HOKITIKA-GREY RAILWAY.

Kumara Times, Issue 3161, 21 December 1886, Page 2

HOKITIKA-GREY RAILWAY.

THE KUMARA DEVIATION QUESTION. A public meeting was held in the Public Hall, Diliman’s Town, last evening, “ to consider the advisability of having a deviation made so as to connect Kttmara with the HokitikaGtey Railway.” There was a fair attendance. Mr George Whtson presided. The meeting w !t s addressed at length by Mr R. J. Seddon, M.H.R,

The following resolutions were car rie.l:—

Moved by Mr James Rogers, and seconded by Mr H. M. Munro That in the opinion of this meeting it is desirable and in the interest of this district and of the colony that a deviation of the Grey-Hokitika Railway be made so as to bring the same near to Kumara. That the attention of the Government be called to the fact that the total tonnage of goods landed from Greymouth at Hokitika last year was about 4000 tons ; that with that fact before it Government must know that the direct route will not pay ; also, that Kumara and the district of which it forms a centre has a larger population than Hokitika and the goods lauded at Kumara last years exceeded 5000 tons. Moved by Mr R. Hobbs, seconded by Mr W. Wells:—

That copies of the foregoing resolutions be forwarded to the Hon. the Premier, the Hon. the Minister of Public Works, the Hon. the Colonial Treasurer, the Hon. the Minister of Mines, and the other members of the Cabinet, with an intimation that to refuse the deviation, thereby injuring this district, ill requites a community that has given a hearty and loyal support to the present Administration.

Moved by Mr W. Morris, seconded by Mr D. M'Connon : That we the miners of Kumara desire to protest against the insults offered to onr representative and this constituency at a public meeting in Hokitika recently. A fuller report is held over.