The Central Route.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 105, 31 March 1884, Page 2

The Central Route.

i ; Nrw PLTMdirTH^ March 27. J Mr: Donkin, O.Ei, /iwho, dhout a month ago, "weafc With Mr Eawsonand a party of suVveyors to point oiifc a route'for a railway through the broken .couatfy, inland towards Te KuSiti, has succeeded. Having met Mr cfckeek's party coming through from thej North, Mr DtfukiuV mission has terminated, and he returned 1 yesterday. The! Herald says : — Further details of the; actual ssurvey have been obtained by us, and the report is very, encouraging. iA good route has been discovered through. J;he country indicated by Mr Dbnkirii JKkiQ!i^P,ens^,u^ma^jaificient : \ valleys aftd good country for „agiißul{iufal and ipastoral purposes, far belyonll 'allj^f 'pectations-^TKe route; [m\\ devclop^a splendid coalfield, several large; seams/.', of coal having been already cut through Tlie'Dbfnkm-iljfwsbh' party, on iirriving* near to the lOhura^.-mefeAv^lv" Mr Carkeek amipariy, whoi had entered from .;the,, other, side of the, proposed; route," f^ind the i wb. flying, sv\rveysi , have thiis^ been connecJi&l. The route discovered does not present more than the ordinary ■-tl^fficultiesviu ,Jmaking, wliieh is m, every tespect^satisfaQlbry.v The most .gratifying piece of n,e\vs .is jbhatjitlie country thus opened up consisfcpvof fine ivalleys, anduds a! good coanti'y for. settlement. | : ■•\a:\ ■ (•; ;■.. .>: :..%■' •■■' '■■■*■ \ ??i>-_ 3