THE RAILWAY WORKSHOPS QUESTION.
[Press Special Wire.] \ Dpsedih, April 84. \s In reply to a letter from Mr Mscandrsv, t askfog by whom the allegation was made that I, the chief workshops in tho Middle Island vtsi i to be at Addington, Mr Webb, secretary o! \ the Chamber of Commerce, writes:—,-' Dose.; din, April 22nd, 1879. lam instructed by the committee to say as to the railway vsrh \ shops that common rumour appears to U \ . supported by the f aot that almost all impor. tant work ever since the opening of tho lies ! , through is executed at Ohristobarc-, Very '* little here. Whether rumour is well forais- 5 or not, it will be very satisfactory if you will j authorise the committee publicly to contra- l diofc it. Mr Reynolds informs the committm \-~ that the resolution referred to was carried in „' the House on your motion." P To this, Mr Macandrew replies—"lt la to V, ,' be regretted that th« Ohainb-r of Commerce ; , should be ao eaaily gulled by common I rumcr. Were I publicly to contradict __. §'' that common rumor says it would bs an end. | less matter. There is no intention whatever 03 ] the part of the Government to concentrate & \ workshops for the Middle Island either fi J Addington or Dunedin If a resolution s lithe subject was carried in tbe House ofßt>;--presentatives on my motion, I have no rttA'jf lection of it, nor can I find any record of itr lam not aware that important work forDss-t edin section, which could have been execute.-*-Dunedin, or indeed any work at all feb Dunedin section has been executed in Chilis' l\ church. I have caused, however, enquiry ter be made on the Subject so as to ascertain t_t| facts of the case. Plans bave been prep_fd|', for employing Dunedin workshops with _a|. , view of meeting increasing reqni?omeats,_ei| the work is expected to be in band she?-? |, there. The shops will, no doubt, costfmutte ¥ be enlarged from time to timo as ths mm- \ sity for so doing increases, without, it - f* hoped, eliciting paltry local jealcssfcs tl» ? where." %'• «-MM-—-«_3---~B r
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Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4286, 25 April 1879, Page 2
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