[Special to the " Stab."] WELLINGTON, Sept. 28. A meeting of Canterbury and Weatland members was held to-day with reference to the Midland Railway. Sir John Hal!, Mesara Guinness, Sandford, Taylor, Joyce, Tanner, Meredith, Wright, Hall-Jones, Steward, C. H. Mills, Blake, Moore, and Parata, M.H.E.'s, and the Hone Bonar and Kerr, M.L.C.'s, were preaent. It was suggested that a deputation Bhould wait on the Premier urging the Govern ment to recommend tho adoption of the Committee's report. Messrs Meredith and I Hall-Jones expressed their dissent from the report, but the former only in bo faraa it recommended an addition of 15 per cent to the Bl value. Mr Mills was disinclined to pledge himself, as he thought the report was in the direction of leaving Nelson out of the arrangement. Eventually [ those present (with the exception of Messrs | Hall-Jones and Mills) agreed to wait upon j the Premier and urge Government to sup port the proposals. Later on Sir John Hall, Messrs Guinneas, Wright, Tanner, | Sandford, Taylor and Joyce interviewed j the Premier, but met with little encourage- i ment to hope for success. Probably Mr Guinness will move the adoption of the i report in the House this evening, and an amendment cutting out the 15 per cent , increase will come from the Premier or •' Sir Bobert Stout, unless the latter moves j his amendment that all negotiations be j put an end to. j ' Lateb. I Mr Guinness will move the adoption of , the Committee's report respecting the j Midland Eailway contract. I am assured ! that two Ministers will vote for its adop- ; tion, and its supporters are hopeful of j success. j The following telegram has been sent to ' the Hon E. J. Seddon by the Industrial j Association :— < " Industrial Association • greatly excited re Midland Eailway, and | really wia_ Reporb Public Accounts Com mittee be adopted in its entirety. Public «, feeling also very high in favour of settle- ■ ment." j The Chamber of Commerce haß sent a Bimilar telegram to the Premier, and tho i Canterbury Liberal Association has tele- '■ graphed to the same effect. j

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