WEST COAST RAILWAYS.
THE BULLER GORGE LINE. (By Telegraph.—Pres. Association.! •WESTPORT, Sunday. The Minister of Public Works and Railways, Hon. J. G. Coat.es, arrived .t Westport last evening, after receiving deputations en route, and inspecting Mr. '. Burley's coalmine in the Buller lorge. The Minister was accorded a public eception in the town hall last evening, nd also received further deputations, leluding one from the Buller Progress *ague, urging the speedy resumption of rork on the Kuller Gorge railway. Anther deputation from a co-operative arty, askinp the Minister to push on ith all expedition four miles of railway -om the present terminus at Te Kuha. > Cascade Creek to enable them to ispateh coal via the Buller Gorge to . T estport. They stated that they had n extensive field of bituminous coal nd proposed to flume the coal 3§ miles own a siding to the Buller Gorge from bere it would be taken to Westport. he total distance by rail from the port as only about ten miles. The formaon is already made. The Minister •omised to have the rails laid and the scessary station erected. The Ministerial party visited Seddonille, where numerous co-operative trties are working, some earning as -eh as from £70 to £100 per man per i rtnight. * |
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Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 270, 12 November 1923, Page 8
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WEST COAST RAILWAYS.
Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 270, 12 November 1923, Page 8
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