THE OPUNAKE RAILWAY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 22, 19 September 1912, Page 6

THE OPUNAKE RAILWAY.

o THAT THIN RED LINE. *** * !'.<r At the last meeting of the Egmont County Council, Cr. Dudley reported op his, recent visit to Wellington in regard to the question of the railway. When speaking to the Cabinet Ministers, Mr Dudley said he spoke of Opunake’s claims to have the railway brought to the township, as it had always been recognised that Opunake should he connected right up, and that reserves two chains wide were reserved for that purpose.

The Minister for Public Works asked Mr Dudley what he meant by the line going to Opuijjh-ke? “Well,” said Mr Dudley, “that red lino on the map passes two miles above Opunake.” “That rod line there,” .said Mr Fraser; “because, that is there that does not mean to say we are going to put it where that line is.” With that Mr Fraser drew a circle at the Opunake point. He affirmed the Premier’s remarks that the claims of Taranaki would not he forgotten, and that the construction of a railway in the southern part'of the district was a paying proposition. Cr. Farquhar said it was. a pity the Commission reported in favour of putting the line so far south as there would l)e three times more production in the back country in the future, an expression that also found favour with Cr. Hurst. On the motion of Crs. Farquhar and Hurst the chairman was thanked for his report.