THAMES TE AROHA RAILWAY.

Thames Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 8063, 7 June 1895, Page 4

THAMES TE AROHA RAILWAY.

At the meeting of the Borough Council held Last evening the following letter was read from Mr E. W. Hollis, County Clerk : —" I have the honour by direction of the Council to inform you that Crs Corbett, Deeble, Otter, and Killgour and the County Chairman are appointed to act as a committee with your Council to approach the Government on the very important question of completing the Thames Valley railway between Paeroa and the Thames, and to take such means to support their representations as the joint committees may direct. lam also to request the favour that you will at your earliest convenience appoint a day for the first meeting of the Commit-

tees." The Mayor (Mr Thos. Radford) expressed his satisfaction that the County Council had recognised the importance of the matter, but contended that it would be unwise to noise the affair abroad on the ground that those who were opposed to the extension of the line might be stirred to action and work in opposition to the efforts of the Councils. A rash or too vigorous policy might in this way do harm. Cr Potts expressed the opinion that it would not do any harm to appoint a committee to confer with that appointed by the County Council. The Mayor concurred. Cr "Wood said he was pleased that the County Council had seconded their endeavours. The non-completion of the railway was a long-standing grievance, »and there was no need for

secrecy at all. The Government knew that the Thatoes people were watching their interests in this direction, and he thought that every publicity should be given. It was not a secret but a matter of wide public Importance, which should be brought before the Government.

Cr Potts said thac Cr Wood was barking up the wrong tree.

Cr Wood interrupted, protesting against Cr Potts using such language. Cr Potts : I will repeat that remark.

Cr Wood: I protest. I am not barking.

Cr Potts : I am on my feet, and if you cannot conduct yourself properly you had better go outside. Cr Potts further essayed to speak and was again interrupted by Cr Wood.

Cr Pofcts appealed to the Chairman to be allowed to speak without interruption.

The Chairman ruled that Cr Potts should be allowed to speak, and requested Cr Wood not to interrupt. Cr Potts informed Cr Wocd that he (the speaker) was not built as Cr Wood was. He (Cr Potts) had a temper, and he would advise Cr Wood not to say any more till he had finished. Anything he did he was prepared for the public to see. Out of common courtesy to the County Council he would urge that a committee be appointed to confer with their committee, and inform them that they did not want a noise about the matter.

Cr Scott said that the Thames people were only too anxious to get through with the affair.

The Mayor said he had nothing whatever to hide from the public gaze. Previously to the arrival of the letter from the County Council he had intended to bring the matter up at the present • meeting, and to canvass the place for signatures. He would like to see a committee appointed by the Council to confer with the other committee. He would move: " That the Mayor, and Crs Davey, Wood, Scott, and Comer be appointed a committee from the Borough Council to deal with the matter conjointly with the representatives of the County Council."

This was seconded and carried, it being arranged that the day and hour of the first meeting of the committees should be Monday next at 4 p.m. The matter then dropped.