OTAGO CENTRAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1661, 30 January 1913, Page 4

OTAGO CENTRAL.

••'■ -v.'■• "'■' ~~y^~^■•'■',-t'' ''. '-•-^- ■; ' ■■-. (By; lAssobiatton.) .:.,;'!' -i*n ~,.Vja u> l 6dl n. January. 29.'%: \w? , H , on \ w - Eraser, and .a, poky-of-.'; AortlUsland members of Parliament, wild ," have been visiting the'-Ofago Control dißi, Uict since Thursday last, returned to town this oycuing,' A very pleasant trip w «sexperienced, being fine,,' frith t tlio exception, of. one or t\yo' breaks.' All .tho.jncmucrs are. Warnv'in.praiso of '■ tho' hospitality of the settlers, and. express " / themselves as agreeably surprised with/ the .district, '/especially ."that extending, ' from'Clyde,-nt the head of tho Olago,' Central line. The possibilities-'of irriga-' tion were fully, demonstrated, and the' visitors '.expressed-' themselves' in ■ favour Or expenditure in this diroctioni and also , on the-extension of the line to Hawed ■-. when funds were available. The claims of ' the settlers for tho prosecution of tho'' Lawrence line to Roxburgh wore not'so' strongly supported, some-members believe ing that to bring the line within tirclvo •■■ miles of Roxburgh would bo sufficient,' Others, however, think it could be conn ' plctod in the course of time, oithonghT' there, are moro pressing needs' in othci! ■ parts of the Dominion. '>-