The Waikato Times. THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1878.

Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 659, 15 August 1878, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1878.

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The question of the extension of the railway line from the Hamilton station is, we are glad to see being taken out of the' limbo "of party strife between east and west. We have maintained and do so still that in all fairness, and as placing the undertaking on a sound, commercial basis the combined railway and tramway extension must be made to go not merely to the borough but through it. With the bridge at present contracted- v for a tramway could be carried from the station on the west side to a receiving and delivery station on the east side the river, and this is all the advocates of the through extension of railway and tramway construction ask • for. To leave the terminus on the west side the borough would simply be to defeat real use for which the work is needed, the tapping the large extent of country east of the Waikato River at present cut off altogether from the enjoyment of the profitable use of the railway. The Cambridge Farmers' Club, we are glad to see, has taken the matter iu fhand. At the meeting of the Club held on Monday last at Cambridge a discussion arose on the desirability of bringing the railway from the present station to Hamilton and over the river to Hamilton East. The opinion was very strongly expressed that an endeavor should at once be made to strengthen the hands of those who are now moving iu the matter, and that a bridge, as proposed by the Messrs Morrin, if erected would be a matter of the greatest importance, and would be of very consideraole benefit to the residents of the Cambridge district. The members of the club were of course not aware that the iron bridge has been put out of the question, the Mayor having since the last meeting of the Borough Council obtained the District Engineer's assent to the acceptance of Messrs Ross and Dunbar's tender for the erection of the traffic bridge, which will be ('by this time a settled matter. That, however, need make no difference to the movement set on ioot by the Cambridge Club. The bridge is fully capable of carrying a fui heavier tramway traffic than it would be taxed with for years to come. It has been persistently urged that, as a feeder to the railway, a tramway crossing the river would be invaluable opening up as it would do a traffic communication with the extensive districts of Piiko, KirikiriroaTamahero and Cambridge, and we are glad to find th« Cambridge people moving actively in the matter. It is felt by them that if the Go.

verument were made a wave of t immense quantities of *tock, produce, and p issengers which would at once take advantage of the station yards and other facilities for transit, they would give serious attention to the wishes of tlie settlers. That the extension of the line would add very m.itciiilly to the monetary receipts of the railway is beyond * doubt. A calculation was made at the Club meeting shewing that at leist four thousaud head of neat cattle would be sent by this route during the next six months besides horses, sheep, wool, agricultural produce, &c, from the Cambridge district alone. It is proposed to hold a meeting «f the Club to prepare a memorial to the Government urging upon them the great importance and desirability of immediately carrying out this very necessary work with the greatest possible dispatch. .