THE HAMILTON RAILWAY STATION.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 734, 1 March 1877, Page 3

THE HAMILTON RAILWAY STATION.

a'.R,— L eea by " Economy's " last letter fchub he ia evidently one of those who fancy that ihe Auckland and Puniu raiUay has been, ;or rather ought to be, run up to Hamilton wholly and solely for the benefit^! MTaailton and <he rate paj, era therein* • forgetting altogether that this Jme is supposed to be the mnin trunk Hue from Auckland to Wellington, and has m consequence been laid out m the best position for getting away into the King country whenever such a thing may be possible, as it will, no doubt, be m tiu,e to come. I really cannot spare the time, nor do I care to take the trouble to answer the many assertions made by " Economy," but I must just correct two errors he has made. Firstly, the main outfall from the Hamilton Lake is under the b.idge mentioned m the previous letters and not down the boundary drain between Mr- Cox and Mr Jolly,which for a considerable distance towards the bush on the West side is now completely dry. •• Secondly, there is no drain on the West side of the station that requires a large bridge, as I am sure that a set of 18in. pipes would carry off all the water that will ever come down there. " Economy" ought really to go on to the ground and see all these things for himee f, and I would also recommend him to r^ad the engineers report, which (was presented to Parliament before the line was lun. This will give him good and sound information as to the present roue &c , &c, and he may then be able< to bring grave reason forward to show that the scheme is not the proper one. As it now stands he is only working on hia own ideas without knowing anything dt all of the opposite side of the question, and without some such knowledge it is impossible for a man to argue logically or fairly on any subject. I could almost fancy from the tener of his letter that " Economy ' has some property pretty near the rifle range reserve, and if such ia the case of course that is the spot for the station — no doubt at all about it. I must again say that 20 acres are not re T quired for railway purposes on or account of the station. Three (3) acres is nearer the mark. I think that "Economy" is wrong when he says that I said he had no right to interfere m the matter — I said no such thing, though I confess I said that he knew nothing about what he was writing of) and I mußt say that I still think the same. By-the-by, before I conclude let me tell '* Economy" that the man who told him that the piles were driven 15 feet below the bottom of the ditch was a perverter of the truth, and I have no doubt, that he can satisfy himself on that point by seeking information from the inspector of works, Mr Sandea who is m Hamilton now, and would, no doubt, set that point at rest. — I am, &.0., Snap.