RAILWAY MEETING AT TAURANGA.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1593, 28 March 1879, Page 3

RAILWAY MEETING AT TAURANGA.

[Press Special Wire#] Tauranga. March 27. A crowded public meeting was held here last night for the purpose of advocating a district railway. Mr Gellibrau moved the first resolution, viz., “That in the opinion of this meeting the time has arrived when Uhinemutu, Tauranga, and Katikati should be provided with railway communicition with Auckland via the ihamfes or Waikato,’* The speaker urged the meeting to be unanimous. They no longer wanted to be isolated, but to have direct communication with other centres, and more especially with the Hot I akes, which ought to bo the sanitorium of the world In bringing the projected railway before the Government, it ought to be pointed out that it i* a public duty that easy communication should he made with them. Mr Redmond proposed a resolution that the railway to Thames would send away all Ihe country trade and leave the place a desert. He moved as au amendment —“ That this meeting is of opinion that a railway from Tauranga to the Thames would be detrimental to the former by sending its country trade direct 'o the Thames and Auckland, and recommend instead ono from Tauranga to Ohiuemutu,” Messrs Rhodes and i-odell deprecated showing animus against the Thames. Mr Vesy Stewart, after advocating the Ohinemutu line eulogised Mr Macandrew, who would, he was sure, help the project. He said 1 that in order that there might be unanimity he 1 would move—“ That it be pointed out to the Government that it would be advisable to construct that portion of the line between Ohiuemutu and Tauranga in the first place.” Mr Redmond withdrew his amendment in favor of Mr Stewart’s. The first resolution was adopted and passed, when Mr A. E. Whitaker move l —“That in the opinion of the meeting a railway passing through Te Puke and other Governm nt blocks is of the first importance to the Tama ga district, and that it would he unwise and impolitic to urge the Government to take steps for the inauguration of any work until this all-important object shall have been obtained,” This was carried by acclamation, though Mr Stewart begged that they might not go before the country as a divided meeting. MrR C. Jordan then proposed that a committee be formed to represent the wishes of the commnnity to the Government, and to further by all possible mea s theTaur mga and Rotorua railway. Such committee to consist of the member of the House of Representatives, the chairmen of the various district boards, and Mr Whitaker, w th power to add to their number.” This was carried, mmmmmmßmmmmmmma—mmma