IT WILL PAY

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 122, 28 May 1929, Page 8

IT WILL PAY

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK PRIME MINISTER'S OPTIMISM (By Telegraph.) (From Our Special Reporter.) EANGIOEA, 27th May That the Government's decision to go ahead with the completion of the South Island Main Trunk line has given immense satisfaction to Maryborough was evidenced by the applause which greeted his references to the subject when addressing gatherings en route from Blenheim to BangioFa today Speaking at Wharenui. Sir Joseph ihn £.1 ,^t v" y aPPre«atea what the value of the line would be, not only to Marlborough, but to the country as long ago. Iho long-distance railways Tr«, l Pay> H U> South Island Main liunk was one of them that would do 5. Mi a made that statement adiiscdly, because some people did not believe that the line should bo put line would pay boeause of the timber of people who wouia patronis-i it in travelling between the North and South Islands. The average number of passengers who travelled nightly between Wellington and Lyttelton on the ferry slcamcrs was four hundred, and he be- j lievcd that when the railway was put through two-thirds of that dumber would travel by the train, provTded ferry services were run across Cook bcraif When the line was completed it would be possible to get from Invorcargill to Wellington fn sixTnd a half hours quicker than, at present. The hne would pay a reasonable return on the money invested in it.