OTAGO CENTRAL RAILWAY.

Press, Volume XLV, Issue 7132, 31 July 1888, Page 6

OTAGO CENTRAL RAILWAY.

" * LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. ' £_-_-__ arm, __«__ co__spoi_ kkt.J Wl-_~__NGTON, July 30. cvA meeting of members inter—tad in the Ceatral Railway Bill was held this : afternoon, Mr Pyke in the chair, the SBX-ber of mexaben pre9ent being •.Ti-ioas if rtated at from seventeen-to ■—renty_-v__ It waa resolved, on the —___—, of -Mr W. P. -Jeeves, , that tbe Bill be proceeded with, as it •-•UTty _* modified by the supporters dt the Bill affirming the principles Xttvol—d* A deputation, consisting of Sir John H-H, Measrs W. P. Reeves, Barron, _nd Pyke,. were appointed to inform the -ooreni—ent of this resolutioq. The 4^ro—t»on ■ accordingly waited on the Premier, and explained fully the modification _—irddin tbe Bill, and as a result the . _P_je___er said he required time for con- -. «_£__—. It was then arranged that the «o_i___-ration of the Bill should be post- ■ wfnpA to 7_— to-morrow night, when the Premier promised to make it the first order ef.theday. The Bill will then be introduced, I understand, in its modified form, : »_ld to this the supporters of the measure -w-tt adhere, with a view of ita passing • ses—ion. J_e Otago Central Bail way resolutions .. «etc -gain under consideration by the ' O&taet this morning, and again modified. ' JDnisters met once more at two o'clock, „btfe were still unable to arrive at any t' a general opinion seems to preT_il that the last —a compromise which I described in my yesterday's telegram as "--Bring been suggested to the Government — _ill beat meet the requirements or the f-ffi-t t h ** was, it will be remembered, _, xuice the line to Alexandra or Cbde, 80 or 90 miles, instead^—-Lake . _»W_. MO oih», at a cost of _—0,000, f*"*—'* of £BoQjQOO, thus reducing by JBBQQfiOO; the land grants to be not ex--6_ed_-g S3 per cent, of the coet, tad iacili- - taWbmng a-ford-d to the pvibijc jgenemlly *»__!—, if they choose, for the whole or ■ jmmt (A tbe work, instead of the cpn«m_—m. being limited to a specified eyn-

* v Lat_b. :> $£* word "peMlics"ji—»now means the -Otago Central railway question. Thia Jhas. in the moat remarkable .manner, - «-bo-—i itself in the very front rank, and _11-Tit-i nf inimm mjiT tnrn "p ft -■ The general opinion seems to be that fiff K. a-fl"" 1 "" 1 a—ed very u-jadictoo-lj in - _Aervening as he did on Friday, instead ' of letting the stonewall work its own cure. -• Aa it is, the Goveßranent have got into a waxy awkward position. Having so inter~H»od. they can scarcely avoid taking up - aon-e definite attitude, and thaw is hardly aua_r possible attitude which will not give offence in some quarters. Had : >:S—r taken Op a definite line from the first, there is little doubt that most of *' H— It* iff, present, and future trouble conBected with this subject could have been sroidad, bat there are knows to exist dis-gyn-i-ana in the Cabinet on tnj# subject, •ad it is not at all certain that Misirters m j}l be able to agree upon any course _£, « pat—cular. Yet the case ia one - Si which, the House especially -wants ■_■» str-njp and decided lead. Ihe ad—> . fates. — the central line were to _-,— met at 8 to-night to agree, if possible, .. Sb a, p-sn of action, but owing to the Fair -' JSent Bill coming on, several who wished jo be present could not absent themselves —-oca the House to attend, and the meeting «ttMl» postponed till 11 to-monrow, when it . is— smd mat some middle course win be

**>_*«*& It is nnd_T_tood that tbe coatee favored . at the first Otago Central meeting tg-day mt si-b-t--tt-M)j that m__k_ed in s** earli— telegrams this evening, aad **i*t -. sn effort will be made to-morrow to arrive |H st an agreement on this baas. There is, X —wever.a very strong fee__gajnongK)me H ________ against all r_lw*y ■yrtrttcstem, H _4 -ffl-aattbg land gnat system, and a ■8 ii—in iiT _ ___,>_-i_ia»>Tl '■""TprriHi j