A NEW RAILWAY FOR WAIRARAPA.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8154, 8 June 1906, Page 6

A NEW RAILWAY FOR WAIRARAPA.

Tbe 6cheaie for a railway to the Wairarapa, which Mr Wakefield, brought forward and unsuccessfully endeavoured to carry through years ago, is being revived by Councillor Mason, of the iriutt Borough Council, who ia bringing it directly under the notice of members of Parliament representing constituents .effected, and who referred to it at the Ooanoil meeting on Wednesdy evening, says the Post. Councillor Mason said the proposal was to take the line from Petone, down White's lino—the boundary of the Petone and Hutt Boroughs —over the river, across by Mr Ward's property to Mr Allen's near the foot of the Wainui-o-mata Bill; from there to Lowry Bay, by tunnel to the Wainui o-mata Valley, and coming out at the Wairarapa Lake. The time was ripe for a strong deputation to wait on the Government, and bring under its notice the advantages of this route. There would be a station on the eastern side of the Hutt and. an immense area of the borough would be served. Again, at Lowry Hay the whole of the bays would be served as connection? would soon be made. Then there would bo tne whole of the Wainui Valley to draw on, where there was a large area for dairying and further settlement, while further on were immense supplies of timber. The grade,would run from one in GO to one in 80. There were immense tracts of splendid country to be opened up, and a milk supply as well aa a fish, supply could be provided for Wellington. There would aoon grow up a large passenger traffic as well. The matter, be concluded, was of grea>t importance, not only to residents of the Butt, the boys, and Wainui, but also to the residents of the Wairarapa. No further action was taken at the meeting.