RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 283, 8 May 1915, Page 4

RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

A fly Cable Pres. 1 .; Association—Copyright. _ T p Last Night. '■ Ihe Ili 'i. U. .It; ser, Minister of Pub* lie AWks, in .-jjeaUn;,' to a deputation! 10-nijrhl, i !K«l«t Tt ferciitv to the oon« si:i ( n ,il 'i : " 1 j laiiv.'a.., in the Don;;iii .ii. 'i'lie |j,„. thai was "being con•slriicted !irt\vc.-ii (I>,!e ; , n ,t Cromwell, 10 t;uul , was am* Jchi.l of line. When he it sonic time «;;o to one oi two ol Ms eiijiiiKvrs, very callable men, tin*** f.-ll in with it, anil what ■ i.nl .icon with the line beyond !, «'l ''deeded l,i s nnti'cipa- <>'»• who had travelled on" ,!!l ' ro:! '' "' llr six liionllis a»o had any Mnl-on (hat l.v (his time Would ,t' 10 ''Hil' works : ,o !;11 . 011) nml a l"' 1 ' 1 '. 0 ." "f !l "' actnallv ready, for iinythin;,' -i!.e the money he hud" been fated on (o expend „„ it. It sepmcd .) him (hat ;,.ere was no reason why (hat ches of bee sl:onl,| iu>t be extended m any part of the country. The' country could not ali'erd to build lines that eost ;lI (}.(;!:•> „r Ul.'i.Dii'i a mile. 16 could do double or ttvble (he work if ii couhl construct line for three <„■ four (housed pounds a mile. ||„ ,)id llo £ I now v. hat (he ("Ivde-Cromwell lino non d cod. but he believ, .| it W ollld be •in object. lesson in connection with rail, way conslrr.ction in .Vw Zealand.