THE RAILWAY TIME-TABLE. [BY TELEGRAPH.] Cambridge, Monday Night.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1998, 28 April 1885, Page 2

THE RAILWAY TIME-TABLE. [BY TELEGRAPH.] Cambridge, Monday Night.

A public meeting was held at Cambridge to-night for the purpose of discussing the proposed alteiations m the piesent lailwny time-table. The meeting was called by the chaiunnn of the Cambridge Town Koaid (Mr Houghton), and the chair was occupied by that gentlem.m. There was a/good attendance, including .1 number of country settler*. The Chairman, in opening the proceedings refened to the notice which appeared in The Waikato Times on Saturday, to the effect that Mr Hudson was ab<iut to vi.-ut the distiict for the purpose of procuring an oppression of public opinion on tins mattei. He understood soire gentleman had waited upon Mr Hudson since his arrival, and he had made a proposal which would 111 due couice be laid before them. Mr Lewis .said he had waited upon Mr Hudson. That gentleman's proposal, or at least the proposal which he would recommend to Government was that the mixed train leaving at G. 30 should run through to Cambridge daily, aniving here at three o'clock, and returning to Auckland as soon as jxmible. This train could cany mails and papers as well as passengers. The other train would leave Auckland at 11 30., arriving at Camhridge at 540 as at present. This ho believed would fully satisfy both couutiy people and townspeople. By accepting this proposal which no considered veiy 1 easonable, they would get all they required. Mr Hudson had given him to understand that if they did not accept this proposal they would only get one train a day. He would propose that proposal be accepted. Mr David Richardson seconded. Mr Houghton thought the proposal very suitable. Indeed, ho believed it would answer very well, and townspeople ought to be satisfied with it. Ho invitod ovpres sions of opinion from country people who had a voice in the mattei. Mr John Fisher did not agree with the proposal. It would not benefit the people of Moirini\ille or To Awamutu or Kihikihi. The paople of those distncts wore to all ai> pemwnces to lio left in the cold. They wore not to be conmdeied at all. The action which the niceting sought to take in adopting Mr Lewis's proposition was selfish in the evtteme, and he would oppose it 111 every way he could. No doubt it suited Duke-street or Cambridge people very well, but it did not suit Pukerimii and outlying districts, and tho>e distiicts, and the people who lived in them, had as much 1 lyht to consideration as the people of Duke-street. Mr Fmher then referred to the inconveniences of the piesent time-table, by which counti y people could not get home until after dark, and then the nuils were generally a day late. He would use every endeavour to get the piesent time-table altered. He opposed Mr Lewis's proposal. Mr J. P. Thomson explained that he also had waited on Mr Hudson, and for the information of the meeting and Mr Fisher, he might «tate that the Moirmsville and To Awamutu districts had not been oveilooked. The early tram would run to Te Awamutu every day as well, and to Morrins\ ille every alternate day. Mr Fisher : If Mr Lewis had told us that, I should have been satisfied. I would not have said <<, woid. I quite agtce with that propns.il. Mr W. L. C. Williams, chairman of tho Piako County Council, supported the motion. The concession was much more than they had asked, and was thoroughly satisfactory. The motion was then put and caiiicd unanimously. , The meeting concluded with tho usual compliment to the chair.