WORTH AUCKLAND RAILWAY.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 199, 22 August 1919, Page 7

WORTH AUCKLAND RAILWAY.

i ■ ! PROGRESS ON THE TUIfNEiLS. PUSHING OX AT WAIOTIRA. Some time ago a resolution was passed by the Auckland Railways League supporting the Ivaipara Chamber of Commerce in urging the Minister of Public | Works to have the railway construction ij works started again at Kirikopuui. Letj tors were dispatched to the Minister ol I Public. Works, and Sir James Allen, Act-ing-Prime Minister at the time. In his reply to the chairman of tin league, Sir William Fraser expresses pleasure at the league's recognition oi the work done on the Xorth Aucklam Trunk line, between Mangapai am Waiotira. He added that he was push ing on the work from Waiotira north wt.ids to the Wairoti, aud also south wards towards the Golden Stairs anc ' Huavau tunnels. He could not, how ever, spare anyone at present fo , the purpose of pushing iilon; a separate section from tb Wairoa southwards, but by pushin: " I work on from Waiotira northwards th resident engineer could do the work The Minister went on to say that ill Waiotira tunnel had been started an t would be pushed on. and when he ha . mi engineer to spare he would probahl . start the tunnel at the northern YYiiirn f end. Meanwhile the cnurse In \v,i ) adopting was the only possible one. Sir James Allen in the course of hi - reply stated that he was placing th r matter before his colleague for cot 5, si.de.ra.tion. _ .. j