LINKING UP THE RAILWAYS
MOTION' AT THE FARMERS' UNION . ■ CONFERENCE, v ■ It was resolved by the Farmers' Union Conference yesterday that the Government should be urged, to, borrow a sufficient sum of money to complete the trunk railways of the Dominion as soon as possible. -•■•■"■■'- : Mr. H.'D. Vavasour, ono of the Marlborough delegates, said that it was, a proper thing to" link'.up''the:'main: lines of the country as'soon-as possible. There' was money lying idle now which would bo paying good: interest if _the: lines were completed. He should like.to see all railway work'donerby contract, and: not by day'labour; : : , - : : -•• -.-. •• :»• Major ' Lusk agreed. that railways should bo built by..contract,. If the liiius for the last 20 years'had been made by, contract instead of by co-operative-labour" they would have cost, about half what they had..; .• . : Tho majq'rity. of/Hhp_ speakers/, were agreed that!! tho. was to pusiii-' thejijnaiii 'linos'tlirough, and tho gathering rejected .i proposal to include branch lines, in the proposal. ,
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2209, 23 July 1914, Page 8
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157LINKING UP THE RAILWAYS Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2209, 23 July 1914, Page 8
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