CAMBRIDGE BRANCH RAILWAY.
The Mirvey of the Cambridge Bxuim-Ii J .Railway it, being rapidly jftitJicd forward by 31 r Uwymieth, C.E., and by next ■\Vcduesc\aj the line will be laid oil' ius far as the Narrows. The engineer will then commence that part of the line from. Kuhukia pa-st the racecourse to the Narrows. The whole hiirvey will probably be completed in a fortnight's time, when the engineer's report and estimate will then be laid before the committee. Statistics are being prepared of the present tidflic and freight to the Cambridge district, and an estimate will then be made of the probable traffio and freight by tlic proposed line-,, to illustrate its paying capabilities. Everything will bo earned on, in a business-like and straightforward manner, and care will bo taken to prevent exaggeration— that the Cbtimates of the traffic, freight, ice , shall be rather under than over the mark. The Cambridge people are determined to carry the matter through and have a railway, and that speedily, one way ay another They will come forward in mam; and in spite of Hiry antside influence which may bo brought to bear in opposition, will lepve no stone unturned to bring about ?ho desired result.
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Waikato Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1186, 3 February 1880, Page 2
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202CAMBRIDGE BRANCH RAILWAY. Waikato Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1186, 3 February 1880, Page 2
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