MAUKU RAILWAY LEAGUE.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 226, 1 September 1914, Page 3

MAUKU RAILWAY LEAGUE.

The Annual Meeting.

Tho annual meeting of the Mauku branch of tho Waiuku Railway Loagu ) was hold in tho lVitumahoo Hall 011 Saturday evening, tho '29 th ult. Thoro was a good attendance of member*, a nuubev of l.'dies being present. Tiio president, Mr M. Crispe, presided. In apologising for the delay in holding the meeting the president said that the first excitement of the war had so unsettled people that it was not much use thinking or anything else. But nowlikeloyal Britishers people were settling down and it behove 1 all to endeavour to carry out their duties and businesses with even extra vigor. They would scon got accustomed to the war conditions and so long as their conntiy was nut molested they could go on much the same. He was confident the navy was competent to keep a'l British trade routes open so they need have very little fear on that score. The past year, said M* Crispe had been a remarkable one as far as the railway was concerned for not only bad they seen the turning of the lirst sod but better still work was nctua'ly in progress. On the co operative works a number of men wore employed and the proximity of the line to Auckland made it me re than likely that numbers of unemployed from the city would be given work here He hoped for a speedy finish to their desires which was to see the engine steaming through the district and the trucks goiug back laden with produce. The secretary, Mr W. I inlay, presented the annual balance sheet which showed a credit balance of £ls lis 10s.

Mr J. Henry stated that in accord with the wish expressed at tho last annual meeting ho had refrained from presenting tho petition and request that met with their disapproval. Mr W. Finlay in a complimentary speech proposed Mr Crispe again as president for the ensuing year. In thanking Mr Finlay and all w ho had assisted him during his term of office Mr Crispe declined to again accept nomination.

Mr Wily then proposed Mr J. Henry. This was secondod by Mr W. Howe and carried unanimonsly with applause. In returning thanks for the honor conferred on him Mr Henry said ho hoped all would work amicably together for tho furtherance of their railway. As the work was, he might say, like the peach trees now in bloom he hoped by next year it would be bearing fruit. Hie following officers were also elected : Vice-presidents., Messrs J. B. Goldsworthy and A. C. Davy; secretary and treasurer, Mr W. Finlay; committee, Messrs F. W. Kavanagh, W. G. Fleydell, H. Hay, E. C. Cuff, W. Sonimerville, P. W. Ryburn, S. Rowe, junr., N. G. Litchfield, M. Crispe, J. Schlaepfer and J. F. Davis.

The efforts and work done by the secretary (Mr Finlay) came in for high complimentary references from Mr Henry who proposed him for the position of secretary, and also from Mr If. Crispe who seconded the profiosfil.

At a committee meeting held after the public meeting the following resolution was proposed by Mr Henry, and seconded by Mr F. W. Kavanagh, to be sent to the Prime Minister : " That the Mauku branch of the Waiuku Railway League respectfully urges our representative, Eight Hon. W. F. Massey, to have a substantial sum placed on the Public Works Estimates now being framed in order to vigorously proceed with tho Waiuku branch railway works during tho coming year." The secretary to forward a copy of tho resolution to the Wai-uku-and tilenbrook branches and to request combined action.