TE ARO STATION.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1531, 29 August 1912, Page 5

TE ARO STATION.

GOODS-SHED PROPOSAL. HARBOUR BOARD DISSENTS. To Aro railway and (he proposed oxfon frion of the goods traffic over that liu< was a subject discussed .it last nighl'i meeting of tlio Wellington Harbour Board, The matter came, up for consideration ou the, recommendation of th© Wharves and Accounts Committee. . The chairman (Mr. H. Fletcher) in ojjcn.. ing discussion ou liho matter, remarked Hint the erection of a goods-died would mean that, a large pieco of land would be required for shunting purposes, lio had been through a Rood deal of correspondenco on the question-extending back tot sonic years—and had discovered that the board had always been against th« extension of the railway along there. The peoplo responsible, for tho present agitation were moving in the matter now because there was plenty of land there winch had not been available before. In his opinion, however, the board should jealously guard its land. Moreover, the railway was not wanted for passengers now that they had trams, and if the railway took goods there, it would only servo a few people. He considered that if tho propos<'d extension were carried out it would be cheer waste of money. The present .service on the line was iin obstruction to the board's traffic, and with tho trains passing along such a busy thoroughfare,, he marvelled there had not been liioro accidents, especially since Urn signalman had Ijeon removed. He was strongly opposed to tho extension of tho goods traffic, and would move:— . .. "That, in view of the present agitation to erect a gnods-shcil at To Aro, this board hereby endorsees Hid position taken up by former hoards iu their opposition to the. establishment of a goods-station at To Aro, and ser3 no reason to depart from the attitude then adopted, and entirely disagrees with the proposal again put forward." Mr. Trevor considered it was a (imp til speak as the Harbour Board, and not n3 private members. He was iu favour of ■ the resolution, and opposed to any extension of the railway traffic. Mr. Jones said that the few trains that were run to To Aro now were n great obstruction to the board's traffic, and if a goods-shed were erected the position would be worse. He deprecated any extension of thfi goods traffic. ' Mr. l'reeth aleo expressed himself as op posed to the proposed extension, as did Air. Cohen. On being put to the meeting, the chair, man's resolution was carried unanimous lr.