Auckland opinion of the Centrat Route.

Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1319, 13 October 1884, Page 4

Auckland opinion of the Centrat Route.

/ r ♦ a^c^ y Auckland, October 10, ,£ Jtb the meeting of the Auckland 7 Chamber of Commerce the following proceedings took place m relation to the Parliamentary Committee's report on the North Island Trunk Railway : — Mr Brett said what, m his opinion, they - should go m for now was a branch line to Taranaki. Mr McMillan said they should stand out for a line for Stratford, and fight it out, and instruct their members that it was essential to their city, and their trade that there should be a line adopted, Mr Vaile movod that the chamber should promote a large public mass meeting, and put on a determined face agaiDst this central route. He would be m f<ivor of doing ; without either, rather th^n have this route, for he was convinced they would be better without any raiLway at all than this central railway. Auckland should have a Bay m- the selection of the route, and they should set their faces against southern members deciding for them m ■''• favor of the central line. Mr Nathan said he quite concurred with Mr V-ule, The late Ministry, he reminded them, bad ; always promised. tp^support the line: to Stratford, and. let Auckland members . now, back up «rhat they.had done, They ehould now say they' would have this r or ' nothing. M t^c^ilian'i ; emiide l d'the.m that the vote 3of Auckland members' tiad prevented this route being carried ieut. After some further discussioja "She? rj3so»> lution to call a public meeting wts adopted. /*,..'''■-'.,.,.' : „,.!;