John Arnold<p>_The Evening Post_, 20 April 1925:<br> THE NORTHLAND<br> TUNNEL<br> “PERSISTENT RUMOURS OF<br> INSTABILITY”<br> ——<br> MR. R. SEMPLE ASKED TO<br> INSPECT.<br> ——<br> The following resolution was passed at a meeting held under the auspices of the Labour Party at the Empress Theatre last evening:—<br>In view of the persistent rumours in circulation concerning the alleged instability of the construction work in the new Northland tunnel, and the uneasiness felt by persons who have visited the tunnel concerning possible future risk to human life, this public meeting of Wellington citizens request Mr. Robert Semple, who is an expert tunneller, to report as soon as possible on the condition of the tunnel, particularly in regard to the matter of <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a>.<br> The resolution was this morning refer[r]ed to the Mayor (Mr. R. A. Wright), who said that he had no comment to make upon it.<br><a href="https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19250420.2.98" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/news</span><span class="invisible">papers/EP19250420.2.98</span></a><br>See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northland,_Wellington#Tunnels" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northlan</span><span class="invisible">d,_Wellington#Tunnels</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/PapersPast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PapersPast</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Tunnels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tunnels</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Northland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Northland</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Karori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Karori</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Wellington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wellington</span></a></p>