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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 887, 18 February 1879, Page 2

: A?nr t«jln*ositiw that haw arisen out ot : the railway statists *tw Kju«sttoß may now, by Che exerctst? of <>aw <:>* the m».»li admirable of human attributes, bo b«rt*d for ever. It has been tised by th» Ministry, " wlfifi fch*> advice and consent" nf (he CKrnt Engineer, that the railway statwn is to bt> on the Esplanade. No- atauwnt of agitation ca» alter this decision. It is irrevocable. The conclusion s;w arrived at eh.it the present site affords too ttttte eoi.n*, oven for the. safe and expeditious ' conduct »>{ t*it? business of the department: and now thecricUt ground site has been abandoned f.jr the rwm tint . sKicinetsriwr difticulties Ws.uLl preclude the possibility "of utilising it if"*-r tti«* purpose. The an-ao.uewTnent that the site ha* it hat been fixed on tfco Esplanade wilt ho re- j ciaved with nmu;4*ii groans and cheers:: hut it whoatd be t%f«iernt».red that auyj decision would have been rust by t!>" same j accompaniment. Jt U a human in;.-1 po*nbility to ».)■ fix, th*» site as t*> enhance j thevalues of alt propertied in the samel ratio, and it id this consideration ih .->t has. in 9nm» instances at least, _ been tt,.: motive power in forming opinions «>n the [ Railway .Station Site . t ne.sCion. It is: characteristic ot trail humanity tt*«t each ; man should look after himself, and *■■■«, j believe that tlio public nf Oamai'U, tike i the rest of humanity, have, in forming} their opinions, been actuated principally j by expectations of direct or indirect benefit that would accrue So-them through j tike adoption of any particular site. There i is niv*- .no necessity for speculation or tight-1 ing. TIW station is to be on the Esplanade :' arid it i* M,.nd-rsfco<,d that it wilt t.-m----menee near the tlaths. and extend as tar. north as is necessary t.; art'ord room tor thw necessary operations oS the depart-, ruent. like-' the other sites proposed, that on the "Esplanade' has its advantages and j disadvantage*. jit a pctbltc _ sense ; fntt,( in an engineering sense, it is said t<»! bis all that coutd »«• desired, and j it appears that public objections! must givs way t*> wi.!?in««>rt»»if expt-1 Uliency. Oik> ot' tha ob]ectt...ns is! that the beautiful Ksplanade—tfte de%ht ■ 'of f)amant—will be partially spotted. J!t;t_. j : ai{i«n» vee sttppyao that wt mtut fcav**Hoie i regard for business than for pleasure >'• and when. boin.L,' assurad W the Kathvayj Department that they have nmv no room j to perform their work, it is necessary | to tind a fietter site, and the engineers sav that the Esptatiade is the only site, suitable, we must bow our heads in sub- . ndsston. W« need scarcely to j a number of for the omission of their letters. As they are to j U'et what they deairtr, wdl, we think.: only be too ylad to- lay down tfiwif w.uipous ( and substitute for their eoii--riti?- I [attiiiw on their .icood fortnnp. Let then, i not, however, ttt the time of their jul>t!ation t'wrnst tii: other poor fellows at our' end of the town*. >"ovv that the site has ' been fixed, we hope th:jt the Government ] will decide to- buitd a station worthy of , the town, and that it will U .done _at once, although we fear that the reallaaiiorj, of these pcdnts are debatea.hle. , " "' .. - . - . !