Woodville’s Woes.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 5, Issue 412, 15 July 1890, Page 2

Woodville’s Woes.

THE TERMINUS QUESTION. A depttlation consisting of the Mayor* of Woodville and Hastings, Mr Carlile and Messrs Tanner, Ormond, Bee thorn, and Buchanan. M.H.R.v, waited upon the Bailwaj Commissioners on Friday morning and asked that the proposed removal of the engine sheds from Woodville U. Danevn-k. should not he named out. AH the deputation urged their views on the Commissioners but Mr Buchanan.— t) el » r *ply -dated that nicy had no interest m the matter excel t

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