AUCkLAND TARANAKI RAILWAY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 96, 16 January 1908, Page 5

AUCkLAND TARANAKI RAILWAY.

'. A FINE LAND'ROUTE:' ■ j.; •■ 7. ,« : BETTER. COJIMIiNICiVTION; ; .-: (DT: TEtEGRAPH —SPECIAL COEBESrOKpENTS.) '■ . ' Aucklana, January 15. of a ; - scries of articles on the King Country thus 'refers to the 'OngarueStratforci railway:—"lt is impossible:to refrain .from reproaching the Government for their lack of enterprise in the continuing of this ; important.work. .-.One has'only-,to. take into, consideration .the magnitude of the intorpsts inrolyed to realise that this railway vyill bo of infinitely greater benefit to the nation'';than any-of the railways under con'structiori in the South Island", arid it is do-, pideiliy unpatriotic and unbusinesslike for any 'momber of Parliament to let private interestsOr local .votes', tempt him to expend largo sums' on . br.a'noh' lines in the • South, while this groat work remains uncompleted. .'. "In. .the first place,:the railway would form the plro-. virice' bf 'Auckland and tire province of Taranaki; which have great- and 'growing trade relations. • ' 'In the second Jplace, it would give .tlie people, of the West Coast, from Palmerston' North, np to' jifgw, Plymouth, rconimunicatiori with'-- the "north..' Thirdly, and stronger' perhaps '-than'.any. other reason, 1 it would open :up vast areas,of excellent;land, would help, inits. settlement) would help in its development, arid would therefore; add enormously to7tho wealth'of. tho nation." ;