BRANCH LINES.
may re re-opened. If Settlers give Guarantees.. : PROMISE BY MINISTER. i ;' ' ( ‘ REPLY TO DEPUTATION. <By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Aug. 20. If the settlers in the different districts in which the branch lines have .been closed will form themselves into ..a Vigilance Committee and make an effort to increase the traffic, the of Railways, the Hon. W. .A. Veitch, is prepared to consider
."the reopening of the lines. This promise was given to a deputation to-day from the Ashburton . district, which pointed out that many farmers would suffer through the ..closing of four miles of railway .from Mount Somers to Springburn. The deputation pointed out that rihe country served required heavy top-dressing and farmers relied on “the railways for the carriage of fertilisers.
Hon. W. A. Veitch agreed that •fop-dressing was a great factor in
increasing the production of a farm, r but pointed out that the loss on the line was< over £IOO per annum. He r kneiw the closing of the line was a serious thing for the farmers, but “the financial position of the/railway -was also a serious thing for the '''Government.
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Thames Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 17970, 20 August 1930, Page 5
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