RAILWAYS IN THE NORTH

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 736, 8 February 1910, Page 3

RAILWAYS IN THE NORTH

. AN AUCKLAND PETITION; A memorial lias beensignedby anum,of..Auckland,: residents, for presentation-, to, the Prime Minister,' Sir J; G. Ward;,in regard to' the " Northern 'Main' Trunk railway, - and to- the -question of oertain.-, proposed; • deviationsVifrom the original route (Voided upon by the late Minister for Public, Work,',,j the' Hon. Win. „ HallJones/.and more particularly in regard .to the-proposed deviation . between • -Topuni >and point known as• M'Carroll's -.Gap. -v' » The petitioners; point, out - that it has been declared .in .. Parliament - by . the for Public. Works' that a • Royal pomrais'sion.: will, be. set' up to. inquire, into the question ;of thi). proposed, devia'tion. There .is another deviation 'proposed south of'M'Carroll's Gap,'concern-' ,ing, which the-, petitioner's point out that there' is far more dispute and' divergence of opinion than, in the cast, or the other deviation. . . The- signatories' express the opinion .. that. the .scope . of inquiry >of the intended Royal ..Commission .should be .extended•'% _ include the consideration of . both deviations, ' one of the reasons submitted for the; enlargement .of .i.th« scope' of the commission-, was'- that' it would ba a safeguard against the risk of a mistake .being made' ! in 'the choice of routes,-which, once' .made, ..would .Bo irretrievable, besides delaying for an indefinite: term: connection'.^with the' far norths,; .-- 'W.-'v y The. .memorial, has .been . forwarded by the Auckland Railway League to Mr. if. M. Wilford.- MjPi,- who -will -place: it fore the Prime-'Minister. ... . i ..... t