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Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1905, 14 September 1874, Page 2

The members of the deputa'iou appointed t > interview the General Govenim-nt on the qu. s'ion of Harbor Works, in re Mr Moriarty'a report on the harbor works of the P<>it of Gieymouih, arrived uff the Port in the s s Kennedy yesterday O-ving to the kindness of the owners of the p. 3. Dispatch, which went outside and waited for nor, the members were brought on t-h ire at 10 p.m. on Saturday. Dnr ing their recent visit they have, no doubt, il.me their b.jst for the Colony, and we can only »ive the result as stated by the •'Nfiw Z-iland Times" ai follows: — • v Tne influence and enterprise of the ■*mall and spirited community of Greymouth were largely represented in the •e.ia'>nl.<y of a deputation which arrived n Wellington yes'enlay by he seamer Uliarles Elwarrl. Ti.e purpose of t 1 c •leputat.iou's visit, as has heen previous y •"a ed, is to represent to the Government tibntcessityf.ir the extended improvement of the navigation of the mer Gn y, and, we suppose, to su^gnst, though imt to provide the means by which tuat cm h'- done. The deputation will wait primarily on the Minister for Public Works. In their waiting, they will, it is understood, be accompanied by the Hon. Mr Bonar, Superintendent of Westland, the Hon. Mr Lahm n, Mr Curtis, Superintendent of Nelson, and Mr Harrison, member for the Grey Valley — these uentle.men having prolonged their stay in Wellington for tho special purpose of uniting with, the deputation in forwarding, as far as possible the object winch they have in view. The deputation represent interests which are not only local, but are of a Colonial character, for the easy conveyance of c-al from the seams whic'.v the Grey R>ver intersects is a matter of much Jess ems' queuce to the locality than it is to t.he Colony, which, while possessing valuable coal-fields, is still compelled to import fr«>m other Colonies. Donbtlesv the presence of the deputation in Wellington cannot be prolonged, considering that they have made a somewhat lengthy and circuitous voyaue hither ; but it would he well that they should not leave the City without having interviews with the mercantile community on the sui-j crs upon which there his previously passed important convsp"ii leuce. Fi.r some time negfitia'ions were carried on through the then Mnyor <i Wellington, Mr Dransfield with representatives of the in habitants of Greymouth, regarding the establishment if a coal carry ing company; aud whatever may be tiie result of i lie prospective interviews with the Govern rnei.t, the present time is a suitable one for the representatives of the commerce of the two communities to reiitw the proposals former!) made, or, at least, to initiate o'hers whish may leal to the s'ipply of the Wellington c^al market from »• Colonial source of supply."