The Western Star. (PUBLISHED WEEKLY.) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1975.

Western Star, Issue 66, 13 February 1875, Page 4

The Western Star. (PUBLISHED WEEKLY.) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1975.

Tub public meeting held in the Court House on Saturday last, in connection with the prosecution and extension of our railways—a report of which will be found elsewhere in our present issue —was, taken for all in all, one of the very best held in Kiverton, Whether wo look at

the, number of. of Vtfe"town and district—that pjip iri.ap appeaftv/ apce; the evident intere^t s takennh ; thW'* proceedings; the harmony, good\fe«3itfg£;r and all but absolute unanimity that.pre-'. vailed throughout; or the 'Anal;results arrived at in the shape of the, resolutions - carried, we consider it affords a very en- ■ couragiug ground for., hope, thsj: the days' of thatdou’t-care-abou.t-any’thipg-outside- 1 our-own - personal - spirit, that has so long to a very lament- !. able extent prevailed amongst- us,; are/ rapidly drawing to a close,. Let, us hopeb—that henceforth the manifestation] of' a. very libera], a£tiye,and, intelligent-'-public spirit may be qur prevailing. * acteristie, iuste id of—what shall ,ve say ?,} well, “ not to put too fipe , a point upon] it,” let us say—the reverse, of it. It is* notoriously true, all the, wprld over,, that* •'‘ Providence helps them that help, selves,” and never was the axiom more], true, or moj*e worthy of.• being remembered and ■ acted upon, tHaip. ip ; the ad:,, vaneement and. growth/of small, com:-, inanities in thi.s Province, .apd-dn.this/ Colony. L;et the inhabitants themselves', remain unmindful,, of, or, altogether uii" 5 ’ demonstrativeabout, ‘.their r . jpejt, rights, the active prosecution of their]/ publicl. works, the fair distribution of : the,.injmly grants arrive upon pup shoresj. \ and the equitable appropriation apddie-/'' Vursemeut of public revenue; we say,, let the inhabitants of any specified do this, and just sp lbng will thq gover.n-”] ing body, whether 6-enoral or Provincial) —for there is nqt ope whit tp choqse tween them in this]respect—just.so long/ will they be\vell content to let. slide, and give their time and attentiqntd, other communities, who, because of-theji.,, “ continued coming,” they are “ troubled#: into a resolve to do something for them. } that justice may be done., Fortunately* , we are so welt represented at present;', bothtin .the House of and ' the Provincial. Council, that both. (jbyerb*. meats are well posted, up in correal.wauts, and in respect to * duripg'session especially.. In futui^.Ve, ' hope these gentlemen—to . wham we s al> ready,owp i so much—will be,. able ft), he. even still; mqrq'-sqry,iceable,. by reason of ? ,the well-timed efforts -of -out District Public .Works Vigilance Committee.’ 1 ■“ Vigilance”.-at], all times'ex-.' coodingly valuable, will be m.qfd of 'all.Vatti- . able during the sessions., Th^n,'whe.n . measure after measure,' bill iu rapid succession upon all -mapnei*. of subjects, and applying to bf the Province at once, are claiming ]fjt] common the attention of our .re.prCsenta,tives, it will be them, especially, the inlttee, will be called upon “to keep a .sharp look-out” for all those in the pass, ing or rejection of which we, as a town . and district, may be specially interefSted. ; ‘ By bringing them quickly before the,in- * habitants, and transmitting with celerity,, our,, impression and wishes respecting them, our representatives may be put atid kept upon high vantage ground for. doing us increased service—preventing,, it be, much evil, and causing much real good to be done. . , - As resolutions themselves w» ne d say little ,or nothing—they carry their own arguments with them. As ifo the very urgent. “.necessity of carrying out the survey, of . thp projected lines, of railway fromthq the Nightcap coalfield, Waiau River,”' we beheye no man in tH'e Province has a more opinion on this head than his Honor the Superintendent himself, and we aroin dined to believe that when amongst>U§ inyT.ply last, he gave utterance to some hfng ing an actual promise that it should be done before the next meetipg. of Council. However that may be, we well remember.! the very glowing pictures he sketched the “turning of the socb”vin- the after* noon in Paddock-street, and at theafter proceedings iu the Oddfellows' /.Hall. 1 Orepuki on, the one hand and. Otautau were then left, behind): anyhow wo‘ revelled in the bright visions of 'ihe timber, the coal, the gpld,. t&gy isS®* . “ shale,’’ and we know not what else lie*/ side of the one ; and-the smiting-corn-fields, the “ happy homesteads]" 7 perabundance of all manner of agricultural produce of the other ,!.//AIL this and very much was' fore us like the bright “.land .of.promise’*. which we were on the very eve 'of..being . commanded'to-“1 go up and possess. and" we confess to a Very, strong Sympathy' with our correspondent whose letter, appeared iin bur last issue-—"!' We would , •like to See'spine of the glory with our o\Vn living eyes !” A fid what ia : triore/if the Superintendent and his ll, only carry out the Saturday’s meeting,! vye. may; faiHy hope to do so, ’ • / -'' "vV

We can only again, selves and r all concerned at 'tn,e j’ results f % already arrived-at, by the .meetings andsincerely hope that the ulterior ends -the meeting has designed t 6 accomplish may ad be

aud.oot till then, may we hope to participate, ia the main advantages so tong expected- and eo patiently waited for Railways.” 7