MAIN TRUNK LINE.

Waikato Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 8582, 6 August 1908, Page 2

MAIN TRUNK LINE.

A I'RIBU 1E lo HON. HALLj U.N E5. AMERICAN FI EE I" S VISIT TO H AM i LION. liJi Ti- : - ■ ■ : ■ (' i s ,'i Wi ... ;n ;iuN, this day. In the course ( >; his speech on the \!r (ireen-1 K-, M I'., referred to the Mi:n Trunk i 1 nv, and said " Coming n tlijuoti >n railways, i want unreservvlivto c .n;rat ildte the H >n. Mr HallJones up in tli- prospect of the early compiet.on u! the Mnn 1 rink line, wnich will c >mun i Ancklan! with Wellington lam l ! that t.i ie i» >-.i,t a sua lov; ot doubt as to w ieth-.-r the rails w.;: Ik* ii:.ked together su::t te-jt.y t > enable in: I'arii.im- nta:y rrii> to lie ina !e next month. because ot trie wretched weather conditi >ns which have prevailed in the last tew da.s; but. at tne same time, I am one ot those w:.o believe in giving credit where credit is due, and I say mat nat work is a crowning triumph to the H m. Mr tiill-Jones, as well as to the engineers and ail those who have been engiged in that great undertaking. We have heard tor years past criticism levelled at the Government lor the slowness with which the wors has pr iceed.-d. Well. 1 have been over tint line some seven or eight times mvself now, and 1 was rathe amuse I on a recent occasion, when traveli.iu; over that line. » :ea one gentleman w in had been very captious in his criticism of tue wor*. frankly admitted that it was tin. tirst tithe lie had been over the line, and he had no contenti in previously of tne magnitude o! the work 1 He stated t i me on t .at ... . asion mat the stii;ien Jous nataie ot the un !e: taking was an eye--tir-. >ii. 1 t .!:.■» it is the duty ot every meinin.i t.i th;s 11 .use. before criticising the Government on this or any other matt. r. to in ike iiinisei: pi rfectly conversant wiin the \asi >u« circumstances, in "• ! : tn.it i.e n;a» better understand t e dr)'u alt nature the undertakings the i j .vr. mucin : inietiiiies take in hand i I\i,i:u Ml ther wit.l tt.is iplestion of the Ma,n I runk hue 1 wanttosiva word or f.v o on t.'.e v i -,t ot tiie American tl.'ct ti tns L)..n;miuti. 1 .on very s irry to lit).] t.iat ti. • :.osi >ura m -ruber for llntt is n >t it, :n- [ha e I'l-in; because 1 had n.k I lo (ihi !-.- T.i tills , 1 sh.Ki at some leiuth. I H ist that one r. suit of the ■■■ I.'i. I 'i,l : ••! Ol the line Will be the le'll.iv,.; ol ri.it petty jejlousy that Sf-ms t -1 n.st -twt. ii A.: kland and U eilinetei 1 • .-re is nothing more regrettable t u:i v.viiig sn : a jealousy existing between tw i important and prosperous ■ i.it.- 1 ill-, an ' '• i .e Vl-.I .if the Ameri.ii. -. 11 iA i kl ml. I i ave no desire to .:,.i. ■. j-trt. ihi. ;> "ii Pus ijuesti .it, it w:• Hi,', I nt 1V tn.it si>tiie ol tin- 1 'j l.iis pc .pie m Wellington made a " i-i t 1 f:c (i >\< i iiim-nt that an .■ii, I u • ma !e t . u.-In, e a nortion ot fie l.rt t•s. it \\ eiiiugton il -iourib!e member- will ri ill ct that perfectly welt, an I yt, because tie re•i K-st could not be amded to, an 1 because a portion ol the sleet could not vi-it Wellington we find the h..noi,rable member tor lititt denouncing tiieiioVerniu. nl ! r tneir extravagance in •-otitic Hon wiin tn.s matter. V. ell, 1 bc--I'eve that we shout 1 iiavi uoextravagance, but 1 do say that on t: • occasion of a very important v.-it s.ieh us ti,is-a visit of a national e.aiattcr it is our duty to ex- :■ ii 1 a ii. a-.onable hospitality to our cufsts and sh ..v, th.-in we a; ,e. late and recog--1 V'Vt'': " r. r! !■' V t 1 r- j t.i ,i i ■ ■ !<• ~ ■ . e. ! v sSi.ie I ; iI , >!. i.:. '■ i ah ' ■ : ts Hi, n Ik Hi.: !