WESTPORT RAILWAY

Hokitika Guardian, 7 October 1931, Page 6

WESTPORT RAILWAY

DEPUTATION’S VIEWS. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association) WELLINGTON, October 7. Before the Marlborough deputation ■stated their case, a deputation of five from Buller district waited upon the members of Parliament and stated the case for a continuation of Westport— Inangahua line. The deputation which was received by about fifty members, crossed swords with the Government Railways Hoard and stated that members of the Hoard had not devoted sufficient time to the district, or an investigation of the. possibilties of the line, to enable it to arrive at a well founded decision. The speakers referred to the great potentialities of Buller district, dwelling particularly on three aspects—coal production, timber production, land settlement. The point was stressed that three disriet political parties bad favoured the completion of the line and it was stated that if; work were stopped now, there would' be a tremendous wastage of public money. Another point made was that it was from the uncompleted section of the line that the greatest revenue could be expected. The Westport line was at present the best paying line in the Dominion.