The Akaroa Mail. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 462, 24 December 1880, Page 2

The Akaroa Mail. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24.

In another column will be found a condensed report of a highly important meeting held at Lincoln on the question of the Little River and Akaroa railway. The convener of the meeting, the Eev. A. S. O'Cnllaghan, has placed the whole matter in such a clear and business-like point of view that any remarks we could make on the subject would only be supererogatory. Wo commend the rev. gentleman's speech to the attention of our readers. It is somewhat characteristic of the habitual apathy which characterises this district that such a meet,i»g should have been held at Lincoln instead of somewhere in the County of Akaroa. If late in the field, however, there is still time for our settlers to show their interest in a work which is to them of far more vital importance than it can possibly be to the population in the neighborhood of Lincoln, who are already in possesi sion of railway communication with Christchurch. As bearing upon nny action proposed tc be taken here, the following letter, addi-pssed to Mr Garwood, Mayor of Akaroa, has been handed to us for publication. JVo cordially, concur in "the advisaUeness of holding a meeting on the subiect, but think it would probably be better that it should bo convened by the Chairman of the County Council, either by himself, or in conjunction with the Mayor. The following is tho letter referred to :■— Little River, Dec. 21. Sir, —We are having a railway meeting at Lincoln this evening, which will be a large one. Mr Montgomery will be present. It is to stir up the Government about the railways—not a political meeting. We are also having a meeting .it Little River on Friday evening for the same obicct. I have spoken to Mr Montgomery about tho matter, and he thinks it might do good, and I also mentioned Akaroa. I said I would write to you and advise you to call a meeting—not a political one—but smiply as to the stoppage of the railway works at 3 miles 50 links, which is a fact, in the face of the promise of the Minister of Railways and tho votes passed for the completion of tho line as far as the formation has gone. I look upon our meetings at Lincoln and Little River as between the people and the Government, Mr Montgomery being one of as—not as member for the district.—l am, etc., Wμ. Coor.