RAILWAY EXTENSION
Your article in respect of the extension of the railway to Hokianga which appeared recently in the “Star”, reflects the general opinion of Hokianga and certainly does not deserve the condemnation meted out in the two columns of reproof in the “Northlandei”. Col. Bell did not propose the abandonment of railway extension before his election, or he would not have been returned.
Beyond a large expenditure on the Victoria Valley road which does not serve the interests of Hokianga, there is a smaller allocation of money for road purposes on north Hokianga than usual, and no attempt to afford better access to the railhead. e want a direct road from Rangiahua crossing the lower reaches of Mangamuka by a bridge, to reach Herekino and Whangape on the one hand and Mitimiti and the coast on the other, and when it is remembered that such roads would open up thousands of acres of some of the best land north of Auckland, and offer measure of communication with the railway and the freezing works, there is some excuse for thegeneral feeling of discontent and the utter disregard of the wishes and requirements of an important section of the community. [Hokianga Star.)
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Northland Age, Volume 23, Issue 35, 17 December 1923, Page 5
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201RAILWAY EXTENSION Northland Age, Volume 23, Issue 35, 17 December 1923, Page 5
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