NEW RAILWAYS PROPOSED.
FIVE NORTH ISLAND TINES
The Railways Authorisation Bill was introduced in the House of Representatives ou Monday afternoon. Following are the lines proposed to be authorised ; North Island : A branch line from Whaugarei via Kioreroa to a junction with the North Auckland Railway, length about 20 miles. North Island Main Trunk (Waiuku Branch): From Main Trunk via Patumahoe to Waiuku, length about 12 miles. East Coast Main Trunk, from Wakaraka in a westerly and south westerly direction to Hangaroa, length about 26 miles. The authorisation of the 1910 Act of a line from Gisborne southward (26 miles) is to be repealed. The Foxton - New Plymouth (Opunake branch) from FoxtonNew Plymouth main line to Opunake, length about 23 miles. Wellington - Napier (Feather-stou-Martiuborough branch), from Feathemon to Martinborougb, length about 14 miles, Hurunui •• Waitaki (CulverdenWaiau branch), from Culverden to Waiau, length about 14 miles. Waitaki-Bluff (Balclutha Tuapeka Mouth Branch), from Balclutha to Tuapeka Mouth, length about 21 miles.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1020, 7 November 1912, Page 4
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159NEW RAILWAYS PROPOSED. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1020, 7 November 1912, Page 4
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