MATIERE-OHUBA RAILWAY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18456, 20 July 1923, Page 8

MATIERE-OHUBA RAILWAY.

GREATER PROGRESS URGES*

SETTLERS LEAVING FARMS,

[BY « TELEGHAI'H.—O-WN CO-RESPONDENT ] \- f WELLINGTON. Thursday, ' I 'A, deputation from the Ohura ' Railway II | League waited upon the Minister fop |* Public Works, the.Hon. J. G. Caitesj to- $2f day, and urged greater progress in the , § construction, of . the 10 ; miles, of -i Mne ba- \"=,| tween; Matiere, \ the present : terminus, and I Ohura. ;- r ;';■'.. -■ ■'• ; > ", *> „ /^/'-''Wp Mr. .G. Loveday, chairman of tha I league, said' much of the .earthwork hadl-ll been completed, and the 'line could bo 1 constructed within a, year. At th'e ; ''prf- ' " sent .rate; of progress, however, 'it."W •? likely take about- five years. ■ - Rofemm' '• to the difficulties with which settlers had \ I to contend :in the'. matter. of access -'Mr - : '-' ; i Loveday asserted that about 20 soldier V $ settlers and several . others ' had left 6 their'- ? I properties, . ► t The Minister remarked that"settlers did not usually leave their/farms, because Mr .-* poor, access < if the land was good; md.ha ' : l would j require to consider that aspect of At the matter. He did net wish to make ! :| any pronouncement as to his department 1 '? ' ■ ';! attitude toward - tha dme,f preferring". tha : !:t#| settlers to await the publication -■ of the Statement of the Public" .' Works _ ' : Department. :i The line would neither-be '"-' the first nor the last to be eompkt^ ■'. . ■ f The deputation also waited nnofr: the' Prime Minister, who promised favourable* consideration. '■•,■■■-■> '■.:.' ■ . . ' . . .I'