THE OPUNAKE RAILWAY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 91, 7 June 1911, Page 5

THE OPUNAKE RAILWAY.

Tne following communication fron tlio Normanhy Town Board was vein at the last meeting of the Onunak Town Board ; . CSSS', r? “Ji was decided at last meeting o the Board that all local hc-linn, Vail way leagues, and chairmen of dan factories in South Taranaki, ho wrk ten to asking thorn to appoint on or more delegates to attend a met,;, ing at Kapnni Hall at ‘2 p.rn. o: June 14th. Business: to discuss tin matter of the Opunakc railway. ? am directed to state that. Kapur' was fixed as the place of meeting r it is the most central.” memhors did not think i would advance the construction o the railway hy holding the meet in; of delegates, hut at the same thn did not want, any suspicion of dir interestedness, to he taken fro; holding such views. The chairman was inclined to 1. suspicious that the proposal oniav. ating from Normanby may lie a Far. die to pull up the route question. I any good was likely to eventuate t.h mooting would ho all right. Mr Trotter and Mr Mildoahal thought the Board should he repre sentod though they did not tldid any forward result would lie attain cd, hut it would lie as well to hi there to watch events and s.how w had sympathy with any movemen to keep the agitation alive. XJr Boss, wliilst favouring th chairmairs- views on the position, was prepared to tie the hands of th delegates: “That the Board wil send a delegate on the understand ing that the route question must nr: lie discussed.” Jf we are not represented our action might ho miseor strued. Mir Million thought it was in tip best interests of the town to send : delegate. I ix' majority of the members wer suspicious that the route queslio would ho brought up and if so, i would do more harm than good I;, starting a battle of routes, The chairman said lie always tool the stand that it was unfair for tnor that arc already served with a r.;i. way to want to pull the wires t servo their own interests and icon ardise the interests of those place, that were not served with a railway Some members were inclined t; give the Normanhy Town Board tli benefit, of pure motives, ard not scl fish ends, to obtain the junction ir. Normanhy.■ Other members were hi (•lined to the belief that Nr-imanb was calling the meeting for the pm. pose of pulling the proposed re.ihva; to junction at Normanhy. On the motion of Messrs Miklcn hall and Boss, tl;e chairman was a;, pointed a delegate to attend tin meeting. MANAT A STANDS OFF. The letter was merely “received’ at the last, meeting of the Manai Town Board. HON. 1). BBT)DO’?) YTEWS. Speaking at an afternoon fnr.cfioi in connection with the opr rung o (lie Baiiotn jurist office on Monday, tlx' Hon. i). Buddo said lie rcoog nised the imporlance of the Opium ko railway, as did the other mem hors of the Oovernment. hut in question was the amount of monc, available. li, had been necessary t spend millions on completin'); th Main Trunk line. Ollier pnhli' works were nearing complclion, am the time was approaching winsome of those branch railways wonh he commenced. The Opuual; > vail way, like others, was ol national im portanee, and when the funds wore available would bo jrnahed on. Subsequently a deputation waiter on the .Minister and urged the necessity for the construction of tiic line, when he gave a rejily on the liner, of ins previous remarks.