MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXV, Issue 18913, 26 June 1931, Page 6

MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY

BOARD VISITS MARLBOROUGH. By Telegraph—Pres* AjuudeMoa BLENHEIM, June 25. After a very rough trip from Wellington, members of the Railway Board, who are to inspect the route of the South Island Main Trunk Railway, and report upon the project to the Minister of Railways, reached Blenheim late last evening. After a late dinner they immediately went into private conference in reference to the railway. The members who arrived are: Sir James Guhson and Messrs G. W. Reid, D. Reese and the Hon. E. Newman, accompanied by the general manager of railways, Mr H. H. Sterling, and his secretary, Mr J. Bell, with Mr D. Broaie of the Railways Department. With the party is Mr F. W. Furkert, the Government’s Engineer-in-Chief. The party left this morning on an inspection of the line. At a special meeting of the Marlborough Progress League, the president, Mr W. T. Churchward, acting on behalf of the Railway Committee, submitted a revised and amplified edition of the League’s case for the South Main Trunk line. This was approved and is to be forwarded to the Railway Board for consideration. It was reported at the meeting that the Canterbury Progress League was also submitting a separate report, and that arrangements were being made for Mr J. E. Strachan, representing the Canterbury League, and Mr Churchward, representing the Marlborough League, to give oral evidence before the Board in Wellington.