THE EVENING MAIL. SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1877.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 352, 9 June 1877, Page 2

THE EVENING MAIL. SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1877.

Little by little the proposed railway into the interior is being - urged forward, and we may congratulate ourselves that each day apparently increases' car chances of its fulfilment, and that at an early date. The meeting which took place on Thursday at Naseby to consider the question. and at which a deputation from Oamaru was present, spoke in no uncertain terms of the desireableness of 2\aseby co-opera-ting with Oamaru in order to carry out this undertaking. The Mayor of JSTasebv. who occupied the chair at the meeting in question, very propery pointed out that the "Oamaru Committee were now entitled to a definite expression with regard to the project," and Mr. jNewsiauch moved, "That this meeting, after having heard the proposals and views of the Oamaru deputation, considers this district should co-operate with the Oamaru Comnitfcje, for the purpose of forwarding the scheme for bringing a line through Maerewhenua Pass, and recommends the County Council to join the Waitaki Council in defraying the cost of a preliminary survey, and in an application to Parliament for authority to construct the line ; an area of 100.000 acres to be set aside in each. County, the proceeds of which by sale or lease, to form a railway fund."' The Mayor and Mr. 2\f/>vmakch have correct ideas on the question, and we suppose that we should pay the meeting the same compliment, inasmuch as, with apparently one exception, they seconded the views advanced in favour of immediate action. There is no necessity for the delay urged by Mr. Holland, Chairman of the Maniototo County Council. In fact, there would be "neither rhyme nor reason" in delaying action just now, seeing that we are on the eve of a session of Parliament, before which it will be necessary to lay some definite proposal. It is to be hoped that the earnest advocates of this important undertaking will be able to drag along with them those who are desirous of more time for

mature consideration. They mean well, we are sure ; but the piunciple is wrong, under the , circumstances. There are some men who" stand a charice of being late for their own funerals, and they the most necessary f nnc'tißns of their .existence, although they"'may, as is the case in the' present instance, sae the absolute necessity-for action. We heartily wish, success to the advocates of the Oamaru and iNaseby Railway, and we trust that the time is not far distant when the fertile plains of the Maniotuto will reverberate with the sounds of that necessity to modern civil!z ition —the railway engine.