THE OTIRA TUNNEL.
■ A great deal of fuss is being made in Auckland because the 1 Minister of Fu'Mec Works has determined that rtlxe (Eftsra tunnel must be completed as- quickly as possible, and that the huge political Wonder over the Midktacf Raiiway shall pres a as lightly as possible on the shoulders of the taxpayers. If a monument were wanteel' to' the incapacity of the Continuous; Ministry;. it is to.be found in this : huge engineering bungle. In. vietw of tiße* enormous sons of moniey that have been expended upon the Otira, tunnel and other portions of tfhe Midland RaiiPway, the present ment baa no option but to complete the line with as much expedition, ag the -conditions will permit. Had' the. Governmeot yielded to the pressure of Auckland, and other district&r tKatara badly in . need o£ railit would 1 &airo abandoned the Otira tunnel and' expended all the money that was- available on more •profitable' lilies. That it should have adopted l the 1 other alternative is striking proof of the fact thatvit has no prejuudice against those districts that have returned Opposition bers. The West Coast .should not . be Unmindful of this fact during the present electioneering capspaign."
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 1 July 1913, Page 4
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200THE OTIRA TUNNEL. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 1 July 1913, Page 4
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