CATLINS-TAHAKUPA RAILWAY LEAGUE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14698, 4 December 1909, Page 5

CATLINS-TAHAKUPA RAILWAY LEAGUE.

Tlio usual monthly tncelmg of tlio CdtlinsTahakojia Railway League, held on Thursday, was attended by .Messrs li. Chishohn (president), D. M. Fea, \V. Taylor, W. F. Edmolid, 0. W. Rattray, L. E. Wilson, and J. li. Witters (secretary). Mr Georgia Fenwick. wroto (ipclogishug for nou-atewl-ance. In tlio absence of Mr M. Cohen, Mr AVii-tors reported that .Mr Colien atltl Jia had railed on the Public Wol'liK Deplvrtniont. Mr| were told f.liat (hero was a difficulty in retaining Hie full working foreo alonjr the line, its men had bimh seetiotis, ' and liud to be continually leaving to look after their interests. Tho department, however, was doing ils best to get, tlio work! done as expeditiously m poe-sitla. As io imnthers employed, the aecrotwy stated that uo report had come to hand during tho last month. He had written to Mr Ohisliolm in Wellington asking him to seo tho Minister with a view to getting, tiuo liompapii scction opened as soon as possible, ' hut the letter had miscarried. They liaul (hen written to the Minister of Railways suggesting that the section nlwuld bo handed over lo his department an soon a« possible: also stating tha.fc the hsiguo r had received several anxious inquiries front settle™ concerning t,h« probable date oS opening, ltecontly t.liey learnt thai tho department contemplated opening the lino Oil Uceember 6. The leagno Jiatl then written asking if any Minister was likely to l>e present, at Ihe ceremony, No reply lo this letter had yet been received, but I hey now heard that the Section \vm to lie opened on December 13, tho 'ormer dale baing deemed premature. A donation of books was gratefully acknowledged from the Dev. Vincent Bryan Kind.