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PLANS FOR REMOVAL TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES SHORTAGE OF DRAFTSMEN [BY TELEGRAPH —MESS association] TUIARU, Sunday A shortage of technical men as an obstacle in the Government's plan for the elimination of dangerous railway crossings in New Zealand was mentioned by the Minister of Railways, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, when replying to a deputation from the South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce on Saturday. The deputation had placed before the Minister the serious position regarding the Strathallan Street railway crossing. The Minister said the Government was facing the question, but there were many technical difficulties in the way. The Government was prepared to make the necessary financial provision in order to eliminate many bad railway crossings, but the chief drawback at the present time was the insufficiency of draftsmen and designers. It had told the department that it wanted the men, even if it was necessary to secure them from overseas. The department could not carry the liability of eliminating crossings and putting in overhead bridges, but l-the Government as a whole was disposed to face tho question in a generous way.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22463, 6 July 1936, Page 8
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182LEVEL CROSSINGS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22463, 6 July 1936, Page 8
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