PUBLIC MEETING AT CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2129, 2 March 1886, Page 2

PUBLIC MEETING AT CAMBRIDGE.

The public meeting convened by the chairman of tha Cambridge Town Board, Mr John Houghton, to raise an indignant protest aguinut the action of tha district railway manager in reducing the time-table to one train a day between Auckland and Cambridge, was well attended, everyone proiont being in sympathetic accord with the purpose of the meeting. The Chairman, Mr Houghton, stated the purpose for which they were assembled, and read the advertisement convening tlio meeting. The matter had been discussed by tlio town board at its last meeting, and he had telegraphed to Mr Hudson, abking him if it was liii lntentiun to make the alter.it ion that had been ropmted. He read Mr Hudson's reply, which substantiated the statement, and wherein lie also stated that the traffic on the Cambridge line would not warrant the i mining of two daily ti.iins. The town board had resolved to call a public meeting to protest against such actinn. The matter spoke for itself without any lengthy remarks from him. All were awuro that -such an alteration in the timetable would be damaging to tho place, and, especially uithrcgaid to their mails, would be a seiious matter to them. He then called upon those gentlemen who had iesolutions to move to come forward. A telegram from Major Wilson was read expressing t,ymp\thy with the meeting, and regretting his inability to be present. Mr It. \V. Rut^ell said that he had not cxpectpd to be called upon to propose a resolution, but one had boon placed in his hand* which was as follows :—: — " That in the opipion of this treating- tho proposed alteration of the railway timetable, (which m ill bo the means of depriving tho people of Cambridge, and tbe c\ten«vo district around it, of ttyo bcoetit* of tho

1)1 cl.nly tl.illl *. M MC *J I* 111 .lit if I Ij'l-'lc ' , iind th" 111 'litmjj would impr. -* n|i'iu the (xivciunu-nt tli it Cnnbridjt' i> tie c» ut i•> <>f an cstcnmio atri icultuial and pi-t<ii il couutiy; (liitit i-> the m«»-*t populous p u turn (if tin' Waik.it", .md tint, a* a town it is the laig si, mo*t o impact -md po»ses*.i,-< a Km.it i number of inhabitants than any other. Th it the propo*nl t" -t i|> i i i li'ilg tln< Collins train fimn AikM.hl t>> f'ambndge would inflict a \r>i, it and unjn*tih iblr meomesii 'in -i.' ,•>-,* on the ie*idont-i Hid di-ti ict, n null .s it i- i well e*t.ibli*ln-d fictth.it th- bilk of pa* •sonirjii ti i\i 1 by th it, th • vc<md t 1 u \ It w is unii'-ce** u\ f<pi Itim to arid ni'ith mi'ic, a i th' 1 !• - -l.it i i.i «,wclii,ii «nd -|kiki for itsc'f \ll knew how thi> l.ulw n u iluing u*e 1 n\ ii i**on *cis, 1) it h>* h id in nii hind th* pubh*h"d letnin* winch wnul! throw con-id 'i il»lo lisiht on the amount of tr.iflie f i out Cnnb'idg', which wi* put down .it a tot.il value of t'24'io Hut lie w mid punt nut t'tc f.vct tint th > (' unbiid/.' Imh 1 lnd only lic-n oj> mil in ()Lt>bti INSI tlii-i > f • >i . it* l tuin* wi it foi six months only as against the whole y<ai foi the other* If, th 'ivf >ie, we m lltipii il by lrilf, the \ >1 u- of tin 1 (J i'nbndg>* ti ime would I).' t"i')oJ, which w.t* con-idn ibh al> >\o the ot'iei*. (Ajiplaus^ ) Ifthatwa* brought to th^ notice of th" Minister it would entitle v* to iii u\i weight, is we em p tint out t'lufc we .no mi 1 <>f thru l.n^.j-t cn>t >ni *i*, and th>t we cmnot 1>" hum butted in tins h iv. (Aj>p! in* >.) If Mr Hudson c mlil piove t his ti m<; w. ii 1 1 is*, he would icplj di.it lh«u' is not i hn" "f lailw.iy in the colony at the pi>'*ent moment that doe* not -h<m ,i !(>*> Thi* notion i, bein? woiKod bv politic il inrluenc-s to the detriment of the disttitt. (Applause) Being, how cum, so m unfitly unjust and injurious to our b'i*me*ses, we should put our foot down upon it. He ino\ed the icaolution. Mr \V. Kincaid had great pleasure in seconding the t evolution, and thought Mr Russell do*ei\ed thanks for placing it before the meeting, and for the tigines he had quoted. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr Gillett moved, "That in the opinion of this meeting the reaion given by the di*tiict mm igor for making the pioposod alteration, \i/., that the traffic do,--, not warrant, the continuation of two d ill} liuius is unteiiab'.i . inasmuch as it Ins long been well known that the Cambiidge branch has shown better uturns tlnn the other Walk ito lines, and will compare favourably with most lines of the saum length elsewhoie. He thought Mi Russell's figured pm\ed the above state ncit conclusnely. He also knew that Mr Hud*«»n sometime ago, when he (Mi <Tillett)had represented to him that Cambridge wa* badly oft for train*, as uenplo could not spend a few horn-, heie and return the same day, had said if he could persiudo thi* dm eminent to hndd an engine shod at H unilton, he would tiy and anange for another train keeping, the i engine at Hamilton for the night to run down with the morning's ram. At tint time he had no idea of nuking a icduetion, but me nit to give m >re accominodattou. All ho (the mover) could think was the tp.isonofthe pie*ent move was that if he continued the present second train, passengers instead of going to Oxford, would co-ne on to Cimbiidgo in preference to stiymg the night at the former pldce. whereby the interests of the railway department would suffer. But our interests were of equal mi- | portance, besides the evil that would be caused to our mail facilities ab our correspondence would leinain all night in Hamilton instead of coming right out. (ipphuse). Archdeacon Willis .seconded the resolution, and suggested that the figures quoted by Mr Kn*s;ll hi tacked onto it. Mr Ru*sell thought if they were copied out and forwarded by the Chairman they would answer the piupose. Mr Thomas, Wells drew attention to what was of e\en moie impoitance than fig mes. He thought though the hguies wpre placed b"f"re the autlioiities they would lejoin that .still it doe* not pay and that the sei \ ice can b? pei formed with one train. But the taihvays, as political railways, are the property of the country, and therefoie, we mn*t not bo tietted in this way lor a mere nutter of pvpedp'iiey. A .short time ago it w. is suggested that local triius should be run t>o as to enable Waikato people to cimc and ret'irn in th° same day. Now Mr Hudson meant to lake away what small facilities they possess. They do not consider the question of mails at all, as they >.ay th it is a m ittei for thi-t po*t office to deal with. All they caie about ib to make the railways pay in some way or another. Our own apathy was to blame in the matter If Mr [[iid-on will noi study our wants, we nius! i.isi*t upon them being rec.)gni*nd. (Applause). If v.a feel we have sufficient force and po>\er to mike them do so we must ecciciv that power. It is only with mn weight •is taxpayers and politicians that we cm cirry our wish -s. This is a xery serioti- matter to us and our businp*sr«, as we aie all more or hs, in tiade. Our connections ;uc extensive, reaching to M'>riin*\ ille, Te Awamut'i, Ohaupo, and other pi ices, and we must have full advantag.3 of the colonial highway. We must have moi e local tr tins, and should not tost, till we get them. — (Applau-e.) The icsolution wascatriod unaniinou-iv. Mi T. 13. Ljwia nnved the next k*i>lu tion. "That copies of these i evolutions be forwaided by telegi.iph to the Mini*tei of Public Wmk*, and to the general minurei of New Zealand tailivay*, and to the mem bars for the districts, praying them to stay their hand from deali-igso unm*t an act to this district, and that they will so airantre the time-table as to continue the bi dailv train service to Cambndgo and intensiediate stations." He fully endorsed all that had already be.Mi s-iid. He was quite in sympathy with the agitation. The bi-dauy sen ice was neeessiry. It was gradually glowing with our businesseij, and with the opening up of the country, therefore for the Government to cunt* nut our trains is an absuidity. — (Applau*e.) Mr Uold^r seconded the resolution, which wns earned noni con. Mr Kus*ell said that if two tiains wen. run here and bick on three days a week only the mileage would be the sa.ne ; if inn for six da\s theiefoie he could not .see the economy. Thuie was no bensc in the thincr. Mr Kunciuun suggested that copies of th 1 resolutions be sent to Mr Hudson. Aiehdeieon Willit siip))orted the -uggestion as Mr Hudson would like to have inform ition of the meeting. The Chaii in in thought Mr Hudson's reply to him a veiy aibitraiy one, and he understood the second tiain would only be cattln tiaiiib. Mi- Wells Slid he undei-tood Mr Hudson to uiei.li that wn thieo da>- in the week theie would be two tram*, and on three day & only ono tiain. Ho wa* (jnite clear thftt Cambiidgo was to be ieduc<.d to one train a a iv. It seamed the engine would remain m Cambndge from two o'clock till th-j following morning, and what it would do all that time lie failed to see. All that remained was w hat we could do with the Minister for Public Work", the Government, ab the Railway Uepaituient was played out. Mr Lewis agreed with Mr Wells and would sugge*t that a lesolution be passed asking the mombeis for thediatiict to u&e their influence towards ha\ ing effect given to theii own wishes. Mr F. J. Brooki thought with Mr Lewis and hoped the town boaid would use its influence to uige the meinberh to do their utmost in the matter. He moved a resolution to that effect, which was seconded by Mr Asher and cai ried.

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