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M NICIPMA NEWS,
PENGUIN
IRON ORCE INDUSTRY.
1' NEW. ROAD \VANTED.
nAt tho Penguin council meeting o01
Saturday afternoon Mr. Pullen moved-'
"That the council approach the Govern-.
ment with a view of having a road prao
claimed up the valley of Penguin Creek,
from the railway station to i poit on
the Iron Cliff-road, near -H. Good's res-,
dense, to enabJle the traffic in iron ore
to be resumed, and also to give greater,
facilities for farmers in the locality
placing their produce on the market.
A lengthy discussion followed, during(
which Mr. Pullen said the object of thoe
ihotion was to assist in developing the,,
iron industry. 'lThe industry had beel'.
fairly throttled through the want or ani
exit for ore. lie considered that if suclfh
a deposit as Penguin possessed were all
)cevonporft or Ulverstone the people abt
those places woIld be enterprising enough'
to place no obstacle in the way of. de'
velopnment.
M esars. I'IHugh, Mainwaring, Clarke,(
Elphinstine, and. Short opposed the ntmo
tion, on the ground that they would lik
more information, and an amendmentl
that the matter be deferred till nexs?
meeting was carried. The voting was
five for the amendment, and four for thb!
motion. , ,
MUNICIPAL SEPARATION.
The council expressed its indignation;
at not being advised of the suggestion?t
made to the Leven Council by the Minis.:
ter to refer the sen?ration of Lowana'
to two justices, to take evidence. It was
decided to write to Mir. iean dlsap
proving of justices within Leven bpla
appointed.
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