HIGHWAY BOARDS AND THE WAY THEY

Waikato Times, Volume 491, Issue VIII, 13 July 1875, Page 2

HIGHWAY BOARDS AND THE WAY THEY

To the Editor of the Yvaikato Times. Sib, — The time v is vow close at hand when the annual meeuni(8 > AJ^ri*^> t 2yit*rs g^u^ off, and it ia to be hoped th,at tliey\in\|*»irnl>t^e\»g f hb4srt of men. or at any rate, a better averajjtf tVih/ ha^.^paT done. Of course, Ido not mean to aaytiidt the mei^put in^Sfiould .be, or a»e like-y to be all civil engineers or road surveyors, as lt iS not t° De expected amongst settlors, as a man can nomore knos^Hinything aboat the above prolession unless having learnt the.ii, than he can of carpentering or blacksmith's work. Although to look»4tsj*ue oWthespecitfegns of road making carried o%t by somi^al^ur atfT^i^rVuNfßyora And >oad nvikera, ,yo^i would th'Th^jtl^at tli^Lj&on/id^red t embelves to t ie abuTlpcalhnga born, aoct-ft leaUv is auVprising what a quantity of men tliere are labouring auder the above delusion or hobby. If you should think my remarks severe, just L't any one that thinks so, and has any knowledge of tue above sort ol work, look aruund in tii<* virum- diatrtotd an I he will see m cutting for o.ids two or three sorts of grades in t lie oi.e cutting, and others that areol such a steep grade that on a wet day a howe should 4iav« feet like a fly to get up with a load ; som»4^at &JV decKnt y^u will find have been done over twice bei^jre^ievjtJouls^eN§?Hßd passably; sides ot outtin^ at all aorc^ o£jp<%es, a'ldNilt&ou^h we hiv« hal a very extraordinary Img dry" sU'innS^, you will even now find some of the Boards in the midst of deep earthworks, to the loss of both ra'epayers ani com motors, the said i-uttiugs being at present perfect sloughs of despond, and likely to be all the winter. In faut, in come places, iraiEc is stopped. Now, in face of the above iaotsj is it any wonder that we should wish foiui fefltsensibleWeri to be put maa trustees, or at leasf>iwt^ey aVte vtJXjWj 1 tue oalebrated three ß's, as irom waat^^Wsi enSon|oine/5t i 9 a tasli of no little dilliculty for thew^oXmie tl^ar^b^nNii^iijies. As tue above subject is one of some importance, I trust yon will find a corner for it in your valuable paper, ani beg leave to reuadin, youra, &c. Age i cola.