RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT
— Press Association
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WELLINGTON, April 30. Further Contracts for the supply bf British equipment and materials to assist l-ailway development in New Ze.a'lahd ar'e expected as Ihe reSult bf business disettssions now takiilg plaee in thfe United Kihg'dohi. Two Bxehutive dflieers df the Railways Dejiartmeht, MessrS P. R. Angus and F. W. Aickin, who weht to Britain by air, are confferriiig with larg'C Bi'itisii ihanhiacturing fiims, 'sevei-al of Avhich are alre'ady fengaged on contracts for thfe New ZeaIand railways. 1 The Minister of Railways, Hon-. R. Semple, announeing this today$ said.vVe ivfere noiv faced in this country with a dbuble job. Firstly, we had tb makfe up the leeway of the war years ih the ebhstructib'n of roiling stdt-k; SeCbtidly, wfe wfeie abbilt to entbai'k upop. a big ferogramnie of eipansioh ih the tlirectibll of improved passeri'ger servic'es. The electri'iicatiOii bf thfe Hiitt Valifey and AuCklaad Suburban Systfems Vvfere ex'anijiles. Thfe Mini'ster said MeSS'rs. Angus ahd Aickin Would alsb takfe the opportuiiity oi' looking iiito raihyay develbpihentS ovetseas. It hhd always bfefen the pride bf the Netv ZfeRlahd1 feys-tc-m that, a's fdr a's thfe more Hriiitfed resources of thfe D'oiiiinion petmjtted; it kej5t fiilly abrfeast bf mbdfern transport practices abroad., The ti'hnsitioh frbba wai- tb p'eaefe had brougiit hew ideas that woiild be Wfell wbrth New Moaland 's invefeticatioh.
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Chronicle (Levin), 1 May 1946, Page 5
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222RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT Chronicle (Levin), 1 May 1946, Page 5
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