DEVELOPING THE COUNTRY
PROMISED LOAN OF £1,250,000. RAILWAYS, ROADS. AXD TELEGRAPHS. Wellington. Thursday. The Aid to Public Works and Land .Settlement (Loan) Jiill was Lnoiignt down by (governor's ile>s;igc. It prolooses to authorise the raising of C1.2.-|0,<l(lfl at -lt' 2 per cent, for the following works:
(1) 111 respect of railways.—The construction of the following railways: Kawakawa - (irahamstown, llelensville Northwards, Ilisbonie-Rotorua, ,Sentry Ilill-Xew Plymouth deviation, Kgmont branch, -Stratford-Knwakawa, MartouTe Awamutu, lileuheim-Waipara, Midland. (,'reyiuoiith-Hokitika (extension to Ross), Westport-Inangahua, Xga-herc-Jihickbiill, Otago Central, Law-rence-Roxburgh, Catlins-Seaward Rush, Gorc-Wuikaka, Riversdale-Switzcrs, Ore. puki-Waiau. Permanent way or oilier materials, ,Ci7">,ooo; additional robing S-'oTck for open lines anil sueh oilier works anil purposes in connection I herewith as may be authorised. .C20H.000.
t'i) 111 respect of hind settlement and goldlields development. —The const ruction of reads, tracks, and bridges for flu' purpose of opening up buckblocks aml such other works and purposes in connection therewith as may be authorised, .conn,000; llie like for the purpose of developing the goldlields. .C 23.000. (111 In respect of telegraph extension, £50,000. . , The measure will be considered tomorrow. *
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 171, 10 July 1908, Page 4
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176DEVELOPING THE COUNTRY Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 171, 10 July 1908, Page 4
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