BUSH RESERVES.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 609, 15 April 1876, Page 3

BUSH RESERVES.

illow me to offer* few remarks en the ttettvr of "Ratepayer" which appeared in your oiasue of the 11th met, on #he eubjeot of Buah 2tei»FTot, whwrein he dwell* solely on the inoonveniencea that woald ireault 'to the tettleri in '•obtaining firewood af the Jtas'h BewrrM were <»old at the next lend tale. Ratepayer must be » baker on a Urge aoala, er a bnickmaker, or aome one who goe> in'largtly for the cooaumption of ithii one artiole alone, and studies *nlj iui ewn dntirert. Me he* omitted to ateta the main •objeafon 'to tueae'.e olitheee'buiaea .and that ia the throwing out of employment a'l«rgej)«r-oant-•age of our .labouring popaUtion ; and, although the aiorekaepera do not aeem >to take (ha mutter •up (which they ahould, if they studied their interest*) thef will diaoovar perhaps wheu too date, thai (they will hare an tunaaJeable atock of ibuah tool* on Iband. It 'ia a well-kno#ni<tct that ■buahmen are the hardeat working men in the «Colooy and aw oonaeqaentVy large eonmmara in 'the way of food and clotbing, a fact, perhitpa *not thought of'by<thoae who are moatiutereitad. **'&atepayer" alao omitted to -put <tefore the <pub■ho that ,thete buahea ate etiU uaeful for .more purpoiee (than <ooe <(bie favourite firewood.) There ia .plenty df timberan the reaanre that ia <uaeful for poata and rail*, ahinglea, pmlinga, alaba, jaaplmga, and.Tuiioua other kinds of oeeful timber >whioh the eattleri will be>deprived of af Jl«pa be mot taken at onoe to direct the attention of the <G'>Ternaient to the matter. iPerhap* you would (be good •Dough Mr lEJitor, to tuggaat what tstepa ahould be taken to evrert the thre&tenod icalaiJMty, whether hy an humble petition to itho ftaneral (iorernment Agent, or to a maetinj Ibe called to baldly frame resolutions auitod to ttbe eccaaion, and ahow .that the unanimoua people w indignantly r*Ued ac the ; thought* of haring been depUTed of what (buy (t'omider their ,juat right*, df iprirate perious \wish to exl«nd their proparty, let them do to, Ifrom her* to Meuat Kguaont, lif they can, but tVhey *houtd alaeor eleerof uaeful public .property. — I am, Sue, Awotbmi iUIirAJJUt. .H*miltoa, April. 14th 1876.