It was unfortunate that Mr Moon was not present, as be could, hare given muoh useful information on the questions That gentleman had told him'tUaf the I pot to which a launch had been taittfn from^Gfraharastown in ten 'hour* was only 35 miles distant from Hamilton, and that there would be few difficulties to overcome iri making a road j a few places would require to be fas'oined and two or tur e small bridges erected. The road would be useful to all the settlers in the Waikato, it was not merely a Hamilton, Te Awamufu or Alexandra question. The distance by the, road would only be three miles , greater thtu from Hamilton. It resiei with the meetifig to appoint a committee to draw up a memorial. He mpved " that Me srs Oor, Campbell, Claude, Ruucitaa'n and the mover draw up a memorial to the Government to open a road from the Waikato to the Upper Thames." Mr Hammond seconded the resolution. After a desultory discussion 'in which Messrs Runciman, Seddon, Hammond, and other* took part. Mr Seddon moved and Mr Bunciman seconded I '" .That the Goverment , be requested to open a line of road from Waikato to the Thames Gold Field, via Ruakohaehao." Mr Kunciman in speaking to the resolution said that the cost of making .the ro»d to Te Aroba -would be so triflng that ifvr»s not worth asking the Governn&ent for, there was now only about half a mile of the road over which he could not drive a dray. The resolution was carried unanimously, and the meeting terminated wiih a vote of thanks to the chairman. The committee immediately p> oreeded to business and in a very short time drew up the following memorial, which they signed on behalf of the meeting- and forwarded for presentation. • ■

To THE HotfORABIB Sift DONALD MoDlUf, fc.C.V.O. ETC., BTG We. the undersignedt being members of a oommiteee appointed by a public meeting held at Hamilton on the 19th January, desire most respectfully to call your attention to the necessity of opening coinmunieatton between the Witikato and the Thames G-old fields: The basis of our action is the following resolution passed at the meeting held on the above d*te : — "That the Government be requested to open a line at road from Waikato to the Tbamea GuldfiVhV' ' ; The roasoiiß we have to urge are:^— '(l.) That the Waikato being a partly agricultural and paatural district produces that for which there is always a demand on a goldfield. (2.) That were communication established the settlers in some disti ids of the Waikato would be able to draw supplies from a port of entry at a less cost than at present. (3) That large tracts of country in the Piakoand towards the Thames are being occupied by settlers, and that toe successful termination of their enterprise depends very much upon communication being opened with the Thames— their natural market.