Railway Recovery.

“The railway recovery in recent years in every feature of transport activity has been most marked, indicating that whatever the railways have achieved in the past for the development and progress of the Dominion will be far exceeded in the years to come.

“It is this sound belief in the future service for the people of the Dominion that the railway system has exemplified that gives me every faith in the necessity and desirability of facilities being provided such as this building represents. Associated with it is the very important feature of line duplication of the shorter Tawa Flat deviation, where considerable running time is saved, which, with greatly reduced grades and curves, promises reduction in haulage cost sufficient to substantially offset the capital invested in the change; with a much pleasanter and faster run into and out of the city and greater freedom in the movements of trains to be enjoyed by the train control operator, who finds it difficult to manipulate his trains over the existing single line between Tawa Flat and Wellington, with its steep grades and bad curves, and restricted speeds of 25 miles an hour, all of which after to-day will be but a memory, as will also be the long and patiently tolerated inconvenient terminal at Thorndon.

“A big development of suburban traffic may be anticipated from these changes, and a great stimulation of railway transport generally will inevitably follow from the magnificent new facilities now provided.

“This building really represents a dream come true,” concluded Mr. Sullivan.