PAEROA-PAKENO LINE
not TO EVENTUATE. THAMES, Sep. 25. The Thames “ Star ” is in a position to state that the Pacroa-Pakeno Line will not eventuate, at least not ior a number of years. It docs not fit in with the Government’s policy. A departmental opinion is that the lino would not pay, as there are difficulties in the wav of construction which wore not realised at first observation. The roads over the area are steadily sinking and therefore the cost, of construction and maintaining of a railway would exceed the previous estimates, and he prohibitive, while it is almost certain that a shorter and better loop between Tnupiri and Morriiisville is exercising the minds of the department. Finally, after a traffic tally over the route had been taken it was fouiyl with motor and sea competition there is little need for a third mode of transport as far as the plans arc concerned.
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Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1929, Page 5
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152PAEROA-PAKENO LINE Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1929, Page 5
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