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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 15079, 29 November 1919, Page 8

* The -lasi report of the Auckland Ritil- , way League states that* steady if slow ' progress is being made with the work on the North Auckland line. The Prime Minister notified that the representations made m respect to the continuaton of tho railway from Rotorua to Taupo and , the joining of it to the East Coast line .or the Mhin Trunk at Oio would receive consideration. In regard to other representatives about the Paeroa-Pokena line. Mr Massey telegraphed that it woiltd, • receive at the hands of the Government the consideration* which its importance merited. Sir William Fraser, Minister for Public Works, m reply to a communication from the league, wrote statins that a considerable qtiantity of ma»chinery for road' and railway construction was on order, apd some of it had been receved. It was, however, extremely difficult to obtain the maahinerv from England, no doubt owing to the strikes m the iron and steel Industries. Tt is reported at • Dargaville that it is the intention of the Government Immediately to commence the Kitikopuni eection of the North Auckland Main Trunk lintf as soon an sufficient labor is available, -„ . . *