THE CATLIN'S RAILWAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 908, 30 August 1910, Page 6

THE CATLIN'S RAILWAY.

..-.. ; ,, ..:.'■■•■;■;:»; : ;/', : -;.- ;■ - ■ ' 'EEQTJEST FOEi FURTHER VOTE. ' .'■' "'■ ■.' . ~•■."■•/■ ' " : .' .' '■ '.■■ ■' '•'..'. ■ Replying to a .request'for. a further. - grant of 1E150,000 for the C'atlin's railway. to an Otago that waited upon him yesterday, the 'Premier, said it was not. possible to :vote that sum for. that ' railway this year; .Tndoed, ho continued, it would be utterly impossible for. the Government to.consider such a vote, and he might tell the deputation .quite' frankly. •' that if 'was a little discouraging to be met with, such a. demand after all the . Government had. done.. Jlr. Malcolm was practically asking him to double , the'vote. •Last year.and the year before the Gov- , ernment:had. provided itSO.OOO tor the .. CatlinVWaimahaka line. The desire of '■ the Government was to push tliis railway to the valley with the greatest possible expedition, and the Government believed .•''• in finishingits railways in hand as quick • ..'as/possible, but they were faced,with the V terrible difficulty that every centre in the . 'country wanted- its, authorised railways—. j; and .there .were'eighteen of them—finished Vat. once .and at-the same time. If these 'demands were to be listened to, the couh- :, try would have to vote. .£2,700,000 for rail- . way. which -was quite out of the question. He advised the deputation -. to wait for the Public.Works Estimates. ' ■ '•' ■ '. '■'■' . ■