GOVERNMENT WORKS
RAILWAY IN SOUTH ISLAND
ROAD MAKING AT ROTORUA
Press Association WELLINGTON, Wednesday. The Minister of Public AVorks, the Hou. E. A. Ransom, announced today that construction of works at the northern (Parnassus) end of the South Island Main Trunk railway would he commenced at the beginning of next week with a number of married men from Christchurch, and that he had also issued instructions for the staff of workmen at the northern end of the line to he increased next week by the employment of married men from Christchurch. The Minister also stated that authority had been issued for three road works in the Rotorua district and the clearing of some land attached to the Government sanatorium. These works will provide employment for about 160 men, including 100 married men who are to be engaged from Auckland. Two of the roads are being constructed for the purpose of providing improved access to an area of pumice land, which is to be developed by the Government and then throw-n open for settlement.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 890, 6 February 1930, Page 16
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173GOVERNMENT WORKS Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 890, 6 February 1930, Page 16
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