PALMERSTON RAILWAY. DEVIATION.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2811, 15 November 1924, Page 2

PALMERSTON RAILWAY. DEVIATION.

PROP. A BEE COM M EX ('EM ENT OK Work. The Palmerston X. Standard sta - les that there is every possibility of work on the Palmerston X. railway deviation being commenced at the New Year. The son of a former Palmerston X. slntiorimnsler, Mr Smith, il is understood, is lo he the enginei r in charge. Supplies of spoil arc said lo have been already arranged for in anticipation of an early start uilli this very important work. KEVIN MAR-TON LEAOI'E'S RE SOLUTIONS. A I Wednesday’s Hireling a I Levin, of those interested in the linking up of the Main Trunk line led ween Marlon and Levin the following re - terenees were mafic to I lie I'nliri'-r---lon X. deviation ; Resolved on the motion of III'" chairman (Mr -t. ( liiylallj, -croud <*d bv Mr Mathesoii: “That the Lea "lie respect fully invite Mr E. H. Hilev lo prepare a statement lor submission lo the Commi-sioii, on (lie lines of his P.H-I plans and report re the improvement of facilities at the Palmerston X. railway si a I ion—elaborating same. That his opinion as concerning the proposed deviation at. Palmerston X. he sought ; also information as to the fee involved for such service. Resolved “That the case for the construction of the Levin-hoxton-Marlon link in the North Island Main Trunk Railway system he submitted to the British Railway Commissioners as being nationally sound, and important at this juncture as an alternative to the proposed deviation expenditure at Palmerston X.”