THE FORESHORE RAILWAY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 63, 15 March 1915, Page 4

THE FORESHORE RAILWAY.

The interviews which we published on Saturday on the Railway Department's echeme for the destruction of Campbell's Point and Judge's Bay should help* to j arouse public interest in the work of demolition and spoliation that is already [in progress along the waterfront. As we have frequently explained, we have every idwire to promote the extension of the 'city's traffic and transport facilities. But we are convinced that it k possible |to provide a new railway exit for Auckland without defacing and ruining the I mast beautiful of all our scenic assets, the Waitemata coastline; and no unprejudiced pcreon can read tbe discues'.ons of the subject that have already appeared iin our columns without admitting that there i_ a reasonable and practicable alternative to Mr. Hiley's scheme. The opinion of Mr. H. H. Metcalfe, one of onr best known and

most experienced engineers, siould carry n great deal of weight on t.iiis j point: and the evidence "that he and other, have submitted proves beyond, question that Auckland can have its new loop line to carry traffic out eastward without sweeping Campbell's Point and Judge's Bay and Point Resolution from the face of the'earth. 2No doubt if tlie line is carried out along' the coast, the- necessary embankment-.' and reclamations- w_l -•♦inimmense amount of material for filling in, and this, can bo obtained.. only ,by breaking down the. foreshore ' and tumbling it into the harbour. Considering the grievous loss that would be inflicted on the city by such, ruthless destruction of the beautiful headlands, 1 bays' and beaches that 'have made Auck-' land the pride of its inhabitants, womaintain that this course is totally unjustifiable unless it can be shown that there is no other route along which ihe . railway can be constructed. But r.s we 'have already explained, there is an alternative which would save us from this irreparable loss; and it is now for the Railway Department to explain why this second route is not to.be followed. JVc hope tHe citizens'p'f' Auckland" will 5 talce-vigorous urge their opinions on this subject upon the attention of Government, and to make it plain that they will leave no expedient untried to protect our city's splendid heritage of natural beautY from the hand of the spoiler.