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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 90, 21 August 1878, Page 2

A deputation of the West Coast Railway Committee waited upon .the Minister for Public Works on Monday, with a view of impressing upon him the necessity for the construction of a railway between Wellington and the West Coast. The deputation consisted of the Mayor of Wellington, the lions. Buckley and Johnston, and Messrs. Walter Johnston, Brandon, J. H. Wallace, Krull, Tringham, and James Wallace. After expressing his personal opinion that the. proposed line was one of great importancesMr Macandrew said that it would be better for the deputation to wait for a few days, as it would be premature for the G-oyorn-raenb to disclose their intentions, which would be announced when the Public Works Statement was made by him m the House. Mr. Brandon pressed the Minister for a definite reply, stating that one or tyre parties were desirous of, seeing the work gone on with at once, and if not under- G-o---vernvnent auspices, they were prepared to take action with the object of getting it gone on with under the provisions of the: Disl rict Rail ways Act. Mr Macandrew merely reiterated bis former Btatoment, which certainly would lead to the supposition that provision will be made for. it m the Public Works Statement. It would appear that Palmeraton is to have another rival m addition to the Ktzherbert tcrwnship on the other side of the Manawatu. We understand that Mr Pioton Da vies, C.E., is at present cutting up about sixty acres of land on the Fitzuorbert side, nearly opposite to HokowhitUi with the view of making a. township. He arrived by j the Jane Douglas on Thursday, and lost no time m commencing operations. Although some may question the advisability of baring a township so near to Palmerston, if it will, as we have little doubt; have the effect of promoting settlement, and introducing fresh settlers into the district, it must necessarily exercise a beneficial influence on the County at large, and enhance the value of land m its immediate vicinity. We beliove it is the property of Mr Burnett, of Wellington. We are pleased to see that the residents of Terrace End are dotermined to continue their agitation for a platform. Conceding t.o the request of a number of ratepayers, hia Worship the Mayor- has convened a; meeting at the Princess Hotel, for thia evening at seven o'clock. As the matter is one wliich affects the whole town, inasmuch as a resolution from the Borough Council has been studiously and ooute'm ptuously ignored by the Public Works Department, ifc is to^ be hoped thq,t ratepivyei-a will attend the meeting, and by tlie.U* unaniihous terdict Btrongly deprecate the tr^atm§iit fclxe town ;ow reeoivpd ja ths njattefi •>;

Mr Malirig, Bngineer lo thiej^Telegraph j Department, arrived by the Jane Douglas i last week. Ho is ab present atr Feilding, arid wo believe his business m the district is with a view to the construction of a tele-' graph line to Halcombe. Wlien'tKat iain working order we understand it? will be made the main lino between Wellington and Wanganui. Now that, the Engineer is m the district;, we hust, before his departure, he will take some atep9 towarda the proseou^ tion of .the long-promised line between . Falmerston and- Woodville. That i 9 a most necessary workj the loss of which is experienced every day, and one which we were led to believe by the Minister of the depart* ment would have been proceeded with long since. Through the efforts of the Hon. Score? tary, Mr Mitford, Messrs E. Leary,* Green, and other members of the Committee, the. Falmerston Beading Room is to be placed upon such, a footing as -will, no doubt, have the effect of largely increasing the number of members. With the £20 subsidy, to, be received from th« Borough Council, ill is' proposed to provide the room with the very choicest serials a*.d magazines, beside which, not." only a Chess Class i» to be stavied, but a Debating Club m connection with the institution is m process of formation, the rules of which nave been already printed. AYe trust, therefore^ with the new vitality infused into it,-that the institution will progress arid flourish/ such associations being undoubtedly calculated to : exercise most beneficial effects upon their members and communities generally,-: The Press Agency certainly can boast of having pome ourious contributors to its items of intelligence. Some are remarkable! for their stupidity, most of them for their unreliability,. but a few— -and very few indeed—for their politeness. One of the latter class madehis mark a few days ago m the telegraphic columns when wiring some notes about "Jackson's" Bay. The scribe had evidently well digested the saying that "familiarity.- breeds contempt,"' and consequently did the polite by wiring that the settlers at "Johnson's Bay," &c. Wo fear, however, his Oheatevflel&ian conduct, was lost upon the vulgar, mass for whom he catered j and it is just possible his politeness waa repaid by a rude query of "Where the * What'a his. name ' is JohnBon'sßay?** > r - The publio will regret to hear that Mr Quin, the i obliging station master at Foxton, has determined to sever his connection with the Bail way Department, and we: believe has already handed m his resignation to the General Manager. The reason for the step ' is the most unsatisfactory way m which he has been treated under the new regime. Although virtually holding the position of station master, he has been called npon to . take the post of travellingelerk every alternate day, and feeling his:, inability to carry out the duties m a satisfactory manner, wisely came to the above conclusion. Mr Q.uin, we are pleased to hear, will not leave the district, as his services have been secured by Mr- Liddell, of Foxton, into whose employ he enters at the termination of his month's notice. [Since the above was m type, we hear that there is every probabiliSy. of another— and the oldest servant on the line— throwing, up Jiia position ih disgust from a similar causo.] ■;. „ ;.- : Our Foxton contemporary was to have made its first appearance yesterday, but : owing to Borne disappointment m the receipt of a-portion of the plant, its advent was unavoidably delayed. We-learn, how-v ever, that its first issue- will be published on ; Friday, or next Tuesday at farthest;. . Apropos of the matter, we notice that the prbprietors contradict a statement made by the Manawatu Correspondent of the "New Zealander," that Dr. Buller's cheque-book is tho treasury frdtn whence the funds aro to be drawn. Mr Eussell emphatically states that pecuniarily the firm isfcnoroaghly independent of outsiders. : " We are pleased' to see that Bone of our local capitalists are investing not only m a manner that will be beneficial to themselves,, bnt will also promote the settlement and advancement -of the County. :; ' Whi!l& :in Wellington. Mr Palmerson concluded negotiations which plnced him m possession of 1,000 acres m the , well-known Qurangi Block, and we are- pleased to hear that" it iB r his, intention to cut themV-up into Qfty^aorb :to- be sold to boha'Jui^ setters on the deferred payment system. " ■ It.jnay be rememberJßd ; . that ;at:;the "last" : meetingof the Manawatu' County Council,; ;Mr John Barton^ the late Engineer, presented an account for £28 10s, for laying oufc and supervising the work on the Kim-boltoii-road. The demand wa» considered excessive, and : the following resolution^wiLs passed : " Thai the Council, though ribfi teir cognising Mr Barton as having any olaioi to r payment: other than the five per cent; for lay ing bff : and supervision agreed on,- -is yet willing to compensate him for. "expenses, incurred m laying off the said work to the extent of £12." This amount Mr ' Barton refuses to accept and the Counoil has re-j ceived a, letter froqi Ins legal adviser demanding payment infulL ;i: :: '■ : ; ■ Another settler has come into the district .within the past few days, m the person of Mr Knight, a brother of Mr Knight, on; the Bangitikei road. ..TJie. property; which he purchased; is 432 acres of land m Fit^her-. berfc, which he hasr; obtained :fr6m t M* Palmerson for £1,500, or something abput £3 10a per acre. There are also v at present several strangers m Falmerston seeking suitable land, and we know of two who m process of negotiation, bub .we- refrain > firbra givihg particulars until: the final a* rangements have been concluded:, A meeting of the members of the Church of England, was held m the ohurch, Palmerston, on Sunday evening, to elect a vestry, which resulted in v the Beleotion of the following gentlemen :-r— Messrs. Piers Warburton, Keeling, (ibodisson, Williams, Wray, SiittCW, and Allan Skerman. The meeting then proceeded to appoint a Churchwarden,: and Mr Piers Warburton was chosen for the : office. The newly-elected vestrymen: held their first meeting on. Monday evening, when it was decided to invite tenders for fencing tho ohurch, and to let the pews and and sittings. ' We have heard it rumored thaV it : is the>; intention of the General Manager of the •Wanganui-Manawatu_line^to introduce thepractice of Sunday trains. Of course we have riot the information from an authoritative source, but are informed.that the contemplated change will take place at the oonclusion of the winter season.' . -. Just before going to press last niglit we loa cried that Joseph 3 essop,. charged at Wanganui with keeping an illicit still, had been found; guilty of the offence, arid remanded for sentence! . It appi?ara thab before being removed f iy»m the dock lie uttered the threat that "if he had to go to the hill, he would haye a few more along with .him." The prisoner is well known m Palmerstbn,. liaving been the proprietor of Jessop's Brewery. , : ; . .;-/;/ The nominations" for the five Commissioners for the Foxton Local Board ; took : place on Monday.. The following eight candidates came^ forward ;— Messrs, Cook; Liddoll, Crawther, Q-ray, Whyte, Loudon, Perreau, and Dr. Rockstrow. As, of course, that was " th ree m -.excess of the required pumber, an election will be held oa Monday nestu ' ' -v : ' ' -V .•■ :'(-■'- ; ''^'"":"^' ; ; ; V. ; ;. :V " - : : "

Creditors m the estate of Samuel Tansl^y, of Foxton, a bankrupt, irould. do well tobear m mind that their proof of debts musb be m the hands of the creditors' trustee on ■or. before the 31st of Augiiat, otherwiw participation m a final dividend will be debarred. An Ekabmno Tonic. A medicated: stimulant that enables those wha use it tjo" resist disease, the influences of exposure, sudden changes to temperature, and to perform an extra anionntjof intellectual and ' ' mechanical labor, may be called an enablingtonic. These enabling prppertilQ are" -^ possessed m a wonderful degree by that; strength-creating arid health-perp'et'uailng ally of Natnre, Udolpho Woiaa's SOKE^'T DAM AKOiIATIO SdnNAPFg^-Advt. -'■''■_,-.