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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3933, 8 October 1891, Page 2

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By Telegraph.—Press Association.

Th# Ohristoburoh Elictioa.

Christchurch, Oatota*?. Mr Eden George addressed ccrowded meeting in the Theatre Royal to* night. The whole drift of bis speech went to show that he was the duly elected member for Christohnrch. He professed to be independent of both political parties. The proceedings were Very noisy, the speaketfbemg continually interrupted, but there was no actual rowdyism. No vote wart passed, Mr George saying that he did not want one.

Tht tforthirn Railway Lwm-

Auckland, October 7.

A meeting of the Oommittee of the Northern Railway League wbb held tonight, when Mr E. Mitohelson, who was present by invitation, announced that at a future meeting, when he was in possession of oertain information whioh he had asked of the Pnblio Works Department, he would dhow the reasons whioh had ' actuated him in advocating the construction of the North Island Trunk Railway by the Central route instead of the Stratford route. He was convinced that it would be in the in" terests not- only of Auckland, bat of the whole Colony, that the central route should be adopted. The Mayor, Mr Upton, who was in the chair, pointed ont, in reply to Mr Mitohelson, that what thp League wanted was railway communication between Auckland and Taranaki. The Stratford line should, he thought, be advooatpd, because it was more attainable than that by way of the central route, fiinoe it would cost much less. An Exeoutive Com" mittee was appointed, and the aoling* secretary, Mr Djcre, announced that the work of collecting public subscript tions in aid of the movement had been begun this afternoon, and that '416 had already been raised.