RAILWAY WANTED
m PRIME MINISTER AND BORROWING. fBY TELEGRAPH — PBBSB ASSOCIATION.] ' HAMILTON, This Day. Replying to a deputation of settlers of the Te Awamutu district, who asked for a trial survey of a railway line from Te Awamutu to Putaruru, the Premier said at present there wae no money available for such work. At the laet election one of the blackest charges levelled against the Ward Government was that of borrowing. The Government had been blackguarded and abu&ed from one end of tho country to the other, and if the laet election was to be taken as an indication of the opinion of the people, there would be no money for constructing a railway. It was easy to appease the outcry of recklees borrowing by ceasing to borrow ; if the people did not want development it would not be given. Personally, he was in favour of progress, but if there was no money in hand it could not be favoured. He concluded by stating that political hypocrisy must cease. .
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 98, 25 April 1912, Page 7
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169RAILWAY WANTED Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 98, 25 April 1912, Page 7
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