THE RAILWAY.
DISC US3ION IN CO UNCIL. Ax the Borough Council meeting lust night Cr Morrison suggested that a small piece of land be obtained on the Waikanae as a depot for metal which might bo brought in from Kaiteratahi by the railway trucks. The riverbed metal was very good for light traffic, and it would be cheaper to obtain a supply that way than by any other moans. The Mayor said they would not want any depot—the gravel could be taken away as quickly as it would be brought in, Cr Hepburn said Cr Morrison’s idea was good enough if there was any prospect of the railway getting as far as Kaiteratahi. At the present rate it would not get there for fivg years. The Mayor : I believe wo will be able to get mem! from there next winter for opr roaas. Cr Bright: No. The Mayor: Yes, we will, Cr Hepburn: What about their own ballast'? They will want all they can get for that. Cr Jones : What you people should be doing instead of trying to throw cold water on the railway work is to employ ; your energy towards getting the railway pushed on to the Motu. Cr Whiuray : Yes, that’s what we want.
The Mayor : We should get it there in less than five years. Cr Whinray : Five years ! 1 hope to goodness that it will not' bo that long. Cr Jones ; Let us try to get it pushed on. The subject then dropped.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 165, 24 July 1901, Page 2
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