PAEROA TO POKENO.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5496, 4 November 1929, Page 2

PAEROA TO POKENO.

CONSTRUCTION OF LINE.

GOVERNMENT’S INTENTIONS.

Endeavours to secure the Government’s decision with regard to the Paeroa-Pokeno railway link was unsuccessfully made in the House last week.

Replying to inquiries of Auckland members the Minsiter of Public Works (Hon. E. A. Ransom) said he had already submitted a paper on the subject to the Cabinet as to whether construction should be commenced on the railway which had been so long authorised.

Not satisfied with the Minister’s reply, Mr A. M. Samuel (Thames) again raised the matter, saying he would not be satisfied with the placing of £4,000 or £5,000 on the Supplementary Estimates for the work; he wanted to know whether the GovernMinister should give more informament was sincere in the .matter. The tion.

The Ministerr of Justice, Hon. T. M. Wilford : the railway cannot be built before the end of March. ‘Mr Samuel: I know it cannot. You could not build a meccano railway such as the Minister of Justice could handle in that time.

“The matter is to be considered by the Cabinet quite shortly,” said Mr Ransom. “If an amount js placed on the Supplementary Estimates, it will be an indication that the Government intends to proceed with the work/?