THE RETURN TO HEMILTON.

Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 878, 5 February 1878, Page 2

THE RETURN TO HEMILTON.

The Premier and paitv returned yesterday eve.iing from Cambridge to Hamilton, and, aboofr 10 p.m., were waited on by the deputations previously received on Wednesday. . Railway Extension. The first, consisting of Messrs Hume, C turning, Viilou, Morris, and N. R. Cox, intro laced the \matter of the railway extension. ! The Pretniei-, before entering on i he busine-8 of the deputation, explained, in reference to the telegram vbich had caused so much uneasiiiess, that a mistake had cccurre.l He had confused the case of Hamilton witli that of Te Awarauti., where an atte iipt had been mide 10 uhange the proposed site of' the t ■-<*- Miinuu. The telegram had reference to Te Awamuu and not to Hamii *on. ! Mr Vialou produce I snistics to smow the estinivte; cost of extending ttie line « Hamilton mo the t wn. Smci in< woul 1 he a p»r i m of th t'huueft Valley railway if cani m . I wo ild oily nee 1 rhnt time ores shoil I be pinvfowd, as 1 1 »>id'.w.s, witi that exception, al Government piope : v. The mi and a half woul cost. £2,448, ih. .station and sited -fiV '0 an-; heUnl necessrtr, to be :ak(m womu cost, sav, £250. B nff-ctin^ths work tie railway would profir, t. che extent ot s^curiu^ J^4oo of r. ight per month, whiuii now wen t.i the nv» j r steamer.", while t\ « Piako and C m. irii^e traffic wa^ wor' h as much more. Sir G^or^e Gr^y said the Cun- ! »>rid ; e people h*d that afternoo irj^ed on h m the advisabiii y ot ex. ending fie line into Kamdiou, smd were goinif to petition on th subj c f , 'h»-ir olynct being to get tin? railway extended on to Garabrid^e. iL- would be if the deputa io. would put a'l th se maters in wr.ting, and fo.ward them to hi wi h he tracings uf the plans th«^ on the tabe. BOROtGU RESERVES. A secon I dHi.utadin Wtts iu»r - luced, aud M< Vial »ti handed i " ist of the T >wn Roserv: s and Wa*; • Landß, toare:her with the Tuwo B-; i, lying within the Borough. I'hu Premier explained that the squa t-^ ;iud town belts could not be grauteii as endowments to or pledg d as security by the Borougi s. They must be reserved as recreatiogtounds. Perhaps power coiid I e given to allow the leasing of ihtown belt for 21 years, but th assent of Parliament would have to be obtained. f*ir George Grey, in r^ply to M Vialou, pro nised thn^j . a wr' te s atement should be fur' i hed *■ the Borough, th t the £'$000 woi 1 ' he paid over as soon as the lorn was raised, so as to en*bl» ;h Borough Council to rai«e m *nupon it for the com»n« n"e.m«--u I '. of the bridge, and the deputation withdrew. The Premier and party leave Hamilton this morning by the 7 o'clock train, en route for Auckland.