LAMBTON-TE ARO RAILWAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 925, 19 September 1910, Page 6

LAMBTON-TE ARO RAILWAY.

■ V ME. ?G: SHIRTCLIFFES; MOTION,:.' : ■/.'Sir,—l■'.notice /by.' this".morning's '.Dominion' that:Miv.G;, Shirtcliffb; is/again moving. in ''the'; direction, pf/asking ' the Gbyerhment--te/take , lip 'the/lines .that connect-Te. Arb'. witlr the/railway. systems • Mr.;-Shirtclift'e' and;■ those?who;. think; with be; actuated, by'ebod.;motives; I (good for .those in ' thef immediate vicinity/, of'. the'.'line),.'but' : mdtives that? do":net take.:int6;.considoi , atiori'.the ; • future of -.our. suburbs. Instead 1 of; asking for -.the' taking 1 '.up 'of'.the liiie.'liain.of. opinion, that; we, should ask for: an,extension, /and.l'hope in, ; the near, future: to; see-:a'.:determined' agitation on ; the : part'' of Newtown,', Kil.birnio,';Miraniar, and Scatoun residents,; to; ensure /some,! consideration : for. their' urgent 'needs. ;; •' At, present; these - portions of the.■ city and suburbs ,are: very heavily taxed, inutile way of heavy; cost of'transit; for, goods, from ;the;railway,, 'arid. ."'if,'. ,ns is expected, the iron industry, and other manufactories- are to; be established; oh the;Lyall;Bay- side,of the hill,' the; need: ;for a.railway will become imperative.. An-' other'argument .in .favour>of, the. railway is -that .these ..residents.; have--to pay cab hire (from; ss. to '.. 15s?~per; trip).;if they) have even a moderate,.quantity of liig-;ga'ge!.-There''is" a.population in'these parts of ,behyeeh 10,000 and '15,000,"and? it:.is high time '.that'; councillors learned 'that their (interests, are worthy; of. some notice: I shall', be- very pleased to .see the ous 'ratepayers' .associations .concerned calling .'a united .indignation meeting /.to'.' protest.; against' any attempt: to' block, or ;hinder .the. chances .'of the' extension", of the railway: to those portions of the bity ,-an'd. suburbs', that I."have' mentioned.—l aih,vetc.,:' ;:;-";-/;:' VIGILANCE.''