LEYIN-GREATFORD LINE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1482, 3 July 1912, Page 6

LEYIN-GREATFORD LINE.

TEE WELLINGTON CHAMBER NOT ENTHUSIASTIC. At yesterday's meeting of tho council of tho Wellington Chamber of Commerco, tli© secretary of tho Levin. Chamber wrote asking for co-operation in an effort that was being inado to securo the construction of tho Leviu-Greatford railway. "I should lilco to point out;" ran the letter, "that wore this lino constructed, tho journey between Auckland and Wellington would bo shortened' by about ono hour and a half. It would nlso open up a considerable area of good settlement land."

Tho chairman (Mr. A. E. Mabin) thought that tho district mentioned was fairly well served by present railways— tho Foxton district from Levin, and tho other sido from Greatford. - ,

Mr. A. S. Biss:_ "Besides, it would cut out Palnierston North, the best town on tho lino, and tho junction with tho Wairnrapa and Hawko's Bay. They'll never cut out Palmei'ston. Tho Main Trunk lino will novcr pass by Palmci'ston." '

Mr. Leigh Hunt thought that tho San-son-Greatford trainwny extension was a moro worthy project. Finally, it was decided that tho timo was not opportune for advocating tho Government to spend tho sum of .£250,000 on tho construction of a railway lino between Levin and Greatford, via Foxtou.