The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1882. TEMUKA AND GERALDINE A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 986, 3 August 1882, Page 2

The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1882. TEMUKA AND GERALDINE A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

The indefatigable Secretary of the Temuka and Geraldine A. and P. Association, Mr Wills, has not given up all hopes of bringing a sufficient number of members together to hold a geneial meeting. He advertises that the annual meeting will be held to-morrow evening in the Star Hotel, and earnestly requests subscribers to attend. It would be useless to further urge the matter, but we would remind subscribers that unless more interest is taken in it the Association will fall through altogether. ♦ TEMUKA-OXFORD LINE. An advertisement appears in another column to the effect that on next Saturday evening a meeting will be held at Woodbury for the purpose of urging upon Government the necessity of constructing the Temuka-Oxford line of railway. The more we study the matter tho more apparent becomes the injustice which is being done to this district in this line being excluded from the schedule of works proposed to be constructed under the lean. Four years ago this line was actually begun, and it was because of the depression that it was relinquished. Why then should it not have been the first on the list ? Workp that were not then thought of are now to be proceeded with, while this is allowed to fall through altogether. The slothfulness of the people has had a good deal to do with this. They look calmly on all other districts claiming their right?, while they, with stolid indifference, let things take their course. The is now before the public, and we hope it will not be lost sight of. The best thing that can be done is to get up a petition signed by as many ratepayers as possible. —♦ THE LOAN PROPOSALS. It would appear from last Tuesday evening's report of the proceedings of Parliament that instead of a £3,000,000 wc are to have a £4,000,000 loan. It will be remembered that the Colonial Treasurer hinted in the Financial Statement that a special loan of £1,000,000 would be raised for making the North Island trunk line as soon as the circumstances allowed it. This, we presume, is the additional million now proposed. How nicely Major Atkinson has been feeling his vyay. About a month ago this loan was not to be raised until the circumstances of the colony would allow it, but now it is to be proposed at once. What a change a few weeks have brought, but no doubt the Colonial Treasurer was only feeling his way. He merely hinted that such a thing might be done about a month ago, but since then he has found that it is very likely to be supported, and has brought it forward. What is the meaning of a special loan tor the 1 North Island ? Will not the whole colony have to pay interest on it and share tiie responsibility, and why, therefore, should it be called the North Island Railway Special Loan ? Would it not be far more statesman-like for Major Atkinson to propose the loan of £4,000,000 at once, and not be making halves of it by raising a £1,000,000 loan for the North Island separatley. Of course it is impossible to understand the matter until the loan proposals are distributed, but in the meantime we must say that the Colonial Treasurer's conduct is somewhat curious.