WHO WAS HIS AUTHORITY?

West Coast Times, 30 September 1910, Page 4

WHO WAS HIS AUTHORITY?

MR WRIGHT, M.P., AND WEST-PORT-REEFTON RAILWAY.

STRICTURES RESENTED AT ‘ WESTPORT. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT. 1 . WESTPORT, Sept. 29. Strong exception ;is taken here to ■the remarks of Mr- Wright, member, for: Wellington South, that / ‘Tong before the Westport-Reefton line reached Keefton, the grass would have grown very high over the Westport end, and that by the time the whole of the money allocated had been spent, it would require a squad of surveyors to hunt for the rails first laid.” It is pointed out that Mr Wright is absolutely unaware of the position, arid that, in justice to this district, he should frankly state who is the gentleman whom, he says, knows what lie is talking about, and supplied him with his information. Mr Wright apparently ,is unaware that a movement is: at present on foot to secure capita! to open .up , a large coal area within eight miles of Westport along the .Westport-Reefton. railway and tha the main ■.Duller coal-, field is believed to, he in the Mackley district, which would be, worked by the same railway. ■ , ’ A city pressman a few years back cycled down the Duller road on a pouring wet day, and wrote lengthily condemning tlie line. He appeared, from his writings, to have absoluely no knowledge of the Mackley and other coal measures adjacent to the line, and which naturally are not observable to a traveller by the road. It is asked whether Mr Wright’s authority is one of this , stamp.