Proposed Railway to Kawhia

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 208, 12 May 1905, Page 2

Proposed Railway to Kawhia

’ • A HUB WAY LEAGUE f’ORMBO. On Friday night iau; a meeting of resident* was neld in the. S*itlsh Office to disouM tte best means to hasten fmward tbeconstruction of a railway to Kawhia. About 15 gentlemen ettended, and the greatest anthudasm prevailed throughout. Mr T. D. Hamilton, J.P., presided. Tha Chairman explafne 1 .the obLct of the meeting, briefly setting forth Che benetfts that would be derived if the line were structedIt a»r«ed by.the various t peakers that thh time was ripe for agitation, and eventually Mr Pettat moved and Mr E FalWBBBT seconded " That a league b« farmed, to be called the Kawhia Harbow Bail way League, with the obj >cp of communication between the railway and deep water in the Kawhia Harbog?, Carried. . Mr H. .Pottit was appointed secretary and treasurer, and Messrs Pettit ‘ and Hamilton were appointed to draw u|Ji a programme to be submitted to a future meeting. _■ It was resolved that thd > creta./ write to 1?. j various centre! around the harbour, asking that delegates be in attendance at a meeting to be hold at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 26th. . • .k* . ■ • The meeting closed witii a vote of thanks tu tlw cha.’inai).