The Waihi Delegates.

Thames Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 10441, 15 June 1908, Page 2

The Waihi Delegates.

MBETING WITH MR McOOWAN.

The Minister for Miinag and Justice was" JmtewEewed at Wellington. >by tihe Waihi detegaibes, Messrs ML G. Power ftndl.J. J. Stonlon, -who brought under fids iiotiice: .'(!)., The inadequnite police protection in Waiih.ii; (2) the necessity for. igairing a further grant towards oompletifflg ijte WaiM beacE roadi :' " ■■■^••■•' ;

In regard' to the first matter rth« Hon. Jias. McGowan ipmra'eied to hiaive the requirements ol >Waiilidl attended to in..<io far.as the icentral atationwas concerned. ;He, howewr. regardied the proposal for a sub-staitiion, at;the!Eias* End 1 as 'preimaitiire, and.gave, no emooiuiragemenlti •whatever fon it« adopt/'oini. . • .'.

. In conneat'dipn with the beach road the Hon. the Miniefter gave the delegates to understand that the Government, jhia-ving set their hand* to the woirk, wwuldi ensure its completion..

The matiiei' of advamcesi to workefs being ©xtiemdied to Wailii was. also laiidi under! thia notice of tibeMin-'ttter. In thtis inaittei' Mir McGowan admitted: that' Boimetliiinff should be -done for the people of Wailhi. He assured the delegates !th;a't. the maltter would treteiive arttentd'on 1, and. that fitepti would ibe taken to emsure the extent sion of the advances to Waiim. ;