; The Canterbury, Westland, and Nelson nn in ers were buiitp lotted on Satnidr.y nii.-hi. A pleasant evening ' was spent :»:id the greatest unnidmity existed in reiraru to the East and West | Co-isfc iinl.vay. T.'-re wisag*n*ral I detci min-dtiou sliown to try agaiu, and I light it out inch by inch. I A meeting of tiie Cantetburv, Nel | son aud West Coast numbers was j hold yesterday with tcion-nee to the j East, and West Coast railway question, 'at which Mr Holmes presided, ll i was resolved to demaud tbat Govern j ment should iv ■■cr.gni.se that railway as I n colonial work, and place a sub-tan ! tial vote for it on the Public Works ! E>iimates. One sum mentioned was ! £2.0,000. It is rumored that the Government have acceded to this demand so far as to agreeing to the placing of £1.50,000 on tiie Estimates. This morning there was another meeting hold and it is rumored that the result arrived at- was that the Government should be requested to hru.g on _ Li ■•an Bill siskins to borrow one million for the construction of the East and West Coast railway. It is further ru.!. red th it thost* pie-sent were unanimous in this recommenda tion. The Canterbury papers are exceed- I ing wrath at the result of the recent division in the House. Originally it j was intended to call public meetings : at on jo lo protest against the action of the North Island members, bat this was deemed inadvisable pending the decision of the House upon some fresh proptisa's about to be submitted. It seems the question has not dropped, j tor the original motion for going into Committee to consider what conces sions, if any, may be made to further the line, is still on the Order Paper. " Whether " (says a correspondent) the initiative will be taken through that motion, or some other way, one thing is certain, the railway will be heard of again, and soon, and iv a manner I believe likely to succeed. The mcmlier for Inangahua seems to have scored a decided point over the railway question, Nearly all the papers assert that his so-ecli was the best of the debate, if uot the only one, worth listening to. 