THE WAIUKU RAILWAY.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 1, Issue 71, 25 February 1913, Page 2

THE WAIUKU RAILWAY.

Old Route to be Foliovvecl. Paerata and Runciman. Suggested Removal of Two Stations. Gienbrook Wants Deviation Our travelling representative writes to us fivm Wniuku dS follo*a: \jrssrs F. Wi'hers, District Engineer, ami Mr Hall-Jonts, oc the J'ublic Worki U.parlni2iit, were mtt at Waiukn en Tuesday' last by Massra A. M. Harriball and A. E. Mell.-op 6rd driven round the district. It is understood from these centlemen tha* an immediate start is to tie mad'i with a ic-survcy of the proposed railway, !!: nov appears that ll:e inatructions are ti follow the old route as near ai is practicable, with a slight alteration on the main line which wouid probably make one station at the juiu'tijn, at a point somewhere midway between Faerata and Runciman, : ht;c two stations tiling done away wuh and a j;o - d cehtral one suii-litutc- '. Mr Chalmers, president o? the (Jlenhrook rraneh of tha Railway Leazue, i movi ;i: strongly in the cirection of rteuriiig a dtvia.ion in the survey to briny the line inti closer 'ouch with Glcrbfcok, and :.!;o strongly supports a proposal to establish one central station at Maukn, which coul ' be used by SJienbrook rs.--.identa in the evert of their i<niy a I'ag station.

Messrs Withers and Hail-Jor.es were driven cat to view Deei's creek bridge, where a Government grant id to be expendei.