The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. MONDAY, MAY 7 1883.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1268, 7 May 1883, Page 2

The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. MONDAY, MAY 7 1883.

Although the report of the East Coast Railway Commission has not yet been published, sufficient seems to have Ipaked out to indicate its general drift It is generally understood then that the. report condemns, not only the proposed East Coast route, but also the Central route, upon whieh all the hopes of Nelson were centered. Feel* ing in Nelson on the subject of rail' way communication is therefore rather depressed at present, and the vitality of the movement now going on in Canterbury in favor of a West Coast line by no means improves the outlook. The Colmiit speaking on the subject says >- From our^ telegrams published this morning it appears that the Canterbury members, Ministerialists as well as those of the Opposition, are joining together on the question of the West Coast railway. A resolution in which thfise members concur hag been passed iii!i'nnin{j in effect, tbat the vote for

,he extension of the Main Trunk railway to ihifl part of- the Colony should be prevejted from its purpose ; that the nortfiem portion 1 of the Colony is to be left without publio .wprk* or railways to develop 'its resources, and", that the trade of the interior of the country, and a jpbrtion of the West Coast shall be diverted to Chrißtchnron by the construction of a\line, the expense of which istobeborne.by.thp.se it injures squally with those who are io derive an advantage from its completion.- Our worst predictions of' an r unholy alliance for objects of greed following the passing of the wrefcobjea Representation Act are likely to.be verified, Might is pitted agaipst Right,, and there is danger that it may prevail^ The Government are showing their disinclination to proceed with the works in the Nelson district, and Major Atkinson has been bidding amongst the larger towns of the South,; and it seems: that ho'has been successful. At the present time Nelson is powerless to thwart the attempts to rob her of her birthright, but it is^de* voutly to be desired that an opportunity may arise, and that speedily, for turning the tables on her despoilers, ;■■■■.-■. " -/ ;*'•;? '.\ ' I . Mr E. Wakefield will address the electors of Beef ton in the Oddfellow's Hall this . evening. . The chair to. be taken at 8 o'clock, . • The nomination of candidates for the representation of Inangahua in. the Houpe of Representatives, will take place at the' Court House, Reefton, at noon to-day. So far as is known, the only gentlemen who will be nominated are Mr % Wak«field, and Mr E. Shaw. f - In the list ef subscribers to the Hall Relief Fund published in our last issue, the name of "Joseph Anderson " was inserted in mistake, instead of Daniel Anderson. . Jfcf r Shaw elsewhere announces his electioneering programme for. the current week. A meeting of Mr Shaw's supporters was held at Black's Point on Batnight last, when about ten persons were present. The thinness of the. attendance was attributed to the afcsen«» of reai^ent^ in Reefton, and the meeting was adjourned. ' The Equitable Insurance. Association of New Zealand, baV openad business in Reefton, and Mr G. C. Bowman has been; appointed chief agent fo* Iningahua. The advertisement appears in another column. . : Dr Collins, has we understand, been offered, and has aoeeptod the position of resident medical officer to the Bess HoV pit*l. DrCoUins during his shoTrtrst^yiu Reefton has mad<i owkumoot friends, j«|^a oig departure will' be generally regretted. Oor Ross friends, are W be cong&tuiated -upon securing the services of so able and courteous an officer. I ' Reefton, was pretty buisyonlßa^i£ftay: night; Broadway being well thronged for peveral)>6n.rj -M& .edited pir^ii of either 1 candidate, warmly discussing the political situation. There was a perfdr^ r mancd on'at theOddfeUo^* HftHV^jithe public mind seemed far tojjgita^.fo| anything but electioneering, 'and*' the business was plied with great zest; In ordinarily buisy times, "when the craze is scrip, -street, cojnrersations are generally carried on in mysterious whispers, but not so with the electioneering.' The loudest . talkers commanded the Wrgeflt audiences, and on Saturday evening passing the different excited groups -of talkers the strongest epithets of denunciation «ould be heard against first one side and then the other. The discussions were, however, carried on good humoredly. An argument used against one of- the candidates is perhaps worth repeating. The speaker said he could never think of voting for our ex- Warden, because he was the representative of the Wellington land ShUwks, Saturday's Grey River Argot says :— Mr Wakefield's meeting at Bruunertbh yesterday afternoon was most conspicuous in every respect. It may be mentioned that the reason for calling the meeting at so jynusualan hour, and one inconvenient to the public generally, was solely '.'Aj&Sik ,^, desire not to interfere .in any way with ..the success of yesterday evening's concert in aid of the Forrest family ; and .although it was thought that doing so .would to some extent at least operate prejudically against Mr Wakefield's interest, yet the result was the very opposite. Notwithstanding that a majority of the miners had been idle all the week, and had received notice to go to work that afternoon in order to keep up an uninterrupted supply of coal, very few responded, as the majority had made up their minds to hear the candidate. Some even who came out of the mines rather late to attend punctually asked that the meeting might not*: be hurried on so as to enable them to change their clothes and attend, so keen was the interest displayed. As a consequence, the meeting was crowded, being more numerously attended than on the previous occasion, when the candidate addressed them in the evening. A vote of confidence was proposed by Mr. Armstrong. A forest of hands was held up in favor of. it, but not one against it. An amend- j ment was called for, but none was proposed, and the meeting conolu'ded with »;yoto of thanks to the chairman (Mr. Betfton) proposed by Mr. Wakefield. It was understood that a num^et of Mr. Shaw's supporters attended with the ob> | ject of subjecting the candidate to a rigid course "of questions, but none of them had a word to say j and jt was freely stated that after all waß over, and while the men stood chatting in groups outside, that the result of the meeting would be a large gain to Mr. Wakefield from" the ranks of the doubtful voters and' least ardent of Mr. Shaw's supporters. Ihe meeting lasted over an hour and a half, and was a great triumph for Mr. Wake*

Reldi^rhow friend* we now mow con- x fident than ever. The greatest possible t interest In the; election is being taken, , and no Inconsiderabte number of lets have be*H made. >"&■** ■■■''■-*■*"'' c '" v »; , A*gffl»pnts "awl - not why the , pra^qt ; ,aovernme i nt, / Bhoul4^o oat pt. * oflt'cS. ' ftere kdii?, and wtf oommeii^ it . - to Sttetitibn of ' the elrotoiw of Iq^gahua^qn » fffo <& &* . foming 1 election -—Shall we tell out wader*, say* < the • Freeman's Journal. ' (Auckland), why j supported by th^»f»jor? He want* to , dq'flrith\ the fund* from thia Bource as he has done #Uh the;; In§ur»nca t :funda,' the Trostee » s*onds, : *n<T the; Post Offi« Saving Bank Fundi; and use them for : Gojfernment pqrpoaoa, and substitute i Treasury bills ia their ?tead. Do out readers know that all these funds above* : meptioned ; ar# locked up in security ■ .scarcely , negotiable in this Colony. We ' say soarcely, because the banks need all .their .cadi peaoureea- for the pnrpoae of traded Vety few "people know ott what ica we ,^ .^^l»ng. Imagine a run talcing piacieoV i&riM o**0 **- Onjoe-^Sasingß Banks. At the end of 1881 -the latest date we have tabulated— the depOaita amounted iff ; ro;unif^uinbeA to j^Sty 000. All th|s t^rge ainount was then invested in General Government and local securitiet. M a run on the Postal Banks took place these seoaritiet would have to •old forotoh. Turnjag to banking returns for the same period we find all the banka in'ißeC^ojiy*Ti»a«nlyh&f a mil--lion more money 5n gold and silver than the sum* depMited^in the Government Savings Baoka;" If ibe natianaj auurance sohette came Into operation out financial ice would soon become much'' thinner. No less a sum than £1t924,000 of private funds have been appropriated by the General Government! and local bodies on 13th February, 1882. Of tbia amount £1,600,000 at least' hid beea given fo> Treasury bills, and Government 'debentures. Verbuni taps