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Manawatu Herald, 29 October 1889, Page 2

The Mayor \\\v-. handod us the following loirer received from the Railway Commissioners : — " Referrin.? to your letter of 11th inst, respecting the recent increase iv the r.'liarfn^e rale on coal at Foxton, J am now diverted by the Kaihvay Commissioners to express tlieir regret that> after giving this matter careful consideration, they do not see their way to make the reduction a?ked for. The repairs to the s.s. Huia. necessitated by her stranding on the Manasvatu bar last month, have now been completed, says the J.'oKt. Messrs I). Robertson ft Co., of the Phoenix Foundry, have removed all the damaged plates and frames, numbering move than a doz.-u of oach, and replaced hem with new ones: and have also thoroughly overhauled the engines, re-bored the cylinders, and provided new pistons and n new piopeller. Advantage has at the same timo been taken of ihe opportunity of re-lining and painting the cabin »nd painting the hull, and in a gene/nl way making alterations that will conduce to the comfort of pftwonffertf; TJio total coKt of rnpmj vnrion« work* will o*ve»<\ IIQ(U),