THE ARMED CONSTABULARY.

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

THE ARM ED CONSTABULARY.

? She,— Now tiutithe presence of the AC iforoe 7in Waikato it only necessary for. its moral, effaat <on the natim* iulubiiing the interior, the couattr? .who supports then, and .1 unleimand the ,< Defence ll initUri intends *ndexp*ot» that they ribautd perforin-aume u»eful wocks Mica tf -road : fluking, A 0..1 propose furnishing you with a tuart Mt«taliot ttto jnauuer.in which.tho latter u car-jrijd-out. Road Board* 4itu»Uj aiak* * tcraoibl* tor % ><workio^ F* rt y of ""* * lu^ ***• I *' doao ia miutllj lookad on*» » gift boMs into -whow >mautu theJ>aard do not de»m it prjpar to look. >Ono»,*,y*r tb« offlotr jcoutmaodiog eh« dutrrat j^»«nJ»to WilliqgtaaAa aldborAto McxMiat «f the c ««v«r»l worJu thajnaa of tin A 0 b*»« purlormed. Jlc wauld, .Irthial^, b* batlar if.ia lutur* tb« itoad •Botiod JBaginoeM ahoald aexkl » nepart of th« :JM)taiitl.iraiuo.ia £ • <d of the #writip«rfor^ied aa t-iheir. raapeotiva dittricii. r . (I liiifo ,par»onflljr vi»ired tba 'EihikUii ana BobOQUigi road p^rMi -who have beau employed ixvp*irutg tin • roai known »» Mackay'* f *trol iKoitd, Mid.l jiN«ct that Uie .tudua of tba woek iperformed.il uut cqu*l to (id par anta par d»y,{ .tlia fitobth»t there u io hille don« ii from a \w*ot«f 4janep«lthip. dFew of the man, hare been ttraiuti to rojdnakking, ire cerUialy .oau't exp«ct itUe oißeen to ba-sll fi<igiu.-ers, *ad *a thereat uot luuoh pcoipect of tbetr being .eoengod in defence wot tue dutnep, I would . in *11 friendlia3H uig..gait Lhat thej ahould make tiienuielras more em--tient jmdii#eful to toe country which *qpporii itham. I am not aa Engineer, but J know «um--cient to iay that tan men oao't be iprefitably ♦employed filli 1^ olay in a *uul\. cart with » run .^ranging *bjut nix ouaim. At tba coioa tune on .the rojul ffibhiu a .few jcbaiua of the .Camp At Pateraugi alux^t erery culreit is out. of repair, iby wbioh coinauinication with Oainbridjj* u difficult. Xhera .11 no <rea»on why the offictn ia - charge, of the -usual works should not acquaint j thamtelras by .Tisiting jcontrackt, &c« being par.formed 40 the dutnot, and by to doiqg, make itoemaelres more .etßotent by profitably aireoiiug .Mtd inafcruotiag'the men under their charge. The'V C, both officers aud men are * fine .lot sot fallOiN, 'justly *Joiir«d *nd respeotad by .the i settlers, and ol'tea flowery reporto of the works (performed by them hare appeared in the preu. Jn speaking thus plaiuly, itis not my.iutennou to .urge or grind »ny great iacre*«e oi labour irom tthe man, but ruthet to prareut * waate of labour Iby an efficient " boning" of tbe works, and to ttuii endu&y .remailu We inteoded.— Yours, &c, >ti«TTUCB. He Awimutu, .ipril sth, 1876.