THE DEMAND FOR RAILWAYS.
M: N ISTER I'UTS HIS FOOT DOWN By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Saturday. Replying to a deputation regarding ihe proposed Waiuku railway, the Hon. I!. HcKcnzie said he hud recently submil ted to Cabinet a lint of no les« than foHy-six lines of railway wanted in di'ferent parts of the country. These would run into a length of 1100 or 1200 miles ami cost .C 15,000,000. Amongst Oleic was the Wuinktl railway. If those advocating thcee lines could show the Govern mint a way of raising three million*, then he would be in n position to render mine assistance. lie suggested to the Waiukn people the ttdvisablcncr;* of establishing an oil motor service on (heir own account. He did not gee any prospect oF a line of raihvav being constructed for many years, ami the Oovernment at present was going to concentrate its efforts on pushing on the North Auckland and East Coast lines. The Minister added that as far as he knew the Government had no intention of bringing down a Railway Authorisation Bill this year.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 234, 8 November 1909, Page 2
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180THE DEMAND FOR RAILWAYS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 234, 8 November 1909, Page 2
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