PROTECTING A RAILWAY
NEW LINE TO JOHNSONVILLE PASSENGER MONOPOLY 3 ■ . , , , [BT V-LEGRAPH—! PECIAL REPORTER] WELLINGTON. Tuesday A monopoly of passenger transport in the Ngaio, Khandallah and Johnsonville districts is granted the Govern- • ment Railways Board by the Government Railways (Wellington to JohnsonVille) Bill, which was introduced by Governor-General's Message and read a first time in the House of Representatives to-day. An explanatory memorandum attached to the bill states that its purpose is to make provision for better transport to and from Wellington -for residents of the suburban and outer areas that are now served by tho Thorndon to Johnsonville railway. The i»rovhion will become effective after the opening for passenger traffic of the Wellington-Tawa Flat deviation of the North Island Main Trunk railway. The Prime Minister, Mr. Forbes, said the bill was intended to give tho Railways Board protection in serving the districts mentioned. The line to Johnsonville was to be electrified at a cost of £'90,000, and it was desired to protect the board and give it the sole right of serving the districts to enable it to secure a reasonable return from operating the line. /
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22241, 16 October 1935, Page 15
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187PROTECTING A RAILWAY New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22241, 16 October 1935, Page 15
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