NORTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY.
MEETING OF MEMBERS. (BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION). Wellington, Last Night. A well-attended meeting of the Auckland and Taranaki members, convened by Sir Maurice O'Rorke, was held today, to discuss the question of the completion of the North Island Main Trunk Railway. Members of both Houses and ot both parties were present, and the discussion was strongly in favour of the Stratford route. Sir Maurice O'Rorke urged that the Auckland and Taranaki members should be unanimous on the subject. It was suggested that the Government should raise a loan of £1,000,000 to complete the railway, and a sub-committee was appointed to draft a resolution and obtain full information for submission to a future meeting.
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Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 340, 13 September 1898, Page 2
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117NORTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY. Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 340, 13 September 1898, Page 2
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