At the Bay of Islands County Council moot ing held in Kawakawa on Monday, August 24th, tho following resolution was passed :

— "That this Council would urge on tho (.iovornuienfc the desirability of con structing the vaihvay from Kanio to Kawa kawa with ;\s little delay an possible. That the timber resources ot I'uhipuhi, apart from tho kind of to advantage, ami with tho agreement that tho railway would bo put through within a given time, would provide a very !ar-je propor tion, if not tho whole of iho capital re auired. That a lar<;o portion of tho timber is rapidly perisliincr, that a second lire would utterly destroy it, mid that the re maining part of tho forest is liable to similar destruction by tire. Thut tlio con struction of the railway may bo so ordered as to afford abundant employment for the time to many small and to many tiion now on tho gurnlields, who may be induced by thui arrangement to become settlers on the lino of route. That the labour thus provided would bo very materially increased in connection with tne working of the timber. Those, together with tho development of the silver field, would cause an influx of population to this little - known district that would bo of yreut benefit to tho colony. That tho railway would be used by passenger?, and also foV mails and light merchandise from Kawakawa and inland to Auckland because of the shorter ecu piiseago and greater certainty. On the other hand, the splendid caal ironi Hiltu runtci and further north, as well as any that uiay bo discovered nqar KaVvabawa, would duel an outlet for ocean steamers at Opua. Tho settlers also from Whau tftirei all along the line to Opua, would have easy access to Sydney unci the Islands for thoir produce. Timb the present unfortunate local feelinjr, as shown in tho clforts to advance one part of tho district only, is really tho cause of disaster to tha whole North. As, should the local eliorts prove successful, tho bene fits derived, even by that part of the dis trict, would not equal those derived from the larger scheme. That tho Council would very respectfully that the Government would instruct; tho Councils of the two counties interested to hold ono or more united. 