THE RIVAL ROUTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 218, 13 September 1892, Page 8

THE RIVAL ROUTES.

ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE TAKEN.

(Di* TE-EOEAr_r.~PAR-UME_tTiRY KE

PORTER.)

Wfllin'eras*, thi3 day. The North Island Trunk Railway Routo Committeo sab again to-day. when the examination of Air Lawry, M.H.R., was concluded. Hi- ovidonco dealb largely with the suitability of the lands for settlement along both routes, and was strongly .in favour"of the Stratford route. Mr Shera 'is attending tho meetings, watching the proceedings, and occasion- , ally puts questions through the chair. Mr -.IcKerrow, Chief Commissioner of Railways, ; to-day gave evidonca which boro a strong tinge ol Wellington influence. Mr Percy Smibh, Surveyor General, and Mr Hales, En-'inoar-in-Ciii-f, were nexb examined and eavo evidence of a much moro satisfactory naturo. their testimony to tho quantity and quality of land opened up by tho Stratford routo being most valuable, it is intended to-morrow to tako the evidence of i Mo-sr-Brucoand E. M. Smith,M.H.R, s,and 'Mr Holmes, District Engineer. Ihe only ' witnejßsea expected from Auckland aro Mr ' WH-08, Engineer of the Waitemata County ''■ Council, and Mr Hur.thou.e, Government I Surveyor, possibly also Mr Rochforb, surI vevor whoso evidouco on a former occasion was opposed to tho Stratford routo. All evidence boforo cho present Committeo is i taken on oath, which ought to give adi tiit-ional weight to fche conclusion thab may j bs> arrived at.