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Your Commissioners recommend that the land between Eltham and Opunake reserved for a railway should be either leased or sold to the adjoining owners or occupiers. We have the honour to forward herewith—(l) Minutes of our proceedings : (2) copy of evidence tendered ; (3) a map on which are indicated, inter alia, the railway routes recommended and the positions of dairy-factories. We, have the honour to be, Your Excellency's most obedient servants, R. W. Holmes. James Burnett, G. H. Bullard. Wellington. 14th June. 1912. E. Clifton.

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