THE RIMUTAKA DEVIATION.
... — o ANOTHER "TURN DOWN." Asked by Mr Hogg, M.P. for Masterton, whether the Government will undert: ke the construction of the Rimutaka deviation on condition that the settlers on the eastern side of the range, from Pallieer Bay to the Manawatu River, agree to their properties being rated to secure interest.at 4 per cent, on .the outlay, the Prime Minister siid in the House on Wednesday that the Rimutaka deviation referred to in the question would be an expensive, undertaking, costing, approximately, ; £325- 000. In view of the large demands for main lines existing at the present "time, and of the fact of the district which would be served by this deviation being already served by the . i Rimutaka railway, it iB considered . I inexpedient to undertake the work in the immediate future. |
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10153, 25 November 1910, Page 5
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136THE RIMUTAKA DEVIATION. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10153, 25 November 1910, Page 5
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