A TRAGIC BLUNDER

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 380, 11 March 1937, Page 4

A TRAGIC BLUNDER

SHIFTING THE STATION A Correspondent Airs His Views. (To the Editor). Sir, —The attitude of your paper towards the question of shifting the railway -fetation is one, I am sure, v'hich meets with approval from most people in the town. I must confess that until I saw report of the last borough council meeting reprinted in last night’s iseue, 1 had not realised how serious the position was. If the Railway Department intends to act in accordance with ffte wishes of the people, and if the views 3f the borough council are to be taken as an indication of the views of the townspeople, then by the resolution pasted by the council, the department can forthwith proceed to shift the station to Warwick Road and claim that it has been done at the wish of Stratford. Is it not a serious position. Sir? We have, it seems, been blinding our eyes to the real facts of the case. I, for one, and I can name almost hundreds of others, of the tame mind, definitely do not agree to the station being shifted. And I do not agree that, the borough council had anr right to- lead the department to believe that the people of the town want the station shifted. I must thank you, Sir, for making the post, tion so clear to the public. We know now where We stand and you can depend upon wide support in this town in the efforts your piaper is making ’.o prevent such a tragic blunder recurring as the Mayor and some of rur -councillors would allow.—l am, ate., CITIZEN.