This was regarded by the League as a significant gesture of official backing. The resulting "Direct Access to the Sea Commission" concluded in July 1930 that they could not recommend the adoption of the proposals for either a road tunnel or a port at Christchurch as this would cause "serious hardship to traders and the farming community".
The League deemed this move as significant official backing. In July 1930, the "Direct Access to the Sea Commission" concluded that proposals for either a road tunnel or a port at Christchurch were impractical because they would lead to "substantial hardship for traders and the farming sector."