THE MIDLAND RAILWAY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2141, 25 July 1907, Page 2

THE MIDLAND RAILWAY.

A OiIIMIN' AJj WASTIS OF I'UBLIC ajomfv.

(Special to Times.) . ' •- AYhILLINGTON, last night, lloferring to tho Midland ™ llwi y , ill his spooech on tne budget, .UK L. | M. I). Mshor this afternoon said: too far as that lino is concerned you can take any five members you like 01 this House and send them oyer the line and they will come, bach and say that this expenditure of public monev is a criminal was to. Air? Hardy: “That is all they know about it; it goes through my dislll\lr Fisher- “J Vnew that would come out. it goes through tne bon. ,„,,it!,.|iian’s district an<Ptherefore it Ps all rigid.” , .. Mr. Hardy: “-No, liotjieeause it goes through my district.’ Mr. Fisher: “1 say the expenditure upon it is st criminal waste oi public money.” „ , , An Hon. Member: ‘‘So. Nonsonsel” , , , . Mr. Fisliei: said they had a tunnel that would cost £600,000 and a bridge that cost, some thousands ot lion mis. it would, however, be sonic years yet before that line was completed and anything went over it. .Mr. Gray: “You do not know anything about it.” Air. Fisher: “Well, we may hav< the Pooh Bali on the scene later on they may give us all information t< date.” Air. Fisher said the Tine suited Christchurch members because they thought it was going to take West Coast trade from Wellington to Christchurch. An Hon. Alemher: “You are unite right.” . , Air. Fisher: “You are calculating the difference between the railway and water carriage between the West Coast and Lyttelton and they say they can beat that every time, but they overlooked the fact that the Union Co. lias a monopoly. Tho railway will never compote' wit!) water.