HE TE AWAMATU RAIL WAY STATION.

Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 880, 12 February 1878, Page 2

HE TE AWAMATU RAIL WAY STATION.

PUBLIC AlEE'mu.

[PER ELECTHI. TELEGRAPH]

Te Awiruutu. F i jiy Bveniug. 'ursuant tfi notice, a pa' mr me<»t*

>jf was h«>M, »> H'X o'cl'-ck this veiling, iv tby Hal., t c Awaumtn, > co>ini«Jer the a visihility of pe<i toning the Government to alter ne site "f »hn rai wa utatiou near Mr Slo.tne whs ua lrd lo the chair, ud sai.i tlia ,on eamin>; - ai-out a

uuntb ago— tuai » petition waa

•. ing j,rot n,. by a few oi the reaid nttf, rather privately, he at once > '•egrnpheii to ihe ) rev ier at vV t llin^ton, a«kn g it there

was any it tenticn i-ti tie jart of he Government to r« tiiovi tbe site ol the terminus, lit* received a reply froti; Sir G^orjue Giey two 'a).s afttrwardg to the etittrt that tiete was no intention to do bo, and

• hat tenders wood be cailid tor m live orhiz weeks time t»> go <.n with he work.

Mr Hutigerford Roche said he s<K)k« to the Premiei when he waa

<>>re to extend th\» line into the township, as the redden tw of Te Awnmutu vere m favour of having o, anti-l.e theu foun thai the

•leuratn was not «eiu from Hamilton hu from T? Awaiuutu, Ua

old isi< Getfrge Grey ihaf. the jarty who sent daaoh a telegram waa interested m keeping tun s te of the station outside the town, »nd thai he was not authorized to send it by the

rasidon's Mr Sloane : I was impeached for

5' & (ing that telegram. Mr H. Roche : I understood from Sir George G< ey that it was a reei* dent of Te Awamutu. Mr Sloane said that he vr&s given to understand it was Mr Stewart, who sent the telegram. Mr H. Roche said that the Premier told him that he would instistute another report regarding the site, and that, by doing so, it would m no way retard the progress of the work.

Mr Henderson: Where had you this conversation with the Premier! Mr H. Eoche : In the room of the hotel m Kihikihi.

Mt Henderson: Who authorised you to take B"ch a matter on yourself? Bid you not know there are engineering difficulties m the way of bringing the line into Te Awa mutu.

Mr R«.iche thou^hf. th^re was no einrin-.w uig dilisalry m bringing the lino into H © township. Mr Henuer-ou : tire yoa an enjfiuwr? Mr koclie, I believe there id no d fflculty m bringing the line iv, but there is m t iking it out. 5

Mr J. H. Mandeno, said he thought it would expedite business to rend tbe petition, wbich he hold ia his hmd. Tae petition occupies h wheet and a-hijf ot demy, and is addressed 10 the Premier, and is to the efl» ct ti at the iiihabitbDte of Ta AAamutu and district are hur|»iis.'d, and regret that any person shoal I have tried to misi&id the government by sending a telegram that it was not their wish *&a the railway tenuinaH BLould be

. Ta oeott^of a large l»d populous district, th»t ««bt roads ponrerge. thereat, »n4. * h ** > W 6 %^rns6ip wouffl be tlien^^con^. ■ibot ulaoe. cxoepiing for the AleXatidU siife; that it is close ico the Dtttire uounduriea i»nd ib4»t it. baa a rwerte of about 3D aorea, add cdacludee by praying toai tho CJoverjQnueut take . ih^e ' laeta in.o oonflider*»tiott «oas to take wch Qt«pa fur altering the si>« as will be u)o«t coudac.ve jto mo intorouta qt the district. . . ; Mr J. iCoChe proposed thit the petition as read <c auopted. ' ■MrOeorge Harper: Who proposed 10 give the laud m the towu v the si;e be altered ? Mr Mandeuo: That is to be OdtiaicleriKi. Mr JSharpe: but that petition ' 66em to know all nbout it. 'jfcr H. Koclie : Mr Harpe mtuer sardutie. Ut Greaham said he was b.,^ Surprised »t the reading ol ' %ftfc , petition. Tne partj U '*Lm got up were actually playbg i citato th» Alexaudra ptope's handa/ TfcOy ought to beWy »ell satisfied to hav.u the sutioii wutre it waa died by the Govei'niaeut fcin^mteu ( ' bid they, he itoked, .wlme^ the w k.ieMuyed, and brought into,.a hoilow iv the tpwushipt He .hougnt 11 • would be more judicious on the part of Uiose who gut up the petition to to BUve'Th.jt this meoting be adjuurued sine die} or umil tne works are m process;" They migat be tttverwrds told, ' You are the cause of : losing our railway station.' (Aj>pluuse.) r i. Mr iIV Koche : I , w%nj» to' know : WtoatrigniMryioanehadtoaek Sir O. Orey for 15 acres ol the TeAwa* tidtu I teaerve 16r a* recreation i<ark for the people without consulting thd ioarvitanis. ;;;; :f ' '' Mr Ba'msay .:."' Air Sloane had erery riight to do so, and lie deserve Wery credit lor it^blause). Mr Sloan* : I asked nothing for m>Mlt, but tbi thrf^ooii of posterity. At thia stagey ufa oeo. Harpef •■ proposed, as an amendment to|ttte . ■ peciuon to. tna attempt be made to intertere witn che : discretion «xerC4«ed i>y ibo Otrrerumwnt engineers 10 locating the nit) ot the railway terminus. Tim waa seconded by Mr Nabbs. Uu oeing put to tue meeting is was carried toy a m.HJori&y ot nine.