TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 118, 4 October 1912, Page 5

TELEGRAMS.

THE LAND HUNGER,

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dargaville, Last Night. The intensity of the earth hunger was again demonstrated to-day. At the land ballot for the Awakino land, near Dargaville, on the optional system, for five sections of first-class and two sections of second-class land of a total area of 2469 acres, there were 609 applications from 344 individual applicants, 290 of whom were residents of North Auckland. The successful applicants were all residents of this district.

THE EAST COAST RAILWAY.

Napier, Last Night. Al>out 250 attended, a meeting convened to-night for the purpose of considering the action of the Government in stopping work at the Napier end of the East Coast .railway. The Deputy-Mayor presided, but no other members of any local bodiestook part in the meeting." The; following resolution was carried by a forgo majority:—'That this meeting of citizens desires to express its surprise at the action of the Government in suspending wo'rk on the southern end of the Napier-Gisbonie railway; that this action will necessitate considerable delay in the completion of the line; and that the reasons given by the Hon. Minister for Public Works that it is. impossible for materials and an engine to be taken to the west shore until the bridge and embankment are complete is not accowlang to fact, it being quite possible to land ail engine and material from a scow: that this meeting requests members of Parlinment for the districts immediately concerned to make combined urgent representations to the Minister for Public Works, and to the Government that (his matter receive the immediate attention of the Department, and that a pnm be placed on the Estimates for furi tlier work on the line."