THE AKAROA RAILWAY.
[By Telegraph.] [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. 1 DUVAUCHELLE’S BAY, Feb. 9. A large public meeting of the representative men of the whole of the Akaroa County vrae held at the offices of tho Council hero to-day. Mr Jas. Dalglish, Chairman of the Council, was in the chair. The purpose was to appoint a deputation to meet the Minister of Public Works on his arrival in Christchurch in reference to the extension of the Akaroa railway. The Mayor of Akaroa moved —“ That a deputation bo appointed to wait upon the Minister for Public Works with a view to urging upon the Government the desirability of extending the Akaroa railway towards Akaror harbor.” The resolution was carried unanimously. On tho motion of Mr Williams, the following gentlemen were appointed as the deputation to wait upon the Minister : The Mayor of Akaroa, tho Chairman of the County Council, Messrs Garwood, Piper, Knight, Shacker, {Huy, Fleming, Coup, Parkinson, G-ebbie, Menzies, Jobliu, Williams, Barker, Shadbolt, Birdling, and the Rev. A. P. O’Oallaghan. The members of tho deputation met immediately afterwards and elected Mr J. D. Garwood chairman. The meeting, which was very enthusiastic, separated after a vote of thanks to the chair.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GLOBE18800210.2.18
Bibliographic details
Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1861, 10 February 1880, Page 3
Word Count
200THE AKAROA RAILWAY. Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1861, 10 February 1880, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in