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Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 706, 21 June 1878, Page 2

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(Ay t::i. •.Gr.vrii. i-t.om or a own cojuiu-s,p->MiKN"T.) I'ALJiionvr-.iy, June 21. A til' c ai:d important- irie"ting was 1 -re best evening, at whip:! a re-:o----'siti : «as carried strone.iy coiidemuie; no e ion "f th" Lands Bo.ad in

... ■:-. - use! .SOW a-r-s of hied on Rue SO. c.e.-n:.: •■! oy S'r Francis Dill-m B h. e - -lain l" the Port G.ialmors iluniei,l '\\ A p 'Aion is already numerously :■. li..i J'K'.i'i.:;: !:: tie V 0: li tlleUt tO With-■tul-'i t ! : : a-seii!; to the same. Tn.: il.--.nkn Coiiuei! here had previously :■[ its endowment of 2000 acr-.s under the -Vet of 1870, but had withiir;ivrn tie- ;;a::ie in d-.-fereiice to the ivh,'< sof tiie .settlers. The land is most uv.r■■■■';.- re'i.-.ired for Secth'iueiit. _ The "-Viisre Lands Board had also promised a dee ; o.i!'i;m from here tiiat when the lease c-xi-i■ -i the land set aside for the Port Chalmers iluuieipaiiiy s:;ou!d be cat up in blocks for seitiemem. The meeting also resolved to petition the Govern men' to set aside cere*hi lands for the construction of a branch reiiwey from Balmer-st->n to Yvaih-emo. A Conmitte-j was tqipointed to select the bin.is, and requesl our member to use his iuduenee witii the Government in getting such laud set aside. The nieeiiug v.-.-is further unanimous in requesting the Government to sanction the construction of a branch, line to connect the m.-.in iine with the yhag Point Coal /.lines, as projected by the Shag Point Coal Company.