Future Needs.

Mr. Mackley, expressing appreciation for their attendance, addressed a few words to the gathering. There might be some who thought the structure was somewhat ahead of the times, he said. No doubt similar thoughts were in the minds of some when the Dunedin railway station was opened in 1906.

“I am certain there were some Wellington people who had that thought in mind when thenew railway station was opened there two years ago, but today they will have cast aside any doubts they might have had, and they will realise that neither of these buildings is ahead of the times, and that they are even now becoming inadequate for their needs. That will be the same story with this building. Any taxpayer who has had any doubt about the way his money has been spent will go home well content that it has been a good investment for New Zealand.”

Mr. Mackley then went on to refer to the tourist trade, which would be handled by the new station. It was a building of which the city might feel proud.