RAILWAY ENGINES.
ORDERS WITHDRAWN FROM THAMES WORKS. - REPRESENTATIONS TO PRIME MINISTER. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 5. In view of the Government’s decision not to have locomotives built by Messrs Price Bros (Thames), the Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) was asked by Mr A. M. Samuel to reconsider this decision in view of the Reform Party’s promise that orders for two locomotives would be given and that the cancellation of these orders would mean throwing a lot of skilled men out of work. Sir Joseph Ward undertook to discuss the matter with the Minister of Railways (Mr W. B, Taverner). Representations were also made to the Prime Minister by Mr Samuel urging the construction of a line from Paeroa to Pokeno to cut off the triangle at present formed by the HamiltonMorrinsville route. Sir Joseph Ward said ,he would go into the matter with his colleagues and reply at as earlv a date as possible.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20709, 6 May 1929, Page 8
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156RAILWAY ENGINES. Otago Daily Times, Issue 20709, 6 May 1929, Page 8
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