RAILWAY EXTENSIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 133, 5 June 1919, Page 5

RAILWAY EXTENSIONS.

NORTH ISLAND UNITY. TO SECURE LARGER VOTES. (Bj Telegraph.—Press Association.) GISBORNE, this day. Mr. P. A. Cbeal, on his return from Motu, said lie was surprised to find a strong feeling in 'this district that Auckland had not backed up Gisborne's interest in the past. He assured the Motu settlers that the Auckland League was with theni in the building of the Trunk line through to Napier. Mr. l Cbeal, in an address, emphasised the need for unity of action, and assured the meeting that North Auckland was satisfied that the East Coast line was the most important to be carried out, on account of the great area of \va3te land ,it would tap The reason they had always talked "Auckland-Gisborne," and I not further, was because Hawke's Bay might take umbrage at interference with their district. His visit was intended to obtain unity of the three provinces, and a more liberal allocation of loan moneys in the future. The Motu meetinp passed a resolution calling on the Government to take eteps to remove the South Island's preponderance or -MSS mileo more line than the North, seeing that returns for the North Island lines were earning £600,000 more revenue than the Southern lines. A resolution was also carried that funds should be eet aside to equalise railway mileage aa between the North and South Islands.