THE BRANCH RAILWAY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 17, 20 September 1913, Page 2

THE BRANCH RAILWAY.

ALLOCATION OF EXPENDITURE

. At its last meeting the Stratford Chamber of Commerce passed a resoution protesting against’ the Auchan d Railway League’s resolution askng the Government that the bulk of hb money allocated to the StratfordOkahukura railway bo spent on the Dkahukura end of the line, the Stratford body also asking the Government mt to diminish the amount previously ■ne.it on the Stratford end. Tins reso!ut:on was fonvarded to all local bodies n flu* province with a request that i similar resolution be passed and fonvarded to the Minister for Public \\ orks. When the matter came up at yesterday’s meeting of the New Plymouth Harbor Board, several members refer vd to the importance of pushing cm with the work from tin's end. and Mr McCluggage explained that there were settlers within ten miles of the railhead at this end whilst they were forty miles from the other end. These peonle had been back there for 17 yea 's. On the motion of Messrs Maxwell and King it was resolved: “That in view of the efforts which are being made in Auckland to endeavor to get work on the Taranaki ,side of the stratford-To Konra. railway stopped, and the carrying on of work at the Te Konra end only, Hie New Plymouth Harnor Board wisher; to protest to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works (againat such a course, and to impress jon him that whatever mav be done at jthe other end work should be earned 'on vigorously at the Stratford end as I this was the natural outlet for far the greater oart of the country that will bo tapped by the line ’’ I At its meeting the F.ltlmm Chamber of Commerce “received” (be communication. The Steal ford County Council on "Wednesday decided, without discussion, to endorse the resolution.