ROADS AND RAILWAYS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10666, 22 June 1912, Page 5

ROADS AND RAILWAYS

BETWEEN WAIRARAPA AND WELLINGTON. The; following report, of a sub-com-mittee was read at tlie meeting of tlx© Council of the Mast«'fco'n. Chataber of Commence ye&teWay> • 'TKajb iihe Chamber of Qcfmmeirce be iMviscd an answer to their Tetter re .cpcmng of better trada. relations ■ »nd>: improving iroad! i and rai'l .raa"a-pa:, and, WellingtoQ, that in the opmioirof tilnis misefin'g improved business .relations could be br'ougiit about" by cjpeining' up the East ■ Ooast ooun- < try ;b£tweea Napier and Waflrair&pa At •present tihe traded'of the dSsfadtet is being diverted ; to , Aucklaind, whereas the. nearest seaports .are Napirir and .WeMJngton. Tihe airda affected would be over 1£ million acres of good Farming land. We have initeirviewed the Minister for Railways, and an improved train service wi.il come info force: c'n 5 the s Ist , Jiuiy, > which wi'iil giroatily benefit Wellington aad WaMraciapa amd the travelling puiblic. Jai comnecition ■ with , rtoiads, the attached replies from local written to E.l:e euibmitted." • ... On. the motion, of Mr J. Brown, seconded ,by MrA. Heoiderso-'n, ;ffie Te_ • port was adopted, and it was decided that ai cqpy be sent ,to the .WeSling- , ton 'Chamber.