Manawatu Railway Company

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 39, 3 April 1884, Page 2

Manawatu Railway Company

The annual meeting of the WellingtonManawntu Railway Company wai held, yesterday anil was largely attended, Th« rep rt and bnlance: sheets were adopted. The chairman said 58f miles out .oil 83 mile* were already under contract. Th© remainder of the line would be very easy. The total cost would 4>e considerably under the engineer's original 'estimate, and a much better-line than the original Govern merit one had been adopted.' For 60 miles ruling grade would be 1 in 100 instead of 1 ' in 50. Great credit wa^t duo to Sir Juliuft Yogel /for the' succwiful floating of the shares' and, debentures in London. ( C. J. Johnston, James' Bull, Jnmes Smith and J. B. Hareourt were proposed as director»r--The~»how. of hands was; in favor, pf ; dTohnston and Smith. T. K. Macdonald, J. W. Stevenson, E. Kimber; and C. PowJes were nominated as .Auditors. The show, of hands was in favor , of Mncdobald ,:and Kimber. Polls were demanded. of thanks were passed; to,^ tlie.direcfert and to Mr Wallace. Secretary; and Mr Higginson, Chief Engineer, and , their Staffs. ; . , „ , .;_,. \,; v . ;;-.,/ \-j (VKR WITES PSBSB ABSOCIAnON.) • ( .' WBLiilicn©^ SbiPs Day. Messrs C.J. Johnston' (re-isleoted^iid James Smith ' were elecwd amctipts of the Wellinetpn'Manapatu Railway Com* pany, and Messrs' j: £„Maddonald, and J. W. Stevehsoh auditors.'