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SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1930.

HIGHLAND ROAD AND RAILWAY

DEVELOPMENTS.

is

to be closed down as far as par senger. traffic

WAS concerned were: Thurso-Wick (local), Wick Lybster, The Mound-Dornoch, Ding-woll-Strathpeffer, Muir of Ord-Fortrose, and Gollandfield- Fort George.

Transport of Troops.

Buses Oust Trains in Inverness-shire.

Considerable changes and de-was mentioned at the meeting velopments' in road construction when the various schemes

While it was Were

not given out and in the various road and rail considered-and that theplcially, it was declared that services throughout the · High-ultimate fate of the workmen who changes would take place on all lands are in operation or are cou-Įwill be employed.. On the major these branch tracks but the last templated, and within a compara-portions of the scheme the mentioned. There is some agree tively short time there will be Government insist that 75 per ment between the railway com- many differences na compared cent, of the labourers employed pany and the military authorities the methods and systems shall come from the employment as to the transport of troops, that have been hitherto known. exchanges, and that 50 per cent. hence the probability is that it

Caithness, in former days, ut of these must be taken from the will be left alone. tered the proud boast that its distressed areas. What is worry- When tho' news was spread roads were second to none in the fine the local authorities, there abroad that the various lines. country, but within recent years, fore, is the question of what Is were to be closed to passenger despite careful management, ita to happen to these men when the traffic, and that buses were to thoroughfares gradually fell from various, works are completed. take the place of trains, there grace. Now, however, there is a As is well known, it cannot be was considerable dubiety as to the distinct possibility that it will expected that these men will be truth of the statement. The fact regain lost ground. Gigantic absorbed by local industries, for that no official.Information was road schemes, likely to cost there are none apart from fish. given out seemed to increase that £400,000, have been discussed, and ing, which is in a very bad state, dubi especially in the minds it is practically decided to proceed and offers no hopes in this direc-of the Black Isle folk, who looked with all the projects.

tion. And Caithness does not upon the surrested change in the Already a Government grant of wish to be saddled with further nature of disaster, Now, how- 95 per cent. on the trunk road junemployed.

ever, when it is learned that. from the Ord to Wick-which is The Government, however, have negotiations are proceeding be- estimated to cost £116,000, but insisted that 50 per cent. must tween the LM, and S. Railway will more likely reach £200,000— be taken from distressed areas, Company and the Inverness and has been accepted by the County so, rather than lose the grants, District Motor Services, there will Council, along with others of the County Council decided to ac- be a feeling of uneasiness per cent, and 75 per cent. oncept the terms. Apart from the certain districts affected. f.lesser. schemes.

act that they are to make furtherj What the ideas behind the The estimated cost of the efforts towards an increased amalgamation are is not being various road improvements is grant in the case of two roads, made public. When I interview- £285,000, but the feeling is that, they are to proceed with the ed Mr. Fowke, managing director ere these are completed according scheme. A wise policy

of the Inverness and District

in

to plan, another £100,000 will fali Work will commence early this Motor Services, he declined to say to be added to the total. The year, and already arrangements anything on the matter, apart proposed works, which will ex-fare being made for the employ-from the facts that negotiations tend over five years, willem-ment of two engineers, a survey-were taking place and that certain brace the whole county. They ing staff and clerical assistance. proposals would have to be ac- include the following:

The summer months will see the cepted by both sides ere an agree-

ment could be reached.

Splendid Services.

Trunk road from Ord, to Wick, works well under way. including portion of road in Wick,

Railway Changes, £116,000; Wick to John o' Groat's,; The closing of certain High £69,000; Latheron to Georgemas, land branch lines of the London At present the Inverness and £54,000; Reiss to Castletown, Midland and Scottish Railway District Motor Services have an £14,000; Thurso to Drumboles-jevents which were foreshadowed efficient feet of buses running as ton by Foss, £28,000; Wick Station some time ago as the result of far north as Dornoch, by Tain, road to harbour, £3000;, and John official inquiries into the financial Bonar-Bridge, and Spinningdale. o' Groat's road, £1000.

side of affairs-seems likely to Then their system in the Block materialise in the near future. Isle is splet didly organised, while Such mighty road schemes are Already negotiations are proceed the service on the Dingwall- likely to prove of great benefiting between the railway authori-Strathaeffer route is an excellent to the county, for, apart from the ties and the Inverness, and Dis-Jone.

A Great Benefit.

monoy which will be spent by the trict Motor Services with a view The proposed changes, while workmen employed, there is sure to amalgamation, and once these deplored by certain parties, have to be a decided increase in the are concluded changes will .pro-been expected. The phenomenal influx of visitors. In the pastbably be. effected almost Im-rise of bus traffic in "Caithness few years, when the roads were mediately.

within the past two years has certainly not conducive to com- When the official deputation of materially affected the financial, fort in travelling, the county rose the L.M. and S. Railway Company receipts of the railway compan by leaps and bounds as a summer visited the North it was with the in the county. The same can be resort. With the main thorough-cxpress intention of making a said of Sutherlandshire, which fares in good condition there will thorough investigation of matters has buses running from Brora to be further attraction. And visi-pertaining to certain branch lines The Mound, and thence to Tain. tors mean money!

which were not proving payir-And then there is the Inverness But there is one disturbing concerns. As a consequence of and District Motor Services in clement concerned with the five their visit they found that the Ross-shire, where they are making years programme a fact that lines which would probably have great headway.

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