DANNEVIRKE TO PONGAROA
A BRANCH RAILWAY WANTED.
(By Telegraphies* Association.) DapnovTrka, May 1. Tho Hon. W. Frasor was waited on last evening by a deputation from tho l')anncvii'kc Chamber of Ooiiiincrce, urging tho claims for s branch railway t«>W l)amiovi.vke to Pon.gaMa, .as a means tif affording an outlet Ho settlors in the Jback-Wocks, The Minister' adinitted that the country which he hn<l inspected was very fifte, and •'SBXpastocl his expectations. He explained - that Ins prewnt. mission was to spy <mt the land, and ascertain its suitableness-.for a railway, and the prospects of a lino being a payable proposition. H<? atjuiilted that tho country between Danuevirke and Poiigaroa was not a difficult one to rail, and promised to give the representations full consideration'before coming to a decision. The Minister visited various parts of the* Wai* Vmiumwt district to-day, and goes round the Waipawa County to-morrow, reaching Napier in the evening.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2138, 2 May 1914, Page 6
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150DANNEVIRKE TO PONGAROA Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2138, 2 May 1914, Page 6
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