MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 147, 16 March 1908, Page 9

MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY.

tot ■ .-; - V • Auufttahd,' Harclrl4.' • ; Commenting-on the ■slateniont^'mado^'by l ' Mr. Blow to a • tlio Main Trunk Kailway,'■Xho'S '^eralS"''' says: Some alarm' : the;, many who 'are' 'interestea nii 'tha ''doin-' pletion of .' railway' connections botwefin Aucfi- ; ' land and Wellington at: the s'taeemehii' of' tlio Under-Secretary of Publity Works Hhebackwardness' of' the • Makatbtb' viadiipF 'ioii? struction; We -have bceni- Bb''often i ''aiid f,r S"tf' seriously/disappointed by .the ■ conclusion 'of" this: - itiiporta : nationalwork tliat a certain readiiies'd-W-thb'parp'of' the public to; anticipate thai ivbrst''is,"iiot natural.' : -There is; every.'-.rbasoiia wliy.i sideration should bo tractors.' who have-many difflciiltitjstctfi Cdft-' .tend with in tho carrying:.oh'^f<Wi^rkS'<<\'hitilr contribute directly anclimdirectlyJito '<thef : 'a\:U yancement of many ColdniAl industrjbsc-'but'' tho Public Works DepartmerifrmilsP be''h£ld responsible 'for/ the construction .as ; and ought to insist updn rtlbipbssiblo m the . completion of •: cbntracts-l-rfhidft aroessential-, to :' the '■ uninterrupted* prbgffe" of' the ,' Jine. If..'; tho . requisites energy dte-i' played,;, and • tho winter soveroj there* still' attpeafsritoi^ios-' pect/.of 'tho . Auc)cland^Vellitigtoii^*sei 1 \'lfcK ! being opened l>y.. the ■ closckoj >:the%i'esent i yoar, but:.it is; oVident .ctlrati-Hhis saepeiids' l upon no' time being lo'sti/-<flnd"i?i)o«i th<y''ftiost" c.ordial. and united' engaged in linking that: .tlio .Government willodb'Jits v&i^beiUtb' 1 ' fulfil- its-undertaking thstt'jthb ''MaiffOTbtrhlf' : shall:be opened during49oßl|iiind'Wikt;feei^i" ing difficulties will • i:only:ifiiispire'""ihdrb i! «trenuous ;aiid- sustained %drti6M'sJmn te;x<ir>. ■ Tlio-statement dolfij^itf''oomph* tion of the' contract of the Makatoto :riadubt'.'iß lili^ly"»to ! iritorfero with' the:projected opening of'lli& Maih'Triuil;' : lind by tlio end of' tho prcse^p' c y6iir : ;wa'B deferred' to; at"-a;'recoiit' : raectWgaWjtho' Council jof tho" Aucklaiid Chamberpot GoYnmbrco .and tho, bpinion: was 'cxpresgM'lhdt'OToryl-bffort I should lib mad« by : th6 : 'Grivo"ftt)n6llb' l ijo -Jeo' that tho promibo to .ojion »tlie, Jlfii'j by/vUio' time stated should bo gitfoh 'bffiect'Ao. •■''Tiro-' question was roferrdd : tb , Tilie'"RaiW-ay l aii'd" • Shipping Committoo for-fl-r&pß'rt. 1 , ;