WAIKATO RAILWAY-PENING CELEBRATION COMMITTEE MEETING.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 851, 13 December 1877, Page 2

WAIKATO RAILWAY-PEN-ING CELEBRATION COMMITTEE MEETING.

A. meeting of flic committee appointed ai *he public mcc ing of Saturday last, to arrange for°the celebratio » of the opening of the Newcastle Hamilton extension of the railway, met on Tuesday ni^ht at Gwynne's Himilton Hotel. Tliere were present Messrs A. C »r, M.H.R. (Chairman), T. K. Viulou, I F. R. Claude, J. D. Hill, a Laishley, Thos. Jo ly, R. Gwynne, J. B. Whyte, B. Harris, JNT. R. Cox, Jas. Martin, J. X, McDonald, W. McGregor Hay. R. p. Sandes, J. Knox, P. La Quesne, Captain Steele and Dr Bdale. The following telegram from the Public Works dep .rtraenr, received by the Secretary, Mr T. G. Sandes, was read for general information. To r O Smdes, Esq , Himilton Railway Ddtnoaxtrarion o<»maiitte9. The Minister would bo glad if you will oomaaaoicue with Rail /ray Manager, Auosiaod, who has been m communication with tue En/ineer-in-ChUsf, and has reoesvid »p|jrjval aboar. ranaiag t ama. Tao iMiu at>.f (f r «'orkx) will give every faciluy teui put the f»res as low »8 pa-sii.ie. T a Manager will give his attention to arraufljemen-.s fo«- convrfoieac^ of vifit-im, if y,)a will commu uoite with him oa the nubjocfc. John KNowtE'*, Una-.r aeor.tary PaUii-j W.-ka. Wo'lta^wn. Mr Gwynne,in reply to aqaesfcioi, ' stated that he was prepared to place

a luncheon on the table for any number of guests. It was then proposed and carried, that the demonstration should take the form ?f a luuch^ and J&atJta B'iotild take place at |$ft) pjflf^leip Wednesday, and be -fa^d m Air t; R. Viabu's wor^sh^ps^he thank^ of the meeting IBSiirg^oorded t$ that ge'ntle^an £qj&&iq |ytferal 6sM of the use. of his premi3js|. < : On theiiSrdppsitibn #jjS&r Viatou, secondeil by Captain Befere, it waiT resolved that the aoqimittee should ask ascruesta: the "contractor, Mr Topham; Mr Urnr Stewart; the D,3M-i«t Engineer; Mr A. V. MoDonalii, the manager of the line; Mr Hope,. the line inspector: \tr a M. Been, C.E ; Mr A. J. .rluuter, assistant engineer ; the ■Mrtyoi- of AuokUnJ,' Mr H. Brett , che Chairman of the Couiiiy Qiqiiciip, aid th 5 C ..lirmeu of all the-'High-way D.«.rte» Bjirds m Waikato. A Bub-onntuio.ee, consiscing' of M-SHis v. Cox, J. D. flili, I R. Vialou, Ctpt. B;ere, ani F. R. Caade was ii|>pointjd to issue invitations. Oa the motion of Mr Laishley, seoon^led by I>c Baale, it wa^ resolve! to opon. su iacription lists at once, for the purpose of defraying the. uecass*ry expense*. On the motion of Captain Beere, secotidad by Mr Claud*, it was resolved that the ohildren of the various schools -attending the de- 1 uionstration be proviried with light refreshments. It was d.-oiiled thaL ths com niitee should endeavour to arrange with the Cambridge B, H ed Bind for their a> tendance. Messrs A. Cjx ami I. H. Vialou were appointed President and Vice President respectively of the proposed luncheon, and the following program ie of toasts was submitted and agreed to:—' The Queen'; 'The Gjv«rnor'; « Arm>, Navy, anJ Volunteers \ • < Tiie Miniib y ' ; « The C. .airmen of Boards ' ; ♦ The Engineers ' ; * Pastoral and Agricultural I.iterests'; 'The Commercial lucerests'; « The Ladies'; ' The Press/ and ' The Chairman.'