THE MIDLAND RAILWAY.
' IMPOKTANT POINTS UNDER CON- ) SIDEKATION. I PEK PUESS ASSOCIATION. September 14. c In the course of bis reply to the i South Island railway deputation to-day, i , the'Riglit Hon. E. J. SalJon said with f regjrd to the Midland Eviilway both f Canterbury and Wostlmd had suffered 1 heavily from its ncn-coinpUtion. If 3 the will of Parliament was to go for i ! anything the coaptation *f this line 3' must take precedence over all others, j seeing thi\t Parliament had ordered its r oompktim by 1895, and such being i the case thia line must receive consideration at their He might b say in this connection that they were . at :i vory critical juncture, tho mutter -'under consideration being tli-i advisl\ability of putting a lunnol six mil.s' 3 long through Arthurs' IV s. total i 3 cs! would be larger than that of the! l Abt system, and tho time for the com-! ■' pletion of tho Hue might have to bo j 3 extends I, but he boliovid that this 1 ■ j plan would bo the bust for tho olony, j I dependence for making th: Hue piyj baing placed upju the carriage of minerals rathor than on the tourist trailie, j
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 196, 15 September 1900, Page 2
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206THE MIDLAND RAILWAY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 196, 15 September 1900, Page 2
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