RAILWAY MATTERS

Waikato Times, Volume 93, Issue 14521, 19 November 1920, Page 6

RAILWAY MATTERS

TE AWAMUTU TO PUTARURU. MEETING OF THE BOARD. TRAVERSE NOW IN PROGRESS. The monthly meeting of the Te Awa-r.utu-Putaruru Railway Board, held at Te Awamutu yesterday, was attended by Messrs G. McGhie (chairman), M. C* Lawson, N. M. Lethbridge, and A. Bent. An apology for non-attendance was received from Mr W. C. Hewitt. Levying the Rate.

The clerk reported that the board's solicitors had satisfied themselves that the rate had been legally made. Rale nc tices had been issued and rates to the value of £.")48 12s lid collecteJ. Improving District Roads. Dealing with a suggestion mentioned n the chairman's report at the previous meeting for a conference of local bodie.; {.j discuss the question of improving reads contiguous to the proposod raitway, the clerk reported that he had advised the local bodies interested. Tresc were Matamata County Council, Kihikihi Town Board, Wharcpapa Road Board, Parawera Road Board and Waip.i County Council. The clerk's action in the matter was confirmed. Preliminary Expenses. Mr F. F. Hockly, M.P., wired stating that he had moved an amendment to provide for railway boards to assume responsibility for all expenses incurred in. constituting districts. The House had given effect to the desire.

The chairman explained that the liabilities of the preliminary board coul I now be taken over and discharged. Making the Traverse.

The clerk reported that he had instructed tiie engineer on the lines agreed upon at last, meeting in regard to traversing the proposed route of the railway.

The engineer, in his progress report to November 18, stated that the line bad been traversed to 20 miles 5 4 chains. Levels had been run on to th. j crossing of the Waipa stream at ap • proximately 2G miles. Considerable delay had been occasioned to the wo'K owing to wet and windy weather. The deviation from Te Awarnut.u station to Kihikihi had been partly traversed. Tli r hoard resolved In make enquir.' I »• the (iovernmcnl what Crown lands were available in Ngaroina. In answer to a question, Dip en-

gmeer said that lie did no! expeel !'i have the ilala, sufficient for goins' ahead with the loan poll, prepared until some I,me in January, Finance. Ai mils totalling £SO were | M ss"d for payment. The bank overdraft w.staled'at £B6l 19s 10.'