THE RAILWAY EXTENSION TO TE AWAMUIU.

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1247, 26 June 1880, Page 2

THE RAILWAY EXTENSION TO TE AWAMUIU.

Ox Thursday next, the Ist dny of July, the railway v, ill be opened botwesn Onaupo and Te Awamu^u, and on and aftor the sumo date a new time-table will be in force. There will be only one train each day between Auckland aud To Awamutn, tlie south tram leaving Auckland at 8.10 a. in, aud arriving at; Hamilton at 2.25 p.m., and at To Aw uuutu at 3.25 p.m., and the nuith train leaving Te Awamutu at 9 30 a in , Hamilton at 10 2S a m, and arriving at its domination at 4.31 p.m. A tram leive> Auckland at G n.h't. for Ngaruawahia only, which place it reaches at VZ.S p. in stating on the return journey at 1*2.30 p m., aim ardvinu* at Auckland at 8. oOp.ni; and anoher which only com°^ as far a-. Mercer ie ives at 4.1-3 p. in , starting fioni th't pi ice for Auckland every morning .it 0 25. On Fridays a train will le ive Mercer at 7. -JO p.m. and an ive at H-imdtou at 9 «50 p. in , ;ind ;it Te Awiinu'n at 10 tO p 111. On iS iturdaj's a train will ie ive To Awamutu for Auckland at noon, arriving at the lalter place at 7.19 p.m. We uudersiand that gre it preparaiions ni*c being midc (o celebrate the opening of tli3 lmo to Te Awamutu, the people of th it district haviuy entered iiito the matter with commendable eirne^tne s, and W) have little doubt that the ceicinony will be a thorough hncccis. ihe General M ni-iger notiiies that a special tiaiu v.AI lca\e Aucklind iuc Te Avamutu on the l&t, a( 7-1-5 a.m., aming at Te Au-unutu at 1 lo p.m., and leaving tigain for Am kland at 5 pm. The fires will be at single iatcs for the return journey, and no doul>t the ojiportunity ot viMting the district and db'aistiDg at thj opening wnl be al'a 1 ' vied by a large number of Auc'clmd poo]>!'\