Now, the prayer of your petitioners i 3 that the vote at present on the Estimates for this work be expended on its comple tion with as little delay as possible, and, if found to be insufficient for the purpose, that you will enlist the support of your colleagues in the Cabinet to obtain an additional vote during the session of Par liament, or make such other arrangements as in your wisdom you may deem desirable to accomplish the completion of this line of railway. Here follow the signatures of the Borough and Thames County /Councillors, and the following memo, in place of the Ohinemuri County Council:— Memo.—This petition was forwarded to the Ohinemuri County, and after a long detention was returned with -a refusal to sign it, but upon what grounds your petitioners are unable to state. —(Signed) Thos. Radford, Chairman of Committee. The Secretary then sent the following telegram:— " From E. W. Hollis, Secretary to Committee," to the County Chair. man, paeroa. " Not courteous enough to acknowledge receipt of petition, but trust you will make a supreme effort to return it. When re ceived will remit cost of postage." County Clerk's Keply. Council Chambers, Paeroa, Bth July, 1895. Sir, —I have the the honor herewith to return the petition you were good enough to send up for this Council's signature, and I am instructed" to state that the petition was duly considered at the last ordinary meeting on the 4th inst., and the Council with regret came to the conclusion they could not sign it.—Yours obediently, Neapean Kenny, County Clerk. The Chairman Thames County Council, Thames. "From Secretary to Committee to County Chairman, Paeroa :— Sir, —I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the Railway Committee's petition, and enclose the postage in stamps —I have the honor, &c, E. W. Hollis, Sec. to Committee.
