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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2555, 23 March 1887, Page 2

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(UNITED rtEBS ASSOCIATION,)

V-.Npw Plymouth, March 22. ;,.MriQ. Samitel, W[;B.Rj, addressed hiß'Constituents'last', 'nigbt; when the large.; hall was crowded. He reviewed the work : of the session, and referring to tliejM'political sfondals, "aid Mr Stewawpad innocently planted himself in a. false position, but the- charges' against" Sir Julius Yogel ; had been proved to be foul slanders on aji inno-, cent man, He doubted the sincerity of the Government professions respecting retrenchment, but what was wanted to reduce expenditure was more back*

bone in the members to carry diit any [proposal made for reductions.. He intimated tbat if the electors could find no more suitable person to: bring for?; ward to represent them at the next election, he was willing to,stand again.' S A vote of confidence was carried unanimously. Cambbidge, March 22. The body of James Simpson, the ironmonger, who has been missing since Week,' was day in the Waikato River bv a search party; ' Wangami, March 22, Mr Ballance, .M.H.Rij -has fixed' 31st March as the date for his address to his constituents at' Wanganui. A policy "forecast iff then',expected. THE RAILWAY DEMONSTftATRATION AT WOODVILLE Woodville, Match 21. I Great preparations are bping made for the opening ceremony to-morrow, I Mr Richardeon represents the Govern- ' ment, other Ministers not being able f o get away, Mr W. C. Smith, member for the district, presides at the Inncbeon in the afternoon, which takes place after the Minister has formally deolared the line open, Daily communication between Wellington and Napisr will now be easily accomplished nothing but the gap between hero and Palmerston remaining. In the Mana-, watu Gorge, Jones and Peters havis 250 aien at work, and excellent pro gresshasbeen mado with formation. The track is all cleared, and a portion of the earthwork ready. They have still 18 months in which to finish, but as. there are two tunnels and 24 concrete bridges, the time is none to long, Fears are expressed that tho railway works ffill have a bad effect on the river, in' consequence of the amount of timber and debris thrown into it. This will stay till the first flood, when tho whole will be swept down, and it is thought that the sudden dislodgement of such a mass of stuff may work ill to the bridge at the entrance to the Gorge, The Manawatu County Council have communicated with the Government on the subject, and the contractors were asked in consequenco to cut up the timber as much as possible, to prevent large logs getting into the stream. It has been pointed out since that there are hundreds of acres of fallen bush lying about this district which will be carried off in flood-time, and senl a much larger amount of driftwood down tho river than the railway works can possibly furnish.

Napier, March 22. In connection with the opening of the railway to Woodville, excursion fares were charged this morning, when the crush at tne station was extraordinary. The train was to leave at 7.20, but by 6 o'clock parties of excursionists presented themselves. By 7 tho crowd was ten deep, and jammed hard and fsst, and hundreds did not attempt to get tickets. The train got away at last, drawn by three engines.