Rail Link Between Taneatua & Motuhora Via Opotiki Wanted
A request that the executive should give its support to the Auck- , land Chamber of Commerce, in urging the Government to complete the railway between Taneatua and Motuhora via Opotiki was agreed to at an executive meeting of Federated Farmers, Bay of Plenty Province, at Matata. A motion to this effect was put by the Opotiki branch of the Federation and was supported by the angitaiki branch. In speaking of the motion the Rangitaiki representative pointed out that considerable difficulty was experienced in forwarding stock and goods by this route. Supporting this statement the Opotiki representative said that this particular branch of the line had been promised for a considerable time. The main idea behind forwarding this remit was the speaker went on, to keep the matter in the public eye in the hope that something would be done.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 80, 29 April 1949, Page 5
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147Rail Link Between Taneatua & Motuhora Via Opotiki Wanted Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 80, 29 April 1949, Page 5
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