PUBLIC OPINION.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 6970, 1 February 1918, Page 2

PUBLIC OPINION.

East Railway.

(To the Bditor)

Sir, —In fully er.dcrsinp the wejl--deserved references mad*- i fl y clJ ' p leader of your issue dated 251h inst tV tfie skill and ability of Mr Hunnah' Railway Engineer, which are fuiiv appreciateed by the Kotikoti people," Rr( j fuetber in extendi'! C t a ' n i-u on their behalf our sympathy m t!, e load c .f work oast upon him dua i. j hia u>-~-pletcd Btulf, 1 desire in }\n\]^ l 0 ti _ c memory cf my oli frij^cl thu iby Jas McGowan to refer m on mci jj: t that occurred during bis term of o!H:-<; ai Minister of Public Worl;«, \v,.ieh ho fully confirms the ru'iirenc^s yen j made to him h CTnrociiji with the birth of the Eapt Coast liiii ,vav. At" a bsrquet given in Wai: i, a^ vrlicli Uio lalo JNIr Secidon was the jjri nciu. 1 guest, with other inamben rt'Yis Gcv-I ernmpnt and several rnf'cbrra of Pn'-i----liament. Mr Seddon rt'tiro.i su a e om-^ paratively eatly hour —NeUvt <•.:< l\ B ndl VI p.ra — and imrned'btely :■= fll-r he left^ the building, the hi- Mr MLGtiwa.it -proposed fur the se:ov,ci iiiva t-- 1 toasts ie the healths of ti:e jirssf.r."t| Hon. W. 11. Ilenies !»tui of. Uis h'tu \ Mr E. G. 13. Muss us Iho I'-t lianu-t - i | taty reureseatative if tin; Tauranga | land O inemuri ci-ctoraty., .-tatir"- ' ! that notwithstantMiiL' (he ret that [ both gentltmon ttvit- in orjf!i;ri i ;)n v, | the Governmerjt of v.liic'j j>,= H- Sg a / j member, h« tiusted that the reeuec--' J tive electors would support them ar, j the ensuisj* gent:si elr-ction on Ibe I sole grounds that they weie I; \\\\ fi rrj supporters of the proposed Eesl Ccim railway. I was pumor.t ou t*,o occaj siun, sitting between the lite Mr ; Uavidson, Taurar-gj County Chairman, and Dr—l thi k his naij^.^ae— | Brown, the then Mayor of i.-mranga. !—1 am, etc., j IEU. VESEV STEWART. ; Martray, 26th Ja::, ; iy]g.