THE RAILWAY STATION.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 1, Issue 23, 14 August 1912, Page 2

THE RAILWAY STATION.

New Building Required. Letter to Prime Minister. The Mayor (Mr Dunn) was recently put in possession of a wire from Wellington, saying; " I lorries considering new statiou; is enquiring for more particulars; quostion of tinauco." Thereupon llis Worship wrote to the Prime Minister (Hon. W. F. Massey), saying

"Iu connection with this matter I have tho pleasure of forwarding for tho inforinatioT.i of yourself and colleague (Hon Mr ilerrios, Minister for Railways?) the wholo of the correspondence relating to the request of tlte pooplo of P ukekoho for a new station building, and also for tlto retention of the passenger station at or within a reasonable distance of iis present sito. From u perusal of this correspondence you will notice that at a larfgoly - attended public meeting held here several vory strong resolutions were passed, practically unanimously, copies of which woro furwardod to the late Minister for Pail ways, but owing to the change of Ministry taking place before the petition mentioned could I>e forwarded I held it back ponding a fnvorablo opportunity of forwarding it to his successor.

" To any practical mind with a full knowledge of tho circumstances and tho rapMly-incroasing requirements of tho district, there cannot, I, think, be any difference of opiuion regarding tho desirability of having a suitable station building orcicted at .Pukekohe. Tho present dilapid itod bailc'.ing which tho Department propose to remove to the new sito has 'been altered, added to and repaired in any times during the last eight or ton. years, and in my humble opinion it would bo false economy to mov« it 'to tho new sito, where it would i indot ibtedly only serve as a temporary makeshift for a year or two. I hava not access to the official returns, it is estimated by those competent to form an opinion | that the business at this station must have more than <l<j: übled during tho last fivo years.. " Regarding tho K'titioners' request that tho passenger station should if possible >io retained!. at its present site at tho foot of King-st root or, if this is uot reasonably praeti* able, that it bo kept asnoar as possilh lo to tho old site, I certainly think that the alternative portion of their reqm 'Bt morits vory serious consideration*. Ido not fool competent, to say delft, uitoly whether it i'i reasonably practita iblo to retain the station in its present position, but fcurely satisfactory oments could bo made withont removio, 'J the passoujjer station twenty-throe ei 'ains further away from the town than; present, which moims that every tini 0 they have to go fo the station they leu ' l! travel an additional II! chains."

Air Dunn concluded strongly recommending the pravvr.-i ivi ' the petitioners to the favorable conn ideration of Mr Massey and his