PAHIATUA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2733, 25 October 1887, Page 2

PAHIATUA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) ' The Pahiatua. Railway Committee met last Friday, and .as a deputation from the Wairarapa Noith County is to interview, the Minister of Public Works on Thursday it was reßolved to ask these gentleuienplosßt'i < Beethaoi, . AI oOardle, and' Buchanan), to draw' his attention to our unfortunate petition. An attempt was made to get a resolution passed asking Mr Smith., to join the deputation, but as tho .deputation \vas nou appointed by us, it was felt this would not do. I may note, also that after we sent in our petition, begging the Government to have,a fresh survey made, a petition was got up in Woodville praying that the railway might not come through Pahiatua urn! Air Smith ia doing bis best for this couuter petition, so ho could hardly be expected to tight on both sides. We; trust entirely in Mr Heeihatn, as there is a strong feeling that he does sympathise with us, and is opposed to the project of ruining Pahiatua in order to foster the imaginary townships of Ballance and Soarnoroiigh. Of course if the line as at present, located is really beat, we have no mure to say, but we do uot ! believe it. is, as tho Public Works Department can giye no reason for object•iug to the main road route, except that it is subject to floods, which is, absurd;'''"' as a Mood that, woiild

atiu.lt the'mail) road, would drovyji, faliiulua,..aiid' absolutely ttFfut the Villume Settlement. ; Again, the Imeas located is westward of tbo M<tuga* lamoka river, which is, conuitualiy tloi.id«d and entirely uuiiridged." /•.

i-uiiway dowu the ioa'd would be iiuuitdiattiy* available. It is urged that the setiiers west ot the W*ogaUiuoka wuiudiike a railway at. tbt'ir door, but the settlers there must exist uuly on' papa 1 the majority are' lawyers, uooiors, etc., "who have merely gone iu as a tpeoulation and never meant; to reside mere', ':'_.'