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Pipitea Wharf Cranes Front "The Dominion” March 2(>, mi l. The Wellington Harbour Board last night decided to place an order with Messrs. Royce, Ltd., Manchester, for two overhead electric cranes for the Pipitea Wharf, Store No. I, at a cost ot DOO cadi. The tenders received by t,he board ranged from £7OO to £lO6O. Cranes have already been received from the same firm at the cost of £7OO and have been found satisfactory. ♦ ♦ •
The cable steamer Patrol has returned to Sydney after overhauling the eastern cable between Botany and Nelson. T'le actual cost of repairs was £2a,000 Hie cable laid in 1876 wlls fo ” ud 111 l,et . condition than the new one. Both were m excellent condition.
The. Government lues finally decided to pd<c what, is known as the Te Roti route to connect Opunake by railway with Hie Main Trunk line, while u branch irom this route to Manaia will also be constructed.
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 152, 23 March 1939, Page 8
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15825 YEARS AGO Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 152, 23 March 1939, Page 8
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