RAILWAY BOARD

Hokitika Guardian, 26 June 1931, Page 2

RAILWAY BOARD

ARRIVAL AT BLENHEIM.

J;U MARLBOROUGH PROGRESS r ‘ : LEAGUE COMMENT.

'L ’('By Telegraph—Per Press Association) x ” <f ; BLENHEIM, June 25. >’ 4 After a very rough trip from Weilfngton, the members or the Kailway ■„* Board, who inspect the route of the 1 :' South Island Muip Trunk Kailway anci jx, import upon the project to the Minis- • 'tt-r of Kailways reached Blenheim late ’-•i last evening and after a late dinner immediately went into private conferV ence.

■ . Jn reference to the railway memin. .;l|ers who arrived are Sir Janies Gunson, Messrs G. W. Keed, D. Reese, it. jjw •'Newman accompanied by the General ® “;Manager of Railways (Mr Sterling) ana Secretary (Mr J. E. Bell) with Mr 1). " Brodie of the. Railways Department. I'* ” With the party is Mr F. W. Fur* w J l<ett, Government Engineer-in-Chief. 4 The party left this morning on ao * inspection of the line. } At a special meeting of the Marl-

,j borough Progress League, the presil dent, Mr W. T. Churchward, acting ’ on behalf of the Pailway Committee, i submitted a revised and amplified edi*

tion of the League's case for the South §- 4-Main Trunk. This wag approved and , is to be forwarded to the Railway f V Hoard for. consideration, It was reported at the meeting that

the Canterbury Progress League was also submitting a separate report and that arrangements were being made for Mr J, E. Steraeban, representing the Canterbury League, and Mr Churchward, representing the Marjborougli League, to give evidence before the Board in Wellington.