RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160811, 19 November 1920, Page 5

RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION

THE STRATFORD-OKAHUKURA LINE. . (Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Nov. 19. The Auckland Railways League has received a letter from the Stratford League, the chairman stating that he had not observed any mention from the press of the Auckland League protesting against the stoppage of work on the Stratford-Okahukura line at Tabora. He desired that the League should make a strong protest against the proposed stoppage. “We approve of the work at the Ohura end,' one message stated, “but unless you are prepared to support us- in preventing the work being stopped at Tahora, in my opinion, you will undoubtedly bring about a combination of the whole Dominion outside Auckland 1 against Auckland. Tire only hope for Auckland'. and Taranaki to get the line conn pie ted in reasonable time was for the work to progress steadily at both ends. Mr Cheal said that m reply to a deputation in September, the Minister for Public Works stated that the Taranaki side of the railway should not be left out in the cold. It was decided that Mr Cheal should reply to the Stratford League quoting extracts from the verbatim report of the deputation.