THE EAST COAST RAILWAY.
The Minister of Public Works gave precisely the answer to the deputation from the Mastorton-Waipukurau Railway League that we expected him to give. He said it was all a question of money, and that he would visit the district and enquire for himself. Jt remains for the settlers of the district to now peek the co-operation of Napier and Wellington in impressing upon the Government that this is a national, and not a local undertaking. The construction of branch lines might well be left "to private enterprise. The continuation of the Gisborne to Wellington East Coast railway is a national concern.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10706, 29 August 1912, Page 4
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105THE EAST COAST RAILWAY. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10706, 29 August 1912, Page 4
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