THE RAGLAN ROAD.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 607, 11 April 1876, Page 3

THE RAGLAN ROAD.

J?l*,— l notioed in yoar columns * few' days baok a. latter from Captain Johnston* u^cn the Paglan road. Having myself lired iomi time in bat district, and traversed its mountains it great •<«al, I can say that in -oompuTUOn ant other ilian the present mountainous, creak-inter-i«cted goat road (certainly the wont that can be) ii> lo be preferred. Ycttout acquainted with the prel«nt Dantean track cannot but regret that » minreprnontcd Government ia about to renew *nd *anctiou its cortmuance. Before « proper toad can i>« obtained (or BngUn, Goreri ment, -through hi eupineert, muit explore the different iMcka -without connection *ith tbe people of Jtagltn, or a certain " ring," iv ■bom or rt-M P C's. lhat the Raglanitea, with few • xcejuioßß, I will not aay are to blame, but aro ■La direct came of their remaining without a Odd lor m%ny jeara pnat, u teritabl? tm^. They have Wmed to like that utolation, wltioh, by ■T«OHimu'.Lc.iti(iu vriihthe outward oiriiistd world, thuj ki.oM- and tremble to think will b« dtfatroyed. iLdfed, I m\tr-f have more than ouce heard one or iwo 01 lti; property holder* emphatically itnta thut Kaplan wanted no road, no MXX, and Hint it *m» b#tt«r at it it. AuJ I can rtill more tay thM.« it a parson in the Wnitatuna V« ley ' l.ohe u hulfl study ia to diiraade tettlers from j^oitig to .ettlonear nboat hi* own rioinity. The recent track, a* dtaoribed by Captain Johnttone i one of hm lettut, u pronounced by dißintererted (innrJi th« word*!) natrrc*, and bj Mr V illiam Turner, the bent ever yet or u likolv to lie found. As Cnpinvn J(.bjMton« baa also shown t at lietsr* Hill and Wilson, ap*rt from their «• giueoring cufiibilitioi, were not in a position t. given fair re, ortot tbe Ko Orangi tr^ck is « I Tjoiio iron) the f*ot tbat Mr Gage, tbo pte1i ndtd jtuide, not knowing th« track so well -or s« tl croughly as Mr Wiliinm Turner, led th*ta i logetber wrong ; hence they rapidly aeued ? j.on tt'c excuse, futile as it was. But in reality ten it not the cue, m any one with any judg- ? ent can prove lor th«m«elTes if they ttke -the trouble to are. It is, indeed, a pity tbat difitions, of a community should be oo^ Glided, .-.an ong«tthems«lves as to catch at«Tery imi ginary v trifle, or employ secret and wilful mierep'<esenUr •ons, and ssorifice the advancement of tke ■^boJeto glut the perfonnl, or rather srctional, inclini.tioat of a " nn?" or J< clique." Bopmg • that Goveinicent ▼ ill t*ke the anutter into their • own hasds and so xoot out " ringiam." — I am, -At, A. Vojon. Alsiaiidia, 7th April, 1676.