SHIPMENT OF RAILS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14283, 27 April 1917, Page 2

SHIPMENT OF RAILS.

MINISTERS, "EjXP^ANA^ION."

! Last week Mr W. G. SherrattJ as chairman of : ' the Gisborne .. ! ißailw,fty Opeague, telegraphed! to, th^ Minjster of Railways, protesting agafriU ' 'the' shipment of rail*: from Gisborne. The Hon. W. H; Herries replied, stating he had handed the telegram on ( to h^s. colleague the Hon. Minister of Public* Works, undei; , whose Department ttje •matter .came. ''■' ". ' ' ■ " : -•••'" ';"

; To-day- Mr Sherratt received, the folJowing telegram' from the Hon. \V. Fraser, Minister' of Public WoVks ;■— "Hoii. Mr Herries b,as forwarded 1 to me your. wire. re. removal of raiils. I can only report what I stated to your. Chamber of Commerce jin February A last, namely that the prosecution .; of . railway work at Gisborne not m any./.way dependent on these rails, as a great deal of forra^tion work has to be; done before these rails will be required 1 , and there are ample service .rails '^tliere for the purpose." ' '" , . "..;■ : ':;