MIDLAND RAILWAY.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9117, 30 May 1895, Page 5

MIDLAND RAILWAY.

Mr W. R. Haselden, solicitor, left Wellington for Westport on Saturday, under instructions Irom the Crown Solicitor in the Midland Railway Arbitration case. A SENSATIONAL ROBBERY. The Native meeting at Maungakarua is tow over. It ended in a rather sensational manner by the exchequer being robbed of £178. Rawhiti, editor of the Maori paper, n»d that amount in gold together with £50 in notes in a strong box, which was broken open. The gold was extracted and the notes were left. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL. A deputation from the Counties Association waited on the Premier yesterday, and M-tca to be allowed to have an advanced copy of the Local Government Bill. Mr Seddon ''P-fed that the Bill would be introduced into Parliament first, but the second reading woald be delayed, and ample time given to •ft,* 0 ?. i 6 tnrou '.-"- tne country and allow Jhe Conference of July 30th to consider it. Ihe Premier mentioned that there would be a very largo number of local bodies extinpushed by the proposed Local Government •»»1 in order to save overlapping and excessive administrative cost. FROZEN MEAT EXPORT. At the Wanganui Borough Council Cham- ■*-» r * s yesterday a large and enthusiastic Meeting of settlers from all parts of the «.strict assembled to hear an address from Mr D. J. Nathan on his scheme for the improvement of the frozen meat trade. At *-he conclusion of his address a hearty vote ot thanks was accorded to Mr Nathan, aud Jhe following resolution was carried unani-™°*Mly:-—--That this meeting desires the Minuter of Agriculture to call a meeting of from the various Agricultural and raatoral Associations, Farmers' Clubs and Meat Export Companies to discuss the present position, with the view of suggesting Ctli » me ' * ithet *^ r Natnan ' B or so-**-**-*