EVENING SITTING.
The House resumed at 7.30 p.m Mr Samuel asked if any oornprQmlje had been arrived it. ' > ■ > U.' 4i «^ ,Mr Sooblo MaokoDs : o said that a joint meeting of (he opponents a,nd supporter! of the Bill had been held; 1 the result of whloh was that resolution' had beta carried and communicated to Government to the folloWlng etfeoi --That "the ralTwqy be extended to a point some efgh,t or ten miles beyond the TalerJ'lake: tl}s Government should construct the line, a,nd got aside flufftaleut laqd far the! purpose, auoh laod to be dealt with under the ordinary land laws of the colony : and, lastly, that the Un» should be pushed on with the least possible delay. The effect of this was that the line instead of belog extended 140 miles beyond Middlemarah wogld only gq about Sft mllel. ™ " Mr Pyke said thla was no domprotnfse, but he was ready;; to take the onlnloa of the Hoaae on olanaa 3, and then test the question to see where, the line should go tO. -,; 'The premier said that there had not been time to consider this question yet, and he asked Mr Pyke to agree to an adjournment till 2.30 on Monday when Government wonld state vrhat they.irera prepared to do. Mr Pyke consented and thanked thoie members who h»d stood by him for the, last 24 hoars. -> After aome discussion progress ir&i reported and the Bill ordered to ba recommitted oa Monday afternoon, till whloh time the House adjourntd. it &3Q,
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1904, 28 July 1888, Page 2
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251EVENING SITTING. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1904, 28 July 1888, Page 2
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