Half Million More For New Railways

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 803, 25 October 1929, Page 1

Half Million More For New Railways

WORK IN PROVINCE | the SUITS Sydney Correspondent PARLIAMENT BLDG., Today. Additional railway construction is ! to be a feature of the Public Works policy for the current year. In his statement to Parliament today, the Minister of Public Works, the Hon. JjA. Ransom, said that the total vote proposed for railway construction this year is £1.655.000. this being a very considerable increase on the £1 00” 87” spent last year. The rate ot progress on railway construction has been gen,hallS in accordance tim the Prime Minister's policy of brim.--ing the railways under construction a paying-point as early as possible j £he reason for this is obvious, parS as thls Policy has enabled the | employment of additional men on r*-- [ productive work rather than on relief | wo J Ks . which, although useful works and eventually necessarv, were not so 1 urgently required by the country. • u sr o'er tin. niiles of lines had been j ha .n ded ov ” r during the year. I the extension of the North Auek- | land Main Trunk Railway is not proposed beyond Kangiahua.” the MinGi ter adds, “where the railway W ! I! ! con i,? ct w ‘tb the Hokiang... | fta ters. The difficulties of railw v i d?ftri r V Ctl ° n t ln the Xorth Auckland . uistric, are phenomenal, the instability I ® ground rendering either road or I railway construction particularlv c - | P« n , Rlve - However, it is considered that so much money has already been I ! i , pen , t , °, n the fl ual section, and also on i h o fink which will bring the Darga- | viUe-Kaihu Valiev railway in connection with the Northern Main Trunk fine, that it is advisable to complete j ! heae Portions in order that the disi tricts to be served may have the ad- \ vantage of railway convenience. "The results obtained from the I working of the East Coast Main Trunk Railway, and the benefit which it is I conferring upon the population up to and even beyond its present terminus j at Taneatua. are such that I hope it will be found justifiable to proceed with ! the extension of this railway toward Opotiki when some of the other works i now nearing completion are out of hand.” I Approximately 1,200 men are work- | mg on the East Coast. Gisborne line, I and other authorised lines are being \ pushed forward.