THE WEST COAST ROUTE.
IMPORTANT TBLE:IB\.Vt.
Sinco the mysterious, lot ter rereivod Fi-pm Mr. Knowlos, pAbu3Ju\i m imothercolumn, Mr. Snelson lms. bpen iiiflafatigible m his enileavors. to counteract Jtho evident, wiropulling nndilog-rojiin* wtyeh is being curried on at the sent of Govern jnenf, and t\iop.ugst others to y whom, he lelcjgmphpcl was. Mr. Uiitoombe, I/ite yesterday evening, the following reply wa^. reueived :.— M Jir. Maoivvlrevv going youth Alojuiaj. He, however piMnjiaea to give tna me n,or.ui,lu \\ to efft'ut. tb;\t tbe route of the West Qo.-ist, Line w.ill nojt be. definitely Prxed until full exploration* and surveys of all proposed routes- is made. He will visit the West Coast before Session. SiUTey of route via, Po.virw ».u4 Pukcroa is
going on. — AaTHira HAicoiißE." This is certainly cheering news, and altjioitgh/.stfe/ hare written three coluiunsjwh^jji are nowf unnecessary, we r^ptetj^our lai>ot> which sliow what ct|n' bs: dome by persistent, consistent, Jegftimate agitation. .Tire"' Paluierston people ~{sa'ntuo a^dvaotage «ver' their Foiton neighbors. 'All they want is* that the two routes shall be^examined and a npui!teel'.«pQn-bjt^M«kpetent and-ii2ifiw:tiGL commissioners, and decided upon the merits. ■ : eiwyulu-uot-.ask?that-t4ie line sbould-faror. . Fitzherbert to the exclusion of Faxtan, if the latter can show superior claims ; and all they ask is that Fox.ton will agree to and abide by the ordeal.
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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 20, 11 January 1879, Page 2
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210THE WEST COAST ROUTE. Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 20, 11 January 1879, Page 2
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