GISBORNE-TE KARAKA RAILWAY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1427, 11 April 1905, Page 3

GISBORNE-TE KARAKA RAILWAY.

OPENING CEREMONY. - SEVERAL MINISTERS TO ATTEND PROPOSED VISIT TO MOTU. A meeting of the East Coast Railway ; League was held yesterday morning in the Borough Council Chambers, the President, Mr J. Townley, presiding. There were ialso present Messrs C. A. DeLautour, J. ■ W. Bright, C. Gray, W. PoMie, J. East, A. F. Kennedy, J. W. Whinray, W. B. Com- : man, W. L. Rees, W. Webb, and W. Gaudin (secretary). -Final arrangements in connection with the opening of the line to Te Karaka on Thursday next were made, the following being the programme agreed to:— g. 8 to 11—Trains to leave Gisborne for TTe Karaka, return faro Is 6d, and each providing accommodation for 1200 passsn-

gers. 4 jttSO—Committee to meet Ministers Vend take them to railway station. Noon —Opening ceremony at TeKaraka, Addresses by His Worship the Mayor and ' Captain Tucker, and replies by the visiting JSiinisters. -< 1 p.m.—Xinneheon for visitors andmem"bers of local bodies. 2 p.m. —Visitors driven to Mr W. Hutobinson’s, Waikohn, for afternoon tea, to To Haraka at 5 o’clock. 8 p.m.—Public meeting, arrangements for which were referred to a committee consisting of Mr Bright (representing the Chamber of Commerce), Captain Tucker

-(County Council), His Worship the Mayor Borough Council), and Messrs DeLautour and Rees. The question of finance was left to Mr J. W. Bright and the secretary. The secretary suggested that as the L-piaiting Ministers would bo remaining in * Gisborne until the Sunday, they should be taken to the Motu. Mr J. W. Whinray strongly supported j this proposal, asnlßO did Messrs Rees and ” DeLautour. ■ ~ . Io was decided to. interview Mr Carroll on Wednesday morning, and arrange with him for tha Ministers to visit the Motu. The secretary was also instructed to

arrange other details. AH arrangements in connection with the Vstortii To Karaka are proceeding satisana" the fathering promises to be I most important .held in the district. I j-, day will be observed'as a close holiday ‘>isborne. Both" the Gisborne ban.ds Ybeen asked to be present. YEGRAMS FROM MINISTERS.

Edition to tho Hon. Hall-Jonos, for Pnblio Works, the Hon. Mr ''-'—okrGowan, and Messrs Herrios and Fraser -will attend. £he secretary last evening received the ' following telegrams : C From C. E. Matthews, private secretary T to the Hon.-Mr McGowan’:—“ Hon, Mr McGowan wiii have much pleasure in acoftpting the invitation you were kind ■«s'Dugh to forward for tho opening o£ thß Te section of the Gisborne line. f He will ar.i“ B by She Zsalandia on Wednesday next.” , ' FrpifjMrW. H. Homes l — 1 Yea,. will (jpiiifl by Zstjlafjdia from Auckland on ' W e d n e ssi ay. _ ‘ 3?cor» the Hon. C. H. Milis :—.” Regret « that a prior engagement will pre.vent--ma from accepting the committee's Isind invi tation to the opening of the Gisborno-To Karaka railway, but hope to have the pleasure of visiting the district later on. vßest wishes for a successful function " -h

(Par Press Association.)

Thames, last night. "r£'’&? S OD ' McGowan left Thames JlSaSiaocning foe Auckland en route to Gis?whero ho wiil assist at the gpeping J of the railway line, and afterwards proceed' to Wellington.

■ \j , THE VISIT TO MOTU. Following on the discussion that took place at the meeting of the Railway League yesterday morning regarding the ■4 visit of Ministers to Motu, the following telegram was received last evening by his Worship the Mayor from the Hon. J. Car- • vo\l t "The Hon. Mr Hall-Jonea and I \ leave tp-p/grrpw to catch the boat at Napier, arriving io Gisborne pp Wedncs- " flay morning. Mr Hull-Jones desires to go to the Motu-and back to Gisborne in time to catch Sunday's boat. Perhaps if the ordinary business wore got through od I Wednesday it would leave him freo to - make tho trip, getting back early on Saturday. Ho might use Saturday for the journey and get back early on Sunday, sp'it no official business outside railway ■il opening is io be dope I wopld recommend . Wednesday.” ' ; As president of tho Railway Loaguo the Mayor has replied toi Mr Carroll V % esprossiog'regret that word was hot seDt: earlier in regard to the suggested alterat;od of date, which could not now be -changed from Thursday. The League, however, deemed tho visit to the Motu of ffVf ! Ba e n importance that they wore willing to ' : ’ %,tsvenap with tj? 9 public meeting in Gis’botno oD the Thursday opening. Arrangement will therefore bo made for jibe visitors to proceed from To Karaka to Motn, and they,will thus bo able to accom plish the trip iu the time at their disposal,' -chi'., :