FORMING MACKA STREET.

Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 171, 16 February 1867, Page 2

FORMING MACKA STREET.

(To the Editqi! of ij^s&reifuJtiivr Aiyivs. ) Sir -At a meeting held on Thursilay i eA'eniug to receive the/ Report of the Im- ! provenieiitCouimittc?, Me Revellj in reply- [ ing on behalf of the Government, ■ stated that [ no .. ' agrcenseu't' had bceir uiade with Mr j. Mackay. 10, form Maqkay r iii consideraI .tit in ■ of ■ reeirtvriig tlie gi^nd that the Post . QificiV and Castonv House now stand on,, and H am only surprised th«it some'-nf the deputa 1 i tion referred to below 'del not contradict it. To i>rovcmy statement^, the Grey Hirer ! Arr/its, of tue.lSth Aiigust, ISGo, s;iy's :— "Yesterday a deptitatiim, consisting of Messrs James Johnston, Giulwood, Davied, .Murison, liftw-isoii', M'Farland, and Maclean, met Mr Mackay at the Mell)ourne Hotel,. axul after meeting the wishes of the deputation in various ways, Mr Mackay gav.e the deputation to uiitlerstand that ; the Provincial Goyernment had not fulfilled -itV promise with regard^.tfV: the fogm-vtian v qf .Mackay street. He said thp ' tire condrtioiV oii( which' the ground uow v ocbupied by the Post Office and Custom House was v hand«Vl ''o.yer to- the Go- | vernment contained a. piromise that the Goyernment : . should till up and form Mackaystreet. After a vote of thanks 'to* Mr Mackay, ' the meeting separated. " . Now, Fir, knowing Mr Mackay for some considerable time, I think you will agree \yith me that he is not a gentleman likely to state such a glaring falsehood or in any Avay mislead the public, anil f may further state the above report is confirmed by vaiious members of such deputation, and I sincerely hope iiext time a i-epresentative of the Governmentcohtradicts a statement made at a public meeting he should iirst ascertain whether it be; true or untrue. Apologising for ti ; cspassing on your valuable space, ■ : ' ' •■■' -.'■■ ."" : I am, &c, ; ;; . .■;■.. ; : ; . Ventilator. '■