THE INVERCARGILL TRAMWAYS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 5 March 1909, Page 2

THE INVERCARGILL TRAMWAYS.

SIR JOSEPH WARD'S CONCESSION. IMPRECATION OF "PINPRICKS." [United Pbess Association.] IN v ERC.MUHI.L, Thmxlay. Considerable interest is taken locally in the question of tramways, for the construction of which Sir Joseph Ward holds a concession up to last Sunday. The matter was brought up to-day by a deputation of the mayors and councillors to Sir Joseph. The Mayor of Invorcarsjill «iid that the councils were being worried by the ratepayers and wanted to know 'whether the tramways wi?ro going on. Sir Joseph V'sird promised to meet tiie mayors of me boroughs interested to discuss tho matter with them. He deprecated "pinpricks" in connection with the scheme, and what he referred to as a good deal of latent opposition. Every little thing he said had been magnified and made to appear an offence and much more important than it really was. So far as he was concerned, if the people of the town wished to undertake a very heavy obligation they could do it. All tlie "pinpricking" that had been going on lieve had not made things particularly sweet for him. He regarded the tramway undertaking as likely to confer enormous benefits on the town, and he found that instead of his action being appreciated many people were trying to discredit him and to creat a wrong impre^on. riotrody wn& putting his hand in his po.-ket but hin.self. All the delays which Viad occurred would hare boon avoided "f it haii been poss'.ble.