THE AUCKLAND RAILWAYS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 222, 19 September 1893, Page 5

THE AUCKLAND RAILWAYS.

ATTACK ON THE VAILE SYSTEM,

(BY TKLKCJUAPIt.—PARHAMENTABX

RKrORTEK.)

Wellington, this day. Speaking yesterday on tho Railway Bill, Mr Wright said it was sbrango fchub tihe people of Auckland Province, while contributing tho leaab of any portion of tho population to the support of their railways, and having a Hue which, after the NelsonMotueka section, wag the Isaat remunetutive in the colony, should \ia now clamouring for dismissal of tho Cjmtaisßioncsre, In iha same way, thoy '-ran contributed least k1 viie property tax were loudosb to doncunco thab method o£ raising' revenue.They ware now claciorous for Mv Vaile'a system, Nob content with robbing the rest of the colony of £20,000 noceosary to brinjj up their contributions to the railway riebb to tho average bhe province | should pay, thoy wished to introduce a new system of railway management), whifih Mr Wright contemptuously characterised as "a fad." They wished ib introduced throughout tho colony, but if thoy conld nob fjot that they wished to have it bried-onj their own section. The result of tftoi; adoption of such a schomo. Air Wrighfcl hold, would be thab Aucldanders would get I their railway charges reduced at tho exponse of iho rest of tho colony. They would really extract another £40,000 out) of tho pockotri of the general ratepayers, of New Zealand.