MARLBOROUGH LAND AND RAILWAY LEAGUE.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 214, 7 September 1905, Page 3

MARLBOROUGH LAND AND RAILWAY LEAGUE.

+arv (Mr D- P- Sinclair;. The Hon. C. H. Mills wrote stating that the request of the League that *n estimate 3be prepared and a survey made of a road to run from-theMj through the Clarence Valley naa heen submitted to the Minister for Lands with a favorable recommendatloThe Commissioner of Crown Lands notified in reply to the League s request that the Land Board had lesolved to collect all necesary information with regard to the suitability of the aarence^or closer settlement, eta. The data would be submitted to the Minister when available. The Hon C. H. Mills conveyed his The Canterbury Chamber of Comcomplete the ime beyond gat point. The Cheviot County bettleis as relation replied to the representations of the League regarding co-operation. The letter "stated that the position of affairs had changed somewhat. Fust, the Parnasus Estate was now held by several owners, and therefore could Bothe acquired by the State. Second the Cheviot Association was at present Hon W. Hall-Jones had pronounced in favour of the extension northwards beine from Culverden and not from Cheviot. The Association had not sufficient data to combat this opinion, and requested the Marlborough League, if it had any such, to forward it—fate President, stated that in the Commission set up in 1882 several engineers reported in favour of the Cheviot route. On Mr Goulter'a motion, it was resolved to forward the data available, he undertaking to comP The' President briefly reported the result of the deputations which recently interviewed Ministers in Welhng-ton.-=On the motion of Mr Conolly, a vote of thanks was accorded the tlele-o-ates representing the League, also the local bodies' delegates. The appointment of canvassers was left in the hands of the Finance Committee, the remuneration to be lo per cent of subscriptions. It was made an alternative suggestion to the Committee that ail commission agents in the town who would undertake the task be appointed canvassers. The meeting then adjourned.