JOTTINGS FROM WANQANUI.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1248, 4 October 1911, Page 5

JOTTINGS FROM WANQANUI.

STATE GRANTS COMMON NOW. (By Telegraph—Special Correspondent.) Wanganui, October 3. Capital progress continues to bo made on the Gonville-Castlccliff tramway, and Mr. Creagh, construction engineer, expects to havo the rails completed between tho Wanganui and CastlecliS .boundaries in three weeks' time. The. extension of the line, through Castlecliff to tho sea beach will then be proctcdod with and it is expected that tho wholo lino will bo ready for running by. Christmas. Tho construction of a loop lino to servo the southern part of Gonvillo tyill bo undertaken later. Soundings taken on tho bar to-day show that tho silting caused by tho flood of a few weeks' ago is steaxlily disappearing. A least depth of 17ft. 6in. was. found today, and tho spring tides, in a week s time, should add nearly a foot to that d< Tho first consignment of Wanganuigraded butter was shipped to Wellington to-day. Tho first of tho cheese was sent away last Saturday. . During the past year 31 claims for old soldiers' pensions ivcto hoard at Wcaiganni, of which only two were recommendod to tho Government as entitled to the consideration sought for. Word has been received that the bo\ernment has granted f9OO for the loaigdelaved telephone Pf vice between IvakataW and Raetihi. The work of constructin" the line has already been start«l Mr J. B. Murray, chairman of tho TTirhouT Board, left to-day for Wellington lo attend •tho Harbours' Association 0 -niglit's meeting tho Chamber of" Commerce received letters from tho Kotorua Chamber and tho Taupo Totara Timber Company regarding tho proposed Taupo railway, and decided to givo their support to tho company's schemo conditional on tho Government taking such steps as might bo accessary to safeguard tho public interest. The Welhngton Chamber's request for support in the direction of having amendments made to the Conciliation and Arbitration Act was referred to a committee to report at next meeting. .