GISBORNE COVETS OUR RAILWAY STATION

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 76, 26 September 1924, Page 7

GISBORNE COVETS OUR RAILWAY STATION

The new railway station which WetUngtonians have so long hoped will some day be erected for them by the government was under discussion fn the House of Representatives last night.' ' 'I hope the lion, gentleman won't press too hard for the new railway station in Wellington,", said Mr. W. D. ■Lysnar, in urging the claim of Gisborne lor a station. "Wellington has two railway stations. It had a third but it didnt want it, and put it "away" Wo have none at all in Gisborne. Wellington can well afford to stand down and wait for its station while the member for Wellington Suburbs assists the House and •Government to find the necessary money for the Gisborue railway to be pushed forward. Until that is done they are not entitled to a new' station in-Wellington or anywhere else: They shouM utilise the station they have and carry on as best they can.'? .... ' "I know the great majority of the members of this House' condemn the socalled railway stations in Wellington,1' said Mr. B, A. Wright (Wellington Suburbs). ■■■ ■"■ ■ •■ *" Mr. J. ai'Combs (Lyttelton): "Are you willing to give both of. -them to Gisborne?" ■ '..*.,. Mr Lysnar: "We arei'.quite" willing to take them if you will pass them on to us." . .■"■.- .';. '.., ."■■ Mr- Wright said that,the present limited accommodation- at' Wellington: was hampering the work of the Railway Department It could not .'be. argued' that the Wellington stations' did hot ipay. Mr. Hiley had stated, that serious: trouble would arise if increased accommodation, was not provided'at the Wellington railway stations. The Government was bound to do something. But he thought it .would be ten years before the new station was erected, as the reclama-. turn, had to be finished first' --