THE THAMES TE AROHA RAILWAY.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4685, 12 January 1884, Page 2

THE THAMES TE AROHA RAILWAY.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) Sir,—Have the provisional directors of the above company thrown juph..thai sponge and acknowledged themselves beaten? Are the difficulties in the tjay too great to be overcome; the power of their opponents too crushing; or their own hands not clean in the matter? that! they have altogether ceased trying* to accomplish the work they were appointed? to perform, viz., obtain jFrom the Govern-^ raent of New Zealand such concessions as the law allows, so that the work of constructing this railway by an English - company may go on—the English company being/ready and waiting to perform their part. These direstors are local men, knowing the state of the place and its requirements, and that this railway would pay well, because the freight and passengers now carried by the river at great loss of time would immediately on its opening be more than doubled and wouid continually increase as the land could be profitably occupied, and the railway made available, for bringing pro*' duce to market or shipping all the year • round, instead of, as at present, not more than four months in each year, disheart* ening farmers and putting them into debt. Then again the inhabitants of the Thames Borough and County are so careless of their own future welfare, or so without pluck and a necessary spirit of enterprise, that tLey have apparently ceased to take any interest in this, to them, vital qaeg-^ tion.. The people who will receive benefit from the construction of this railway, in addition to the owners, are firstly, those who own land along its course, by having their swanip lands drained and tbe value of all their land enormously ioreased. Secondly: The people of tbe district who will be able to use the railway for the conveyance of goods, and for tbeir own speedy and regular travelling. Thirdly: The merchants and tradesmen would find, increased facilities for business, and miners would benefit in the shape of cheaper and better food supplies. Lastly : The people who have acquired freehold property here, would reap permanent advantage from its increasing value, instead of, as at present, fearing it will become deserted. In conclusion allow me to ask if there is not one honest, strong-willed, public man left amongst us, who will take this railway-bull by the horns, and by constantly pegging away at the powers that be, and using every lawful means to further his object until it is fairly under* way, save this town and district from collapse, and make it a flourishing place for .us and our children.—l am, Ac, t4NJS CfcBAB—GrO AgIAD {