RAILWAY EXTENSION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 656, 5 November 1909, Page 8

RAILWAY EXTENSION.

MASTERTON-WAIPUKURAU UiHE. . .:. . iPOLICr OF GJOAEiNTEiES. V; A deputation ifrpm the Masterton-Waiputurau Railway league, introduced by Mr. A. iw. Hogg, M j>., and the Hon. W. C. Smith, M.L.C, waited oft the Minister; for.Public Works (the Hon-.-.8, : ii < Kenzio).. yesterday, ;to ask'- that stepsjshpuld be taken, to:.compete' the■'survey. w,-« jadway line from Maitejrtipn to was:authprised.b y c ,M[-,Hpgg- sai'd .that the .-deputation'.Tepre-. TmtiVv* e?? 11^' -Mih an'area of-. MOO sjoare. miles It was expected, that-a pspulan^° fO -r le.served by 4proEnSi r * Iho 6acf re--9 rorite.was Z ? of Webk. Thoi'e was ESJSj'V m ■tbe.dislxi.ot,- and hardships-had %ll e i from J h 8 laci of .roads. V-. :■.■*■■■■ «' ' C: Smm *** he ■Wt top settlers were prepared to make- an. ofFer in to the cost of constrncting' the suryey should be niiide from Weber to Wai, ? wa ! better to-feke.the ir^r^T 46 an te .Dahaevirke.- -/'■ Mr. J. Mintyre, chnirman of tho Hastertonsettlers had been forced to give up their holdtita 5 4? e °, f m^BS « »mmunica-i whfch th fi *l ul ? e^e^y.-guarantee' wnici the. Government deslied. '■ ' r n Bobortspii '(chairman of; the AHtio mZKfc Com ? ll:i *4 d jt cdst to Twl mam ™S$ *? d Complete tho bridges; There 300 miles oFinaih roads, andP Tf* , for :, metall »g wasv.abbnt S Sr£% ** ? Pdway.. was- construdted a prop<)rbon . of that eW.ndituxe; wiuld. be , . J& .^ no metal, would be availthe district till -.; a railway, was, :.■'-. ~ The Minister In Reply. :: ?::i! -r V^ comX*H & mos wM * *»a to: 'fee ' i^ 6 jailer.lines could be. cem- ■ p t] J e P*cy. of coneEructihg lines on the guarantee.of the settlers,.he sail few™ doubt,that the,question would have ponsidered very seriously. . The tondraooe .would. be tho. question' Pf raiebg was. no donM about. th«. line, ip question. being made iaiily:prdfi£ab.le..-''At presait , . the Government ■was restricted ..rn'.regard.- to raf S v <rted-about a; million a year.' He beheved_the» was plenty , of room for railway eitensMn in N«w &ilaid. Speaking gSiy he, deprecated, fte -expelditare o mojMy on of. railway lines- when thtoe was no -early., pros.peqt- of,-iKe- conetrnctan being,earned out. Siich, surveyi h'ad'iu inanj casse-. bM.n '.eiliensivß. and practically: useless u ( n '" i money was available ,far the.'con- ! strUctjott..,' If .Parlianient.' authorised the Gov-ernmeiit-to.Broceed .with,a. policy of. railway cpßStrncho ft on local, guariivtees thoy would have •to .consider the, question,, of :how ■ the money •should-.be-raieed:,. bad- alfo'.to '5 n>u' q ?? £i< "' :<iivo&np,trneting branch lines. ..The- whole. queshofl .iCas -being. con3ld^, b ,r:'the government.-. -.-This,,' railway ..would .have- to take, its chance- along with .the rest..,, legislation would , be..' required,' before lailways,could be constructed.: on'a guarahieed 1 basis;-; ,he. suppixied they "could, spend-.'a. few. malUons. of money on. railways-if- 3-per oenfc was : .guaranteed: -~He expressed himself in lavo.urof a ; s,yetom of .'constructing light, lines' , .or railway, to ..be-. strengthened as. the neede* .required.. "■;..'.■;£.:''".".-■■ ■ ■',-■-. : '- '■'.-■-■''■■ • ■■ ..yftj l ??: question of-.guaranteed' railwam the : fjpstOTj-.-was- -a. nvein.ber. of the' depii- •' tahon if,,it.:was. likely, that, any -legislation- in .this;..direction .:would ; : be bronght;: downrthia I eeeSlOß. , .■'.■■..■ '.■'" ,■;.' . ';-' - . ■.''■-. ' •'■;■■ ' ■ -, ~ ■ ■ '.'I _ Mr;; he; couM not : tar. Personally,;he wa&iin faypnr'ofMjgh't lines;'-'but the. --aovenimeiit had: not. 6om ; e to: a decisioti oh the,matter.'. .He considered,' however,' that '• it b^l?'i. to , ' wake ' two .miles of railway .at , a mileithan.one , milo.at' so as: to meet-..present-reqiiirfements , .' ."Thers were:proppsals.'beforo the Goyernm'eiit: in that "direction... He yt® that'wiß would have to-go; m.,for railways,.of..a limited 1 e.t'qridard, or. people, would, ha'ye:to wait'lbiiEer for their railwaySi- ■ ' ' " .' '■ >' ■-■ .