THE WESTERN RAILWAYS.

Evening Star, Issue 4076, 20 March 1876, Page 2

THE WESTERN RAILWAYS.

, ; [Bt TaueiiißAPH.], 1 . ■ ’ Riverton, March 20. A meeting was heldoaSaturdly to supp< the action of the Town Council t e the Weste r Railway abuses. It was lajfcrly attended; hi, the; following, resolutions were carrisHi fttn i raously(l.) That the Provincial Governme appear unwilling or powerlessto enforce t' . completion, of railway construction. (2.) iTh the m'e'ference of the General, Government iir.ea<ly requested in inference to the railw wdrka in the district. (3.) That aseaiohjiigi vestigation into the romract between MrFroi. foota i. d rhePro vincial Government frr thePfib Works Southland districts is required-torest ■ confidence in the minds if the Veo: le. ’it « a'so resolved th it a deputation be appointed wait upon the Provincial Government in-re,' rence to the steps lo be taken for railway pi poses, and it was decided that, the foregoing r solutions be immediately telegraphed* to t> Premier and the Minister for Public Wo k Very strong language against the Provinci Government and .the contractors was inilulg in by some speaker?, and it was stiat d that t 1 Government had raid more to settle the r pute connected wiih th * railway bridge ; Highland than the construction of the brid cost An at* emit i>n the pan of tie o iutracti to intimidate the local Press by sendinga’thinlv g ving let er for the memorial’vi severely commented on The letter wat bu li-hed in Saturday’s ‘ Western Star.’