DOMINION RAILWAYS.
CHRISTMAS TRAFFIC. THE MAIN TRUNK LINE. Press Association. WELLINGTON, April 30. last Christmas railJY'I yiaffm, covering the period from December 18th to January 2nd, inf . U n+ lV oo?on 1 Government lines, show . J excursionists were earned, in addition to 274,731 ordinary passengers. These figures show an .netease of 30,593 over the total for the corresponding period of tho previous year. . l Ai;n?f let ) ,S on - w - Hall-Joncs, Minister of Radways, was at Makaoto jesterday Mr. Anderson, the contractor for the big viaduct there, informed lnm that the structure would bo ready for the rails to bo ti m < * a /' wc f‘ks’ time from to-day. k. Munster says that unless soirier tinng very unforeseen occurs, he cx? l>ccts an engine will be able to travel over the whole line three months be‘V'' e end of the year.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2179, 1 May 1908, Page 2
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