THE BAY OF PLENTY TIMES. WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1873.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume I, Issue 95, 30 July 1873, Page 2

THE BAY OF PLENTY TIMES.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1873.

“ The spirit of the times shall teach me speed.” KINO- JOHK, ACT IT.

Bx a telegram published in our last issue we that the Thames people are strenuously exerting themselves to secure the formation of the Thames Valley and Cambridge railway. A great deal has been said and of late in favour of toe construction of the "Waikato railway via Mercer ; but if tbe line from Hamilton to the Thames be considered in all its bearings, we think that course would be found more advantageous for the general public. In the first place, King Bail by this route would run through an almost level country, so that the construction would be easy and cheap. At the terminus on the Thames river steamers could at once take up the transit, and as the goldfields will always provide heavy consumers for produce, growers would thus have a regular and near market, while anything intended for Auckland could go on without, transhipment. Again, "Waikato settlers could bo cheaply supplied

with town goods. Carriage to 7T * minus on the Thames river fw m is only about 15a per ton-ftrP? klaad and delivery could be made at w 6 ? Or Q almost in the centre of the Wo?? 1 toil i When the cost of freight h * (witii tbe certainty of securing enV* 8 the Thames market—in itseK £, Gn ?° u te to Auckland) is compared with B ? naotd J be termed the old plan f ma J the preference to the course v/P™ pomted out. to say nothing of i“ ave of country which by such mo*.*? ” ne tra ct thrown open. So far as be earned the advantage would be X? Coll * posing (as it must be before loS?& a ? pgood road be made to the Thamls th * a We have not seen the rpnnnf ‘ , Mr Simpson, the inspecting enoirS^i? 7 believe ho states that no eLinfl but Acuities exist, —the country through g w the e rad would pass befcg'J&VSS

It to exceedingly satisfactory to 1..,, that the present session of p ft „r leani wdl probably be absence of party fio-hts and *.• lop aa that the business proceeded with without uaneceZ,™ i. be drance. The members appear tJ i^ IQ ' already become settled in P^ m * 8 evidently mean work. The and pression appears to be that the al lm ‘ ment is strong. Mr T B Sp- Tern * Mr Murray from the South' A a desire to oppose the Govern mo they may be regarded as but amongst tritons with thepresent MinSf W$ and are not likely to affect greatly either one way or L There are indications of a more ° than average number of Bills to Sl l tb ? a before the House. on reference to our telegraphic column f that a caucus of K determmed to apply for a loan million pounds, in order to be enabW to proceed with certain public works an| improvements, of vital importance to the well-being of this province. Amongst the items ot proposed expenditure it is gratify! mg to notice that the Bay of Plenty hu fnrf be f ° rgotten - We no space for further comment in this issue, and can only congratulate our readers upon “the good time coming,” F

We call attention to an advertisement which appears in another portion of this Lft£ff°% aileg^g th&t the ]ate election ul fo , r^ he Conntr y -Board, held at the School House, Cameron Bead, was legal, inasmuch that the meeting was not wlfh T 1 ** 111 the * isfcricfc >. in accordance with the terms of the Ordinance.