THE SOUTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS. PLEASED. ■ CHRISTCHURCH, June 17. '“My tour has confirmed my previous opinion as to the justification for completing the line,” the Hon W. B. Taverner, Minister of Railways, said in Christchurch last evening after coming along the South Island Main Trunk route. “I regard the route from two points of view. In the first place for a scenicrailway line it.is unrivalled. The route runs through country that lends itself more than any other country to scenicattraction. “From a land settlement point of view, it is of the utmost importance. I had the advantage of touring the district with Mr E. F. Hea'.v, member for Wnirau, a' practical man. I certainly was agreeably surpised to see such a large area that could be brought into closer settlement. This area lies between the Ure River and the Clarence, a distance of about forty miles. “These are my impressions from a general survey, and it is true that I saw the district under ideal conditions. T found very abundant evidence in Picton and Blenheim, and in other places I visited, of unanimous support of the project.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 19 June 1929, Page 2
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190THE SOUTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK Hokitika Guardian, 19 June 1929, Page 2
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