THE GISBORNE-NAPIER RAILWAY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2504, 18 May 1909, Page 6

THE GISBORNE-NAPIER RAILWAY.

DEPUTATION TO THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS,

[Per Press Association.] !

i . NAPIER, May 17. i A representative deputation from the recently-formed East Coast Railway League was introduced tti tlic Hon. R. McKenzie, Minister of. Public norks, tofday by Mr. J. Vigor Brown, M. 1., and urged the importance of a railway being constructed between Napier ana Gisborne. . .l ■ In the course of his reply Mi. McKenzie said that there were many questions which he had to., consider in connection with this line. The Government had to look at the fact that several ralways were urgently needed,. and lie was sorry the East Coast railway was not one'of these. Hr pointed out that the reason why the North Island was not better supplied with- raihiajs was because, until quite recently, on mg to Maori troubles, it was impossible to construct them, There 'vas only a short length of the trial survey of the KapieiGishorno railway toffic concluded, and he thought* he could say that that would bo do™- Ho * adv £f d KriiamSnt tation to endeavor. to-jet Pa,lwmra $ 'boSCTod «>»* f,sfbSt Gisborne railway would, be taken % jrL Jhis end or the was. iml" the”o Ot S' Midland railway, which, 1 ‘ho "V** te East Coast: He thought he Vhhrffl* P’lfLull tl”a lie pleased tW yea-sot the d^^ and havo-'a: portion oj the BW* ~LglSs if it were authorised- by 1«. lianient. " " - - : -’; I