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in flood. He favoured, in event of a deviation being made to Putiki, the continuance of the deviation northwards, to cut out the several stiff banks that now had to be negotiated. This, however, was a matter of policy for the Department, and would require a large sum of money. Mr Williams then went on to describe railway stations he had seen in Edinburgh, which he said, did not cause slums, and he did not think that a station on the Racecourse would create slums in that locality. THREE POINTS OF VIEW. Cr. Sigley said that there appeared to be three points of view: the Harbour Board, the Railway Department and the town’s. The Department would not look at it from the town’s point of view. He went on to say that the proposal would mean placing a barrier for all time between the town and Gonville. He did not see why some of the marshalling of trains could not be done at Aramoho. A main passenger station would obviate changing trains. A Councillor interjected that there was a possibility, if the Jockey Club left the course, of another club starting and racing there. The Mayor remarked that it would please the Department very much if it set Wanganui fighting, losing sight of the harbour developments and losing trade. This would suit the Department nicely, for it would be getting the trade. He considered that in future, when the station site was settled, the Department would treat Wanganui much better. In conclusion he pointed out that “the town in gaining the waterfront would gain more than it would pay in compensation for the Racecourse,*