THE INLAND RAILWAY SURVEY
(BY TBtyGRAJPH.) (UNITED PMIBB A^SCffcIATION.) Auckland, January 7. Mr Rochfoit and survey partjrarrived at Kihikibi on Saturday, haying completed the exploration of the central railway Toute to the westward of Tutnia. He re" ports ft good line throughout, and was kinkly by ( the natives every where. The natives state that Carkeek'a party is on the Ohura River, ouf.iug with very unfavourable country for the railway. The whole of the king country has been traversed, and found to oonsut of a large proportion of first class land. :■ if. : i. • .AiATEtt. Mr Rochfort and his party, who have been exploring a route for the^ North Island -Main Trunk Railway, arrived at Kihikihi on Saturday. He reports to the Native . Minister that he : has completed the exploration of the central line well to the. westward of Tubua. He states that the line is good throughout. He hard from the natives that the exploring party under Mr Carkeek had arrived at the Oturfl, a river flowing into the Upper Whanganui. Mr Carkeek bad met with impracticable country, but has received orders Ao labour at it till he gets through with tUtt completion of; Ms surrey, 33he whole of the King CounUy will have been traversed by these survey parties > •
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 33, 8 January 1884, Page 3
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209THE INLAND RAILWAY SURVEY Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 33, 8 January 1884, Page 3
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