The Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, JAN., 11. 1908. NEW PLYMOUTH AND THE N.I.M.T.L.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3782, 11 January 1908, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, JAN., 11. 1908. NEW PLYMOUTH AND THE N.I.M.T.L.

N kw * ■ Plymouth is perturbed. The residents of that charming locality are often taken that way. The ‘ ‘ great ’ ’ oil bores made them delirious, property became inflated and New Plymouth was destined to become, according to a local paper, a‘ ‘ great centre. ’ ’ But now it isn't safe.to talk New Plymouth petroleum shares to some people ! Anyhow, New Plymouth can boast of a natural beauty, unsurpassed in the Dominion. As a holiday resort, it is par excellence, aud it is fairly solid from a commercial point. But the Main Trunk Line will divert a considerable amount of traffic from New Plymouth. This fact has caused a member of its Borough Council to give notice of his intention to move the following motion at the next meeting:—“That in view «f the near completion of the Main Trunk Railway, this Council urge upon the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce the advisability of at once approaching the Union Steamship Company with a view to reducing the passenger and freight charges between New Plymouth and Onehunga, so that the port may not be prejudiced by the diversion of trade by rail; and that, with the same object, the the Chamber of Commerce be requested to endeavour to induce the Harbour Board to remit the passenger toll now levied at the port.”