LEVIN-MARTON RAILWAY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2143, 24 June 1920, Page 2

LEVIN-MARTON RAILWAY.

A conference bet\ve< it the h.-eal Borough Council and Chamber of Commerce, convened by tin* Mayor, was hold in the Council Chamber on Tuesday night, to consider tin* question of again bringing tinder the notice of the Government the necessity of constructing- the Bevtn-Mar-ton railway deviation. The Mayor presided, and all the Councillors were present, and also ten members of the Chamber of Commerce.

The Mayor brielly explained the reasons for convening- the meeting, and said that the proposed deviation was a matter of national importance. The Railway Department had under consideration a proposal to deviate the railway at_ Palmerston North, and tints remove the station and shunting- yard from it- present position, and obviate the necessity of running- the line through the centre of the town. He considered that the exnendiliire of a huge stint of

monev on litis work wa- not 01 the

national interest, and m-tead ol

-.pending money in this way it would be better to de\ole same to the eontraction of the l.evin-Marlon deviation, which would obviate the congest ion on (he present Welhngioni’almciston line, which, unless tins deviation were made, would have to be duplicated in the near future, lie considered that the expenditure proposed at Palmerston North should he opposed, and every etlort made to get the Levin-Manmt deviation authorised.

Ollier speakers expressed the opinion that it would be unwise to adopt a “dog in the manger" attitude in coimeetion with ihe Pal-mer-ton proposals, but that they should eom-eiilrate on the LevinMavlon deviation. After eonsiderable discussion it was unanimously derided that a conference, of delegates o! local boilies and Chamber- of Commerce in liie area aiP Wi ied be held at tlie* earliest opp« vtunity to go fully into i he ijnesl ion. The Mayor and Crs. Coley and .Me.M.nrray were appointed to represent the Borough Conned at such conference, and Messrs Mornblow, Moorlionse and Barr to represent ihe Chamber of Commerce. .Mil. NEWMAN’S ACTIVE SFPPOIiT. The Mayor (Mr dolm < ’llrysl a 1!) received the following telegram, in reply, from Mr FMward Newman, M.P., yesterday: —“Telegram received re proposed renewed effort to gel Bovermneni to reconsider (|ites--1 ion of the Levin-Breal fern railway, i have much pleasure in advising Mr Massey as requested, and yon can depend upon my best ,support both in and out of Parliament.’’ LEVIN BETTI NB BPSY. The Levin Chronicle says the agitation for linking up the Main Trunk lino between Brentford ami Levin will have the full support <d‘ Levin. The Mayor of Levin (Mr B. W, Matliesoti). in a communication P> (he Mayor of Fo.xlon. assures the latter tiiat Le\in is in full accord with the agitation, and will do it' utmost to urge the mailer upon the Boverninenl. Mr Malbe-on lias already communicated with Mr W . 11. Field, M.P. for <MakL on the subject, and is assured by the biller that Parliament will have an open mind on tin 1 mallei.', and that the member will do bis best to forward the proposal.