STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81840, 5 September 1906, Page 2

STRATFORD.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) "The town would go bung," was the remark ejaculated by a wellknown citizen, when the Mayor said he did not know what would occur if the town clerk and the Mayor were absent in Wellington at the same time.

Mr N. J. King, the Mayor, stated last night that when resolutions were passed at public meeting, he being in the chair, he looked upon it as his duly to sec that these resolutions, if affecting other local bodies, would be forwarded to them. That the Urge audience recognised that the Mayor's word was as good as his bond was proved by their acclamation, and Stratford may well be proud of its Mayor.

"Better late than never." Opunake must be surprised to learn that llawera, Elt'.iam, and Stratford agree to join hands and do their best to secure a railway for Opunakc to Kaponga, and to ? (ah Mr Editor, "there's the rub.") At the public meeting held in the Town Hall last night, the Mayor (Mr N. J. King) presiding, the following resolution, moved by Mr W. G. Malonc, and seconded by' Mr D. L. Astbury, was unanimously carried, "That this meeting urges upon the Government the necessity of commencing the construction of a railway from Opunakc, proceeding with it diligently, along the railway reserve to a point of divergence, and that the question of divergence be left in abeyance until the point of divergence_be reached." This means that the railway should be commenced at Opunake. "Nuff said." In a short time bullock teams will be requisitioned in llawera, Ejtham, and Stratford to take the rails and railway engines to Opunake to start the railway. On the motion of Mr S. H. James, seconded by Mr John Crossan, it was rcso.ved, "That a deputation consisting of delegates appointed by New Plymouth, Inglewood, Stratford, 1:J th am, Kaponga, Hawera, Patea, and Opunake, and a representative from each rf the local bodies and dairy companies, be appointed to proceed to Wellington and urge the Government the importance of at once commencing the line." The meeting was largely attended, many anticipating "ructions," but the proceedings terminated at 8.50 p.m. 1 hear that Mr A f. Bayly, when travelling from Toko to Stratford this afternoon, was thrown out of his buggy. The ax'e of the buggy broke and the hi rse, commencing to Kick, did considerable damage to the buggy. Mr Bayly, in falling, was kicked by the horgj, and although larued has suffered no serious injury.