COMMUNICATION BETBEEN THE THAMES AND WAIKATO.

Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 451, 8 April 1875, Page 2

COMMUNICATION BETBEEN THE THAMES AND WAI K A TO.

The following correspondence relative to a road between the PiaWo^ and the Thames rivers lias passed betyeHnMrJCharle^Q^Teill^the member for the Thames, aud-the Minister of Public \^ 'oik's, and w,e understand thwt by the construction of the piopos"d road easy fcomtmiuication will' be made, connecting Waikato and Qhinemuri districts; thus enabling the settlers'in, the Waikato to send their produce and cattle to the fast growing population in our new goldn'elds, and thereby encouraging - the Waikato farmers to increase their produce and stock, and regulate the supply to the miners at resonable pi ices. Princs street, Auckland, March 11, 1875.

Sir, — I have the honor, as the representative of the Th;mres district; to call your attention to what I believe it is a great necessity, viz., the construction of a road fcietween the Thames' an <1 the Piako Rivers. The settlers on the Piako have already formed about thirteen miles of road towards Hamilton, but require the extension "of the road, as stated, between the Piako and Tham 8." The settlers have raised the sum of .£5OO for the purpose of the formation >f the required road ; but it seems tha.t £1500 is necessary, therefore a sum «.f iJIOOO will he wanted. It is not a big sum, and if you could grant the amount of £1000 it would be a great boon to settler.**, whilehe Ohinemuri district would have the advantage of obtaining cattle and produce from the Piako and Waikato districts. -I trust you will give this communication your.most favourable-consideration — I have the honor to be, sir, your most obe^ent ! servant, ~*'* Ch\rles O'Neill. To the Km. Dr. Pollen, 0 >lonial Secretary.

PuMfcWorks Office, , W&linqton, >'arch 25, 1875. Sir, — I have the hcJna\to acknowledge fcho r-ceipfc of 'your letter- of the 11th instant, relative to tt'>eimp>ft\nce of conMwotirtg-ft road between the *TJjaraes -and the Piako,E^vei'B,^iid in reply to inform you t,h?it the instrucfi\ns have l>een afiven to Mr 0 arke, the ResUent Eigt^eei 1 in the Waikato, to have a survey of the line of roud mad-) and on his report beinsr recivel th'e Government will give it their ini'nediite consi'ieration. — I have the honor to be. sir, your obedient servant, . Edward Richardson. CO 1 Veill, Eg., M.H.R., &3., Auckland.— "N.Z. Tlentld'."' ' ' * * . '