THE NORTHLAND RAILWAY.
It is one of the things that cannot be explained by ordinary reasoning that such a district as the Mangonui County should have been left so long without railway connection. Here we have a district, rich in natural resources, kept back by an isolation that has been forced upon it by the inaction of successive governments. Lying at a distance of less than fifty miles from the railhead, Kaitaia and other district centres have to pav extra freightage on all requirements and the man on the land who wants t:o import manures for his farm is practically prohibited by the present freight charges. Every ton of produce or head of stock sent to the Auckland or other market is mulct in an extra freightage charge that cannot be justified by any economic reasoning. Again the question of road
maintenance is an important matter, for it is reasonable to assume that if the heavy traffic is put on rails the work of keeping the roads in order will be easier. Summed up, the amazing thing is that the injustice has been allowed to exist so long. Such a railway would benefit the class of people who will directly benefit the Dominion as a whole.
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Northland Age, Volume 24, Issue 50, 9 April 1925, Page 4
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206THE NORTHLAND RAILWAY. Northland Age, Volume 24, Issue 50, 9 April 1925, Page 4
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