LESSON FROM. N.S.W.

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 315, 31 August 1932, Page 5

LESSON FROM. N.S.W.

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NEW ZEALANDER IMPRESSED BY RAILWAYS POLICY

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Auckland, Tuesday. The opinion that New 'Zealand could learn something from New South Wales on the problem of handling of branch lines of railway was expressed by Dr. Neale, secretary to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, on his return from Australia to-day. He said the authorities there seemed to be tackling the problem of uneconomic lines very largely by the use of self-contained vehicles. such as rail motors. Over 30 of these vehicles were in regular use, and the view of the Chief Commissioner (Mr. Cleary) was that they were entirely satisfactory. On the question of closing branch lines, investigation had shown that the loss to the farmers and districts concerned would he greater than the loss involved to the taxpayers through continuing such lines. Dr. Neale said a similar investigation seemed dcilrable in New Zealand, and perhaps the people affected would undertake to pay a special rate to make up the deficit on capital operations, without interest. —