The Main Trunk Line

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1543, 29 January 1906, Page 2

The Main Trunk Line

Good Proyivss

(Special to the Daily Telboeaph.) Auckland, this day. Tub genoral secretary of tho Railwav League (Mr. R, It, Hum) informs tho Sky that iho North Auckland Main Trunk railway works are at Inst being pushed on vigorously, oyer 300 men being employed, A road two miles 1 ing has boon mado to the tunnol in order to got s'oros and men '0 the site, so th-it it mav bo worked at both ends, and three shifts are now emp'oyed, It is understood that the plans for ihs ihreo bridges over tho Ho:ea river aro ro>idy, ",and that tenders are to bo call"d for them. This is a pleasing conTaii to iho state ofprog'oan on this lino lor mviiy years past, and it is ovident that, the visit of tho Premier to tho opening of tho Knip-ira Flats seotion did good, He was much impressed with the want of good road metal for the whole of tho North, and as ho was shoivn a specimen of good road mrtd liraestono and building stono which has Bonn found «• Kaiw*ka 20 miles North .of Wayby Hoteo), it is hoped thai Ibo railway will bo pushdd on to that point as speedily as po*sible,