OTAGO CENTRAL RAILWAY LEAGUE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14357, 29 October 1908, Page 2

OTAGO CENTRAL RAILWAY LEAGUE.

A meeting of the executive of ihe Olago Central Railway Leairue was held last night, in - the secretary's olP.ec: prcf-ent— Messrs AY. Burnett (chairmaif, \V. I'. Edmond, C. T. Pal-erson, W. T. Talhcys. J. Jolly, and A. Morteon. The ifoil. AY. Hall-.Jor.c.s, Minister of Public Works, wrote on October 'Xl acknowledging receipt of it telegram expressing the disappointment of the league thai no provision had been irnu'.o for the continuance of (he Oiago Central railway worlr, and that no definite promise had Ix-eu muck' that, work on tiie line would lie resumed in the near future. In reply, lie had to advise the league that, as imiinaled in ihe Public Works Statement, it was decided by the (lovernmenl io devote what money was available for railway consirueiion this year to proceeding more expeditiously with (he railway works al present in hand. The amount allocated would permit of snvcial of these works being completed before March 31 nexl, and of others soon nfte.r that. date. When these works were oul of hand Ihe O'overnnieiii would then l:e in a position lo consider what further lines should be proceeded with, and ihe league might rest t-mtred when Ihe question of the extension of the Olago Central railway would receive that consideration to which its importance entitled it.—Tho tetter was received. Mr .lames Horn wrole. intimating that a meeting of delegate-; from the various leagues would Ik l held in tjueensherrv en Friday, sUlh i::sl., at noon, to consider the best course, lo adopt from date to ■further ihe ends of the leagues. It was hoped that, eomc of tlie members of Ihe league in Duntxlin would attend.—The chairman was deputed lo attend Ihe meeting. ]| was resolved to re.'iucsl tho Mayor of Dunedin to call a put,iie pieetir.g after ilio election to consider the question of pushin;; oil the railway. Members of Parliament will lie asked lo attend.