THE EVENING MAIL. THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1877.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 285, 22 March 1877, Page 2

THE EVENING MAIL.

THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1877.

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T:_n c2?a«io'.;y par formed <at W&imate on M. 'nday last is worthy of more than a Garnaru the opening of the branch line of railway to the township of Waimate is a matter of the greatest importance, opening np as it does fresh fields for ! the enterprise of our merchants. As Mr. i Studhol:.l3 very aptly remarked at the , banquet, the only thing required to make ' South Canterbury and ISTorfch Ofcago one I of the best districts in the whole Colony j was easy communication, and now we '■ have got it. We may therefore fairly conminiate ourselves upon the completion of t ;e work of binding together Oanviru and V. " vte by a band of iron. We trust t at the connection may prove of equal ,al\. h-ge to both, and that the bond iivy si"! I farther c&msnfe the already very iindeioi.r-cling existing between ; t.iem. Tlrafe it wiH &o so we have lit Lie doabt. As we have c.itd, the matter is of the ntmosfc importance to Oamarn. With rat'*! asd regular communication at our com.. ;a.id ; add 1 i>j a s-'.ie port and the : bust of r, for '-he landing of merchandise a?i-l ?.'•? :dr'pin~nt of produce, it would indeed I- ./ iv.a-p if a great proportion of vhj msr-xnl'-Ie bu?;iue~3 of Wav mat -j c!id 3i ;i find its way to Oam ru. • Indeed, wo m-y fa'iiy laok forward t-o the enjoyment of the grsater amount oc the Waii*- i'.::porS rnd c-porfc bndnoss. -No other port i. in p, 7 odt'on. to offer to our flourish"~»g t •''"hi: ••n-ra facilities such, as i~ ]>■' > "1 %" «">.,ni3?u. Withia ea~y dV \ *'» ' i w : r:colle:it aceommodail.>n f : ' Tieps. a-> vhe most r<ipid and certain iT>opT>-? rir c ' ivsyin j nioicli ~ndise to aud 1 ■ .<ic\ t >e p ople of Waiu 'Ci-C i.'ll n • hi//. wo iliin::. to recogaice .ti- " c ' Or i^a " -'he port through 'vhiJi 1. -> j 2 L.jv,i h the outer world c i> 'i' t : i 1 •;]. We co not say bilsh 1 ' ' : 1- vi of Timar'i, our f •■■ nw & ;• Vwl: or il e vrade of Waimate. So ( < y . wn cn put forward inaay c\. , v / * c c * po ' of the good peop!e of 7,\ .1 . dojbJ~?s she will not be slow "1 hi • so. Eaj rhosa claims sssm 1j cz j - * i' > * vg-a-ficaaes when phi jo •- ~.rj e culs of u iO-is of Camara. Mr. C _ tj-jirz jd oiri pretty clearly the ad d by Gamaru in his remarksafc 0.10 inq-iet which followed thofo_b'«l /./MltigoC Jie line. He "cit : " J o- Ti i :m woull be some good, bin; Laoy iiiTgh j got it at too great c, cosi. c r.o g vis ta .0 duL.ict. if a harbor were m :do -he coat should, fall on -he proper sj.o;?iaors'—=on- the resident." near Ti. ''a":!. They had proved the harbor a>. Oainaru —diera tney had ari ?e2ieieiu which would carry any .-uiirai:. of cuadic, an- - is now paid a profit aTj;l wn-.:L s -vicl."' Much more might be i„"! c ' . crdio ; bat we do not think it .ncc'.ssary to enter upon a lengthy disfjuisidoii on the suhjtrc;. SuScient has, we. thiiih, been said to show the very great beaafLfcs likely to be derived by C.Mir : r .i from the opening of the W.-iimate branc!> line of rrilway. Indeed, it is not anssrting too-much to say that a new era in the c inimercial history of Oamara has been entered upon. The natural outil.jw of the opening of the ; line must be increased business and increased prosperity

for our rising town. It only remains for the business men of Catnaru to take advantage of the opportunities thus placed at their command. They have the ball at the-'r feet, and it only needs kicking to set ifc rolling. That they will not fail to avail themselves of the opportunity afforded them, we feel sure. Indeed we see r reason why Oamaru should not become the commercial centre for the whole o.: t" e surrounding districts ; and we have little hesitation in predicting that at no distant date Oamaru will occupy a prominent porjii'(>!i arncngst the most important ports in the Colony.