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tn. -, ' ' Thurtday. ln« railway terminus question, and the action of the Government thereon, is creating considerable interest, and a public meeting is called by the Mayor to discuss the rtiatter. A preliminary Burrey of the HuttWaikane line has been made, but nothing more can be done until the land is acquired from the natives. The Government"intend setting aside four acres in rear of the Government Buildings as a recreation ground, which jwiU ;be laid down in grata and ornamented s with trees. *■. ■ , ■) , A_tol"™»iww "ply has, been sent by ,the, Government, to Mr Barton regarding his application : for an inquiry into the conduct,of the Judges of the Supreme i£?aF* »s,Sßspec>s,himself and his clients. Mr Barton's charges categorically to the number of twelve, aad id each case' the Government intimate .that:the charge has not been justified, or was not of such a nature a«-to call for an; inquiry. The two concluding- paragraphs of the letter are as; follows:—"I have now dealt with the, various charges you have made. I have placed' in the appendix the .various documents referring to the cases for more ready reference. After a careful and calm review,, I,am bound to say that I regret that you should have made the charges, and I teel assured that you will yet acknowledge that they were made either under somo ; temporary irritation or without d,ue consideration. There is one misapprehension> under which you seem to labour, ..which I think it necessary to dispel. It is not: the function of the Executive of: the Colony to act as an appellate tribunal. If the judges decide contrary to law, ample maekiwry has been provided to have theird*eisio»s reviewed. It cannot be right thai men who may not have been trained as lawyers should sit in judgment on the decision of the Supreme Q°3*Tk msMlyJfh<n(pl»u evidence is P/PflJ^aiQfiCprrnption or incapacity that Bxf^fi^'is called upon to iaterfere. ,Wm» s tbsj «.HExeoutive to interfere withdhe Judget whenever a disappointed i litigant invoked their aid, this doe administration of. justice would be impeded.— <Biya) ! &. 8. Whitmom,"