LYTTELTON TUNNEL.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 September 1924, Page 1

LYTTELTON TUNNEL.

A IM'DbIC DK.AIOXST'RATTON

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Tile (.'aledonian Hall was packed to it.- utmost , apacity la.-t night, when the pul,lie demonstration otganised by the (iintei Intry Progrc.s- i.eague to impre~s on the (lovernnietit that Canterhittv -lands linn and united in its im M-tciiee mi the (luplieation of the J.ytt',!l;,n tunnel atul tie- eleeiriliention of t!:e Port railway line, was held. T he j rot codings were of a most oiitllli■sia~tie nature throughout, the huge audience demonstrating that Oanterbiny is solidly unanimous in support ol' the Pi ogre-- League's i lforts to bring about the improvements asked h,r. Representatives of several public bodies and other | rmineiit , itizen- were seated on the platform. The billowing re-.-'ution was carried cnlhu-ia-tieally. the tiudieme rising, while a lla-hlight | hot,,graph of the voting was taken : •'T hat this mass tin cling of Canterbury citizens, represent;,Live of every section of the province, desires oiuc again to strongly urge upon the (loverniiieut the imperativ, - necessity for tie - 'immediate duplication of the j.vtt Tton (untie! and the elect! ilii tit ion ~t (he port railway line. It further re,|nests the (iovernme.nl to take into immediate eonsideration the serious disahililii ; tinder which Canterbury has hi 1,, in r< 1 1 for a geueration pti.-T, by rea-.->ll of the totally inadequate facilities between (“hri-tehur, It and its seaport, and urges that effe; t should he given without delay to the repeated recommendations of the (leneral Alanagers of the New Zealand Railways during tlie last decade.” .11'STICK OF CI.AIAI RKCOCXISF.D. The Afayor (Air .1. A. Flesh or), who presided, read a numh'r of letter.s and telegrams from public men in Canterbury ii ml AA’e.slland regretting that they were unable to le present at the demon-! ration. and expressing their entile sympathy with the movement. The president of the Otago Kxpunsioii league slated that the people ol Otago reeogni-el the justice of Canterbury's long uVt-rdue i 1.-,im lor umeli, ratii nol the conditions exi-ting l.etween the til; ~f Chi ist'Tiur, It and il- port. (A p-plall-e). The pe-iple of the South Island ii lll- 1 stand together to .secure justice in .-.it,'ll nuililet's.

“The people of this district are glad in associate themselves with the p-eople of Canterbury in their efforts to bring about the fukilmeiit of improved r:nlwa v , uiidit ions between ( hrist, liureh and Lyttelton.” telegraphed the chair--111.-111 of the Westland ('utility CutlUeil. Aiming the sneakers was Air AA . .1. Duller, representing the AAesthiud I’ro-gre-s l.engtte. who. in set-ending, thanked the Canterbury Progress I.eague lor the litany in I.s of assist;inee retuleretl t-, noople on his side of the range. 'PI,,-; owed i great del,t of gratitude lb,. | vo; le of Canterbury, byttellou was al-1 the AA'estland seaport, and ( Itri-t •liureh was d. -tim-d to be a great, j.all-trial centre. The pea; le of AA'est - land v ere otilv too atixioi!- to ii--i-d 11 • ■ !o ~f ('anl -ibn: v. Tie - Mayor then put the mulion. w hi, - h t- as ,-ari i"d utt mini t: -ly. end v. i;b • : 11 1 • .-ia -in.