RAILWAY DEVIATIONS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 223, 14 June 1919, Page 10

RAILWAY DEVIATIONS

PAEXAKAKIK.I AND IiIMUTAKA. ./ A,- conference of chambers of commerce and' local bodies, convened by Ihe Wellington Central Chamber of' Commerce, will' be held in the Dominion Fanners' Institute, Wellington, on July 2 and I), to discuss hydro-electrk'iil development, inu provemwit of road.?, deii.ition if the Paekakariki end Jtimut.ilci inclines, closer settlement of rural ili?lri.?N, village set(lemeut on towu-pl.iiiniii),' lines, forestry, Jiii/l tho (|iiestion of n Molor (::x.

Jn connection villi railway deviations, several remits haw !ieen received, inriiiding the_ following:— Marlon Jiorough Council.—"The qupstion of (loins away with the Jlimutaka railway incline, and the finding of n better route to the Wairni'npn district from Wellington is a most pressing matter." ■

Wellington Central Chamber of ComTim I: rhe question nf deviation of the Rimuliiki line :s of such importance to the province of Wellington in particular, and the Dominion in general, that delegate, thorougiily n.presentalive of ;ill local bodies , i'lid fhambers of commerce in the provincial district of Wellington, now assembled, ciill upon the. Government to at once proceed with the' proposed work, mid that a strong deputation wail upon the Prime Minister and Ibe Minister of Public works to \ urge upon them the necessity of .in larly start being made with the work; (b) '.hat the question of Iho deviation of the l'<iekak?iriki line, is of such importance to the province of Wellington in pnrfi'.Mibr, '>nd ttie Dominion in general, that delegates thoroughly reprekentalivi! of .all local bodies and chambers of commcive in iho provincinl di.-Jricl. of Wellington, i;ow assembled, enll upon Iho Government, to i\t once |,roeeed with Ihe proposed work, and that n strong deimtnlion v.a'it upon the J'rime Minister and the Minister of Public Works to urge upon them the necessity of an early start 'being made with the work, (c) That, in ths event of a favourable reply being iceciv;d from the Government on Hie question of devitijipn of the IJimulnkn ;ind I'nckakariki 'lines, tin" Goveriimeiil be ii't|\iusled to h'et'up a hoard (!onsi-:in<; r.f and commercial experts to determine the licsl; routes,• <inil lu cusiire that (heir proposals Ijo carried into effect," ■ '